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
STBCX	Invesco Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Aug 30, 2002	0.97%	-0.35%	1.89%	3.71%	87
STBFX	Sextant Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 28, 1995	0.60%	0.28%	1.74%	3.14%	94
SWSBX	Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund	Short-Term Bond, Government Bonds	Feb 23, 2017	0.06%	-0.16%	—	3.79%	82
TFBYX	American Beacon TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term ...	Short-Term Bond	Feb 18, 2020	0.57%	-0.49%	—	3.57%	92
THIFX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 1, 1992	0.77%	-0.10%	2.46%	3.32%	81
THLIX	Thrivent Limited Maturity Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 29, 1999	0.41%	-0.11%	2.68%	3.90%	93
THOPX	Thompson Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Feb 10, 1992	0.71%	0.28%	4.41%	5.14%	96
TISIX	TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 31, 2006	0.26%	0.01%	2.46%	3.98%	95
TNSHX	TIAA-CREF Short-Term Bond Index Fund	Short-Term Bond	Aug 7, 2015	0.09%	-0.07%	1.78%	3.82%	92
TSDJX	TIAA-CREF Short Duration Impact Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 16, 2018	0.35%	0.11%	—	3.89%	96
TSDLX	T. Rowe Price Short Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 7, 2020	0.40%	0.19%	—	8.41%	99
TSIDX	T. Rowe Price Short Duration Income Fund I Class	Short-Term Bond	Dec 8, 2020	0.29%	-0.12%	—	4.49%	96
URSBX	Victory Short-Term Bond Fund Class R6	Short-Term Bond	Dec 1, 2016	0.33%	0.01%	—	4.40%	95
USSBX	USAA Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jun 1, 1993	0.54%	0.09%	3.09%	4.19%	96
VBISX	Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 1, 1994	0.15%	-0.24%	1.77%	3.51%	77
VIITX	Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jun 19, 2015	0.02%	-0.24%	2.11%	4.17%	78
VISTX	Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jun 19, 2015	0.02%	0.02%	2.41%	4.12%	97
VSMIX	Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor...	Short-Term Bond	Oct 29, 1982	0.20%	10.68%	16.01%	7.71%	75
WEFIX	Weitz Short Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 23, 1988	0.48%	0.23%	2.81%	4.19%	97
WISEX	Azzad Wise Capital Fund	Short-Term Bond	Apr 1, 2010	0.89%	-0.47%	2.32%	3.63%	82

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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