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 44 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.03%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VGSH	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF	0.03%	33.90B	Nov 2009	SDSI vs VGSH
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares	0.03%	70.40B	Apr 2007	SDSI vs BSV
SCHO	Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	0.03%	12.67B	Aug 2010	SDSI vs SCHO
SPTS	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF	0.03%	6.07B	Nov 2011	SDSI vs SPTS
BBSB	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 1-3 Year ...	0.04%	55.13M	Apr 2023	SDSI vs BBSB

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 93. There are 12 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	46.25M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	98	1.91B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	98	409.03M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	98	36.12M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
DCRE	DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF	97	452.76M	Mar 2023	SDSI vs DCRE

Top Performing SDSI Alternatives (YTD)

SDSI is at 1.35% YTD. There are 13 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.22%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
LODI	AAM SLC Low Duration Income ETF	2.22%	77.26M	Dec 2024	SDSI vs LODI
DDV	Defined Duration 5 ETF	2.14%	—	Nov 2025	SDSI vs DDV
SJLD	SanJac Alpha Low Duration ETF	2.12%	1.52M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs SJLD
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	2.04%	46.25M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	1.79%	1.91B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has 1.61% 1-year volatility. There are 28 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.60%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
MYCF	State Street My2026 Corporate Bond ETF	0.60%	46.25M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	0.80%	1.91B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	0.91%	409.03M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.95%	36.12M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
TAXS	Northern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	0.98%	126.55M	Aug 2025	SDSI vs TAXS

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SDSI

SDSI has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.17%. There are 27 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%	46.25M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCF
FLDB	Fidelity Low Duration Bond ETF	-0.17%	409.03M	Feb 2024	SDSI vs FLDB
MYCG	State Street My2027 Corporate Bond ETF	-0.45%	36.12M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs MYCG
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	-0.47%	1.91B	Jun 2018	SDSI vs FLDR
DCRE	DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF	-0.68%	452.76M	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	19	1.77%	2.03B	Sep 2018	SDSI vs QGRO
FDG	American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF	Global Equities	34	3.50%	411.87M	Mar 2020	SDSI vs FDG
FUSI	American Century Multisector Floating Income ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	2.99%	22.67M	Mar 2023	SDSI vs FUSI
QINT	American Century Quality Diversified International...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	54	9.19%	660.89M	Sep 2018	SDSI vs QINT
FLV	American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	70	10.88%	351.15M	Mar 2020	SDSI vs FLV
MID	American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF	Mid Cap Growth Equities	15	5.79%	101.72M	Jul 2020	SDSI vs MID
VALQ	American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	40	5.97%	318.52M	Jan 2018	SDSI vs VALQ
TAXF	American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF	Municipal Bonds	84	2.36%	676.87M	Sep 2018	SDSI vs TAXF
MUSI	American Century Multisector Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	44	0.41%	238.29M	Jun 2021	SDSI vs MUSI
KORP	American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	34	0.12%	859.47M	Jan 2018	SDSI vs KORP

Often Compared With SDSI

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

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DRSK	Aptus Defined Risk ETF	Diversified Portfolio	20	2.05%	1.39B	Aug 2018	SDSI vs DRSK
FZOMX	Fidelity SAI Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	83	1.05%	—	Oct 2020	SDSI vs FZOMX
AVSF	Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF	Short-Term Bond	67	0.45%	660.68M	Oct 2020	SDSI vs AVSF
NPFI	Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	79	2.15%	168.85M	Mar 2024	SDSI vs NPFI
SDCP	Virtus Newfleet Short Duration Core Plus Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	94	1.41%	13.42M	Nov 2023	SDSI vs SDCP
NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	Short-Term Bond	89	0.82%	4.80B	Sep 2013	SDSI vs NEAR
CSHI	NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	2.66%	1.45B	Aug 2022	SDSI vs CSHI
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	CLO	99	2.33%	29.17B	Oct 2020	SDSI vs JAAA
SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	100	1.92%	97.69B	May 2020	SDSI vs SGOV
SLDR	Global X Short-Term Treasury Ladder ETF	Government Bonds, Short-Term Bond	84	0.46%	39.71M	Sep 2024	SDSI vs SLDR
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.75%	39.85B	May 2017	SDSI vs JPST
SHAG	WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregat...	Short-Term Bond	69	0.42%	42.59M	May 2017	SDSI vs SHAG
SBND	Columbia Short Duration Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	74	0.83%	239.11M	Sep 2021	SDSI vs SBND
AVDE	Avantis International Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	57	10.00%	17.35B	Sep 2019	SDSI vs AVDE
AVLC	Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	79	14.47%	1.33B	Sep 2023	SDSI vs AVLC
JSCP	JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF	Short-Term Bond	86	0.69%	1.63B	Mar 2021	SDSI vs JSCP
NUSA	Nuveen ESG 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	63	0.35%	34.56M	Mar 2017	SDSI vs NUSA
STOT	State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Retur...	Short-Term Bond	95	1.16%	477.48M	Apr 2016	SDSI vs STOT
AVLV	Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	Large Cap Value Equities	93	21.82%	16.76B	Sep 2021	SDSI vs AVLV
AVUS	Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	82	14.88%	13.74B	Sep 2019	SDSI vs AVUS

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