Bond ETFs

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

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

Ultra short. Bonds that mature very soon. They usually yield a little more than Treasury bills, with a little more risk.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

4.45%

+0.40 points over US Treasuries of the same maturity

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

If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 0.7 years
-0.7%
Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better
100%
Size792 positions
$41.1B

In a few words

JPST holds 792 positions. 86% of the portfolio is corporate bonds. On August 31, 2026, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.45% a year, before the fund's costs. Its duration is 0.7 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 0.7%. In 2022, when rates rose sharply, its total return was +1.1%.

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If rates change

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

0.7 years duration4.45% yield to maturity
+1 point

Price, at once

-0.7%

Over 12 months, with the yield

+3.7%

Ready-made moves

Change in ratesAt once12 months
+0.7%+5.2%
+0.4%+4.8%
0.0%+4.5%
-0.4%+4.1%
-0.7%+3.7%
-1.4%+3.0%

At a yield of 4.45% and a duration of 0.7 years, a rise in rates of about 6.18 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

+3.9%

3 years, average per year

+5.0%

Worst 12 months

-0.6%

Largest fall from a peak

-1.6%

100 at the start 124.4 at the end, distributions reinvested

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

  • 2020: +2.2%
  • 2021: +0.2%
  • 2022: +1.1%
  • 2023: +5.2%
  • 2024: +5.6%
  • 2025: +5.0%

What it holds

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

792 positions352 issuers

Who issued the bonds

Companies86.3%
US Treasury3.8%
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and others0.5%

Largest issuers

The 10 largest are 14.6% of the fund.

United States of America3.78%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.42%
Bank of Montreal1.27%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)1.22%
Royal Bank of Canada1.20%
Danske Bank A/S1.19%
National Bank of Canada1.16%
Banco Santander SA1.15%
New York Life Global Funding1.11%
Svenska Handelsbanken AB1.07%

When they mature

Up to 1 year36.7%
1 to 3 years44.4%
3 to 5 years4.7%
5 to 10 years4.1%
10 to 20 years0.8%
Over 20 years0.0%

Details

Positions
792
Average coupon
3.66%
Floating rate
33.3%
In other currencies
0.0%
Mortgage-backed
0.5%
In default
0.00%
Hard to value
0.00%
Cash and cash funds
7.7%

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 JPST, nearest in rate sensitivity.

  • ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
    If rates +1%-0.7%
  • PULSPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
    If rates +1%-0.8%
  • VUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
    If rates +1%-1.0%
  • MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
    If rates +1%-0.4%

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How much would JPST fall if rates rose?

With a duration of 0.7 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 0.7% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.

What is JPST's yield?

On August 31, 2026, according to its filing, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.45% a year, before the fund's costs. That is not the distribution the ETF pays, and it moves every day with prices.

How did JPST do in 2022?

In 2022 JPST returned +1.1% in total, as the fund reports it.

Is this JPST'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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This page describes what bond ETFs hold, based on their SEC filings. Bond prices change every day and past returns do not say what comes next.