Bond ETFs

JMST:what it yields, how rates move it and what it holds

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF. Portfolio as of August 31, 2026, from the fund's SEC filing (Form N-PORT).

US municipal. Bonds of US states and cities. Their interest is tax-free only for US taxpayers.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

2.94%

before the fund's costs

As of August 31, 2026, before the fund's costs.

If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 0.8 years
-0.8%
Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better
81%
Size1,542 positions
$7.4B

In a few words

JMST holds 1,542 positions. 90% of the portfolio is bonds of US states and cities. On August 31, 2026, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 2.94% a year, before the fund's costs. Its duration is 0.8 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 0.8%. In 2022, when rates rose sharply, its total return was +0.1%.

Every ETF in US municipal

If rates change

A rough estimate, if rates moved at once and equally at every maturity.

0.8 years duration2.94% yield to maturity
+1 point

Price, at once

-0.8%

Over 12 months, with the yield

+2.1%

Ready-made moves

Change in ratesAt once12 months
+0.8%+3.8%
+0.4%+3.3%
0.0%+2.9%
-0.4%+2.5%
-0.8%+2.1%
-1.6%+1.3%

At a yield of 2.94% and a duration of 0.8 years, a rise in rates of about 3.63 points within the year would eat the whole year's yield.

Past returns

The ETF's total return, price change plus distributions, as the fund reports it to the SEC.

September 2019 – August 2026

Last 12 months

+2.4%

3 years, average per year

+3.2%

Worst 12 months

-0.8%

Largest fall from a peak

-0.9%

100 at the start 117.1 at the end, distributions reinvested

The total return in each full calendar year. The current year is added once it closes.

  • 2020: +2.0%
  • 2021: +0.3%
  • 2022: +0.1%
  • 2023: +5.0%
  • 2024: +3.3%
  • 2025: +3.3%

What it holds

Portfolio as of August 31, 2026: who issued the bonds, when they mature and the largest issuers.

1,542 positions685 issuers

Who issued the bonds

States and cities90.2%
US Treasury1.0%

Largest issuers

The 10 largest are 11.6% of the fund.

State of Connecticut1.50%
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority1.36%
State of Washington1.34%
State of Ohio1.18%
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue1.14%
Colorado Health Facilities Authority1.12%
State of Minnesota1.10%
School District of Philadelphia (The)0.99%
United States of America0.98%
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.0.90%

When they mature

Up to 1 year43.5%
1 to 3 years17.0%
3 to 5 years7.4%
5 to 10 years2.5%
10 to 20 years8.3%
Over 20 years12.5%

Details

Positions
1,542
Average coupon
4.01%
Floating rate
24.5%
In other currencies
0.0%
Mortgage-backed
0.0%
In default
0.00%
Hard to value
0.00%
Cash and cash funds
8.7%

Maturities as stated on the bonds. Mortgage bonds, many corporate bonds and city bonds can be repaid early, so in practice they mature sooner.

Similar bond ETFs

Same kind as JMST, nearest in rate sensitivity.

  • SUBiShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
    If rates +1%-2.0%
  • CGMUCapital Group Municipal Income ETF
    If rates +1%-4.9%
  • MUNIPIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
    If rates +1%-5.4%
  • JMUBJPMorgan Municipal ETF
    If rates +1%-6.2%
  • SCMBSchwab Municipal Bond ETF
    If rates +1%-6.6%
  • CMFiShares California Muni Bond ETF
    If rates +1%-6.8%

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How much would JMST fall if rates rose?

With a duration of 0.8 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 0.8% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.

What is JMST's yield?

On August 31, 2026, according to its filing, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 2.94% a year, before the fund's costs. That is not the distribution the ETF pays, and it moves every day with prices.

How did JMST do in 2022?

In 2022 JMST returned +0.1% in total, as the fund reports it.

Is this JMST's dividend yield?

No. The yield to maturity shown here is what the bonds the fund holds would earn a year if held to maturity, at the prices on the filing date. The dividend yield measures what the ETF paid over the last 12 months against its price, and it lags, because it depends on the coupons of bonds bought earlier. The SEC yield the issuer publishes is a standardised 30-day figure after costs, and usually lands close to the yield to maturity, a little below. When rates have risen, the dividend yield is usually lower than the other two.

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