# What is a short-term bond ETF?

> As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 73 short-term bond ETFs and 137 bond funds with a duration under one year, with a median short-term fee of 0.19%.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is a short-term bond ETF?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 73 short-term bond ETFs and 137 bond funds with a duration under one year, with a median short-term fee of 0.19%.

### In plain words

A short-term bond ETF owns bonds that mature soon, usually within one to three years. Short bonds move less when rates change, so the price is steadier, at the cost of lower yield.

ETFIQ counts 73 short-term funds, at a median fee of 0.19%. Of 791 bond funds, 137 have a duration under one year, 619 from one to ten and 35 ten or more. A duration of 2 years means about 2% for each 1 point change in rates. Duration is dated on every bond fund page.

### Questions

What is short-term? Funds with an average maturity or duration of about one to three years.

Is a short-term fund safer? It moves less with rates. Credit risk depends on who issued the bonds.

Where do I find them? The Bonds category lists them by duration.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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