The Best Short-Term Bond Mutual Funds

The table below compares the performance and other essential indicators like dividend yield and expense ratio of Short-Term Bond mutual funds.

Category is Short-Term Bond

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
ACSNX	American Century Short Duration Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 30, 2006	0.57%	-0.20%	2.26%	4.13%	96
AIBAX	American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America	Short-Term Bond	Feb 19, 1988	0.63%	-0.59%	1.65%	3.54%	73
ALDAX	Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jun 19, 2003	0.76%	-0.48%	2.70%	3.57%	91
APIMX	Yorktown Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 2, 1997	0.84%	0.16%	2.90%	3.77%	92
APSTX	Cavanal Hill Limited Duration Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 19, 1994	0.76%	-0.03%	1.85%	2.95%	80
ASBAX	American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Short-Term Bond	Oct 2, 2006	0.66%	-0.26%	1.57%	3.50%	92
ASDVX	American Century Short Duration Strategic Income F...	Short-Term Bond	Jul 28, 2014	0.53%	-0.42%	3.05%	4.46%	95
ASHAX	Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund Cl...	Short-Term Bond	Feb 1, 2017	0.86%	-0.90%	4.81%	5.86%	82
BAIAX	Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	May 31, 1991	0.77%	-0.20%	1.41%	3.29%	74
BATAX	BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfo...	Short-Term Bond	Sep 21, 2015	0.00%	0.48%	3.67%	5.38%	98
BBSGX	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 30, 1992	0.43%	-0.10%	2.63%	4.26%	97
BFMSX	BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	Jul 17, 1992	0.41%	-0.36%	2.21%	4.26%	96
BRAMX	BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series M Portfo...	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 2004	0.00%	-0.12%	1.17%	4.15%	72
BRASX	BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series S Portfo...	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 2004	0.00%	-0.24%	2.22%	4.22%	95
BSBAX	Northern Short Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jan 11, 1993	0.40%	0.22%	1.97%	4.38%	96
BSBIX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class	Short-Term Bond	Aug 31, 2004	0.30%	0.27%	2.51%	4.30%	98
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund Investor Class	Short-Term Bond	Sep 19, 2012	0.55%	0.10%	2.25%	4.05%	97
CDSRX	Calvert Short Duration Income Fund Class R6	Short-Term Bond	Feb 1, 2019	0.45%	-0.31%	—	4.18%	94
CENAX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 14, 2012	0.67%	-0.63%	2.32%	3.91%	89
CMFIX	CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 24, 2006	0.88%	0.52%	3.29%	3.16%	88

Risk vs. Return Scatterplot

The Risk vs. Return Scatterplot allows you to quickly compare funds, stocks, and ETFs in one view. It displays the yearly return of an instrument on one axis and the risk (volatility) on the other.

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