USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund (USSTX)
The fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, the interest from which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (referred to herein as "tax-exempt securities"). During normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets will consist of tax-exempt securities. The fund's dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity is three years or less. At least 80% of the fund's annual net investment income dividends will be tax-exempt and excludable from the calculation of the federal alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers.
Fund Info
US9032893045
903289304
Mar 18, 1982
$3,000
Expense Ratio
USSTX has an expense ratio of 0.49%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund (USSTX) returned 0.71% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.32% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, USSTX returned 1.45% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
USSTX
0.71%
0.49%
0.91%
3.32%
1.78%
1.45%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of USSTX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.64% | 0.71% | -0.15% | -0.59% | 0.10% | 0.71% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.07% | 0.33% | 0.04% | -0.16% | 0.05% | 0.84% | 0.83% | 0.84% | 0.64% | -0.43% | 0.54% | -0.33% | 3.14% |
| 2023 | 1.52% | -1.18% | 1.23% | -0.19% | -0.47% | 0.54% | 0.64% | -0.25% | -0.96% | -0.14% | 2.48% | 1.14% | 4.39% |
| 2022 | -1.50% | -0.28% | -1.60% | -1.33% | 0.64% | -0.54% | 1.25% | -1.01% | -1.82% | -0.19% | 1.93% | 0.32% | -4.11% |
| 2021 | 0.57% | -0.56% | 0.39% | 0.38% | 0.20% | 0.09% | 0.37% | -0.00% | -0.28% | -0.18% | 0.19% | 0.10% | 1.28% |
| 2020 | 0.70% | 0.41% | -2.64% | -0.16% | 1.49% | 0.80% | 0.79% | -0.08% | 0.11% | -0.08% | 0.68% | 0.39% | 2.39% |
| 2019 | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.45% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.24% | -0.24% | 0.24% | 0.22% | 0.24% | 2.70% |
| 2018 | -0.05% | -0.05% | 0.06% | 0.16% | 0.34% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.07% | -0.05% | 0.06% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 1.63% |
| 2017 | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.12% | 0.31% | 0.31% | -0.06% | 0.31% | 0.41% | -0.06% | 0.12% | -0.25% | 0.14% | 1.81% |
| 2016 | 0.28% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.12% | 0.02% | 0.41% | 0.32% | 0.02% | -0.06% | -0.17% | -1.02% | 0.13% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 0.31% | -0.06% | 0.03% | -0.15% | -0.15% | -0.06% | 0.23% | -0.07% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.59% |
| 2014 | 0.33% | 0.34% | -0.14% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0.13% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 1.53% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 90, USSTX is among the top 10% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund (USSTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund provided a 2.67% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.27 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.27 | $0.29 | $0.28 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.16 | $0.17 |
Dividend yield | 2.67% | 2.89% | 2.77% | 1.92% | 1.18% | 1.50% | 1.79% | 1.80% | 1.51% | 1.62% | 1.53% | 1.62% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.29 |
| 2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.28 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2021 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.13 |
| 2020 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.16 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.17 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.17 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund was 6.77%, occurring on Oct 26, 2022. Recovery took 334 trading sessions.
The current USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund drawdown is 0.97%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.77% | Aug 6, 2021 | 309 | Oct 26, 2022 | 334 | Feb 29, 2024 | 643 |
| -6.01% | Mar 10, 2020 | 10 | Mar 23, 2020 | 91 | Jul 31, 2020 | 101 |
| -4.68% | Mar 30, 1987 | 33 | May 14, 1987 | 142 | Dec 4, 1987 | 175 |
| -2.85% | Sep 12, 2008 | 26 | Oct 17, 2008 | 61 | Jan 15, 2009 | 87 |
| -2.22% | Feb 3, 1994 | 41 | Apr 4, 1994 | 104 | Aug 31, 1994 | 145 |
Volatility
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