5 Best Ultra Short Duration Bond (CASH) ETFs to Buy and Hold: PULS vs VNLA vs JPST vs GSY vs NEAR

  • Asset Category: Cash (ICE Indices U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index (IDCOTS))

  • Long-Term Performance: 4.53%

  • Correlation to U.S. markets: -0.01

  • S&P 500 Performance (US Large Cap Blend): 10.52% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: January 1972 – January 2024

  • Oldest ETF back tested: iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV)

  • Long-Term Performance: 1.17% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. markets: -0.12

  • S&P 500 Performance: 9.48% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: February 2007 – January 2024

  • Number of ETFs available in this asset class: 60

  • Number of ETFs in this asset class that are 5-years old or older: 16

    • ETFs not considered for this article: ETFs with complex underlying assets such as swaps, ETFs with high volatility, and ETFs with durations greater than 1 year.

CASH (U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index (IDCOTS)) vs S&P 500: January 1972 – January 2024

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