SDSI Alternatives & Similar ETFs

American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) belongs to the Short-Term Bond category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with SDSI. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI charges 0.33% annually. There are 43 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.03%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
SPTS	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF	0.03%	5.81B	Nov 2011	SDSI vs SPTS
SCHO	Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	0.03%	12.71B	Aug 2010	SDSI vs SCHO
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares	0.03%	70.40B	Apr 2007	SDSI vs BSV
VGSH	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF	0.03%	33.90B	Nov 2009	SDSI vs VGSH
BBSB	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 1-3 Year ...	0.04%	55.19M	Apr 2023	SDSI vs BBSB

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 90. There are 9 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	99	47.54M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	98	1.62B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	98	409.34M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	98	31.16M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
DCRE	DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF	95	416.13M	Mar 2023	SDSI vs DCRE

Top Performing SDSI Alternatives (YTD)

SDSI is at 1.28% YTD. There are 11 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.43%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DDV	Defined Duration 5 ETF	2.43%	—	Nov 2025	SDSI vs DDV
LODI	AAM SLC Low Duration Income ETF	1.94%	77.26M	Dec 2024	SDSI vs LODI
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	1.82%	47.54M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
SJLD	SanJac Alpha Low Duration ETF	1.71%	1.52M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs SJLD
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	1.62%	1.62B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has 1.61% 1-year volatility. There are 25 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.63%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	0.63%	47.54M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	0.81%	1.62B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	0.92%	409.34M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.98%	31.16M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
TAXS	Northern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	0.99%	116.60M	Aug 2025	SDSI vs TAXS

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.17%. There are 26 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.12%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	-0.12%	47.54M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	-0.17%	409.34M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	-0.45%	31.16M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	-0.47%	1.62B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
DCRE	DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF	-0.68%	416.13M	Mar 2023	SDSI vs DCRE

Other ETFs from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century ETFs shown here include QGRO, FDG, FUSI and span 9 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
QGRO	American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	2.67%	2.14B	Sep 2018	SDSI vs QGRO
FDG	American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF	Global Equities	39	3.76%	409.56M	Mar 2020	SDSI vs FDG
FUSI	American Century Multisector Floating Income ETF	Ultrashort Bond	98	2.74%	22.70M	Mar 2023	SDSI vs FUSI
QINT	American Century Quality Diversified International...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	56	10.63%	598.30M	Sep 2018	SDSI vs QINT
FLV	American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	55	6.84%	353.22M	Mar 2020	SDSI vs FLV
VALQ	American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	40	4.80%	311.33M	Jan 2018	SDSI vs VALQ
MID	American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF	Mid Cap Growth Equities	13	3.69%	94.19M	Jul 2020	SDSI vs MID
TAXF	American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF	Municipal Bonds	73	2.22%	641.31M	Sep 2018	SDSI vs TAXF
MUSI	American Century Multisector Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	46	0.76%	216.87M	Jun 2021	SDSI vs MUSI
KORP	American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	38	0.94%	813.82M	Jan 2018	SDSI vs KORP

Often Compared With SDSI

Investors most often compare SDSI with FZOMX, DRSK, AVSF. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FZOMX	Fidelity SAI Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	73	0.72%	—	Oct 2020	SDSI vs FZOMX
DRSK	Aptus Defined Risk ETF	Diversified Portfolio	24	2.61%	1.39B	Aug 2018	SDSI vs DRSK
AVSF	Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF	Short-Term Bond	58	0.40%	664.63M	Oct 2020	SDSI vs AVSF
SDCP	Virtus Newfleet Short Duration Core Plus Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	92	1.25%	12.82M	Nov 2023	SDSI vs SDCP
NPFI	Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	74	1.79%	169.20M	Mar 2024	SDSI vs NPFI
NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	Short-Term Bond	84	0.63%	4.66B	Sep 2013	SDSI vs NEAR
CSHI	NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	2.41%	1.34B	Aug 2022	SDSI vs CSHI
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	CLO	98	2.09%	28.22B	Oct 2020	SDSI vs JAAA
SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	100	1.70%	95.28B	May 2020	SDSI vs SGOV
SLDR	Global X Short-Term Treasury Ladder ETF	Government Bonds, Short-Term Bond	75	0.28%	39.25M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs SLDR
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.48%	39.01B	May 2017	SDSI vs JPST
SBND	Columbia Short Duration Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	65	0.83%	235.17M	Sep 2021	SDSI vs SBND
AVDE	Avantis International Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	61	11.70%	16.33B	Sep 2019	SDSI vs AVDE
AVLV	Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	93	21.82%	12.01B	Sep 2021	SDSI vs AVLV
AVLC	Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	82	14.73%	1.21B	Sep 2023	SDSI vs AVLC
JSCP	JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF	Short-Term Bond	77	0.59%	1.52B	Mar 2021	SDSI vs JSCP
NUSA	Nuveen ESG 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	59	0.39%	34.13M	Mar 2017	SDSI vs NUSA
SHAG	WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregat...	Short-Term Bond	58	0.38%	42.69M	May 2017	SDSI vs SHAG
STOT	State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Retur...	Short-Term Bond	94	1.06%	463.96M	Apr 2016	SDSI vs STOT
AVUS	Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	84	14.87%	12.71B	Sep 2019	SDSI vs AVUS

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