Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund (SWSBX)

Fund Assets	1.56B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	49.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	4.20%
Dividend Growth	0.15%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 30, 2026

Previous Close	9.40
YTD Return	-0.07%
1-Year Return	0.65%
5-Year Return	6.82%
52-Week Low	9.36
52-Week High	9.73
Beta (5Y)	0.08
Holdings	3405
Inception Date	Feb 23, 2017

About SWSBX

Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund is an open-end mutual fund that seeks to mirror the total return of a benchmark of U.S. investment‑grade bonds with remaining maturities between one and five years. It tracks the Bloomberg US Government/Credit 1–5 Year Index, providing diversified exposure to U.S. Treasury, government‑related, and corporate debt while maintaining limited interest‑rate sensitivity through a short effective duration around 2.6 years. Designed as a low‑cost, passive option, it features a 0.06% expense ratio and no investment minimum, aiming to serve as a core fixed‑income building block for diversified portfolios. The portfolio holds thousands of securities and emphasizes high‑quality bonds, with characteristics such as a weighted average maturity near 2.8 years and a distribution yield around 4% in recent disclosures. By focusing on the short end of the investment‑grade curve, the fund targets steady income with relatively muted price volatility compared with longer‑duration bond strategies. Assets under management are in the mid‑billion range, and turnover reflects routine index rebalancing in a systematic, rules‑based process.

• Fund Family: Schwab
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Low
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: SWSBX
• Index: Bloomberg 1-5 Y Government/Credit TR

Performance

SWSBX had a total return of 0.65% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.78%.

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 30, 2026	$0.03267	Sep 30, 2026
Aug 31, 2026	$0.03108	Aug 31, 2026
Jul 31, 2026	$0.03536	Jul 31, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.03246	Jun 30, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.03326	May 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.03258	Apr 30, 2026

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Oct 22, 2026

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