SPTS: Short Duration Has Lost Its Edge

The SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF is now less attractive as rate cuts are expected to accelerate, reducing its income potential. SPTS's short-duration focus benefited from sticky inflation, but a softening labor market now favors a shift to intermediate-term Treasuries. Given the evolving macro environment, investors may want to favor intermediate-term Treasury ETFs over SPTS for improved yield and risk management.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 7, 2025

State Street Investment Management Enhances Its Low-Cost State Street® SPDR® Portfolio ETF™ Suite

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State Street Investment Management today announced the expansion of its low-cost State Street® SPDR® Portfolio ETF Suite with the launch of the State Street SPDR Portfolio Ultra Short T-Bill ETF (SPTU). The new fund offers investors access to the shorter end of the yield curve by providing exposure to US Treasury bills that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 12 months. Priced at just five basis points, SPTU is one of the lowest-cost.

Business Wire • Oct 8, 2025

SPTS: Fed Cut Forecasts Fall But Still Largely Expected

SPTS offers a Treasury portfolio with moderate duration but still has some duration to be sensitive to changes in the forecast Fed rate cut path. Inflation remains above target, with producer prices rising, signaling more inflation is loaded in the chamber. Though a softening labor environment could prevent that inflation from passing on. Yield curve suggests rate cuts are expected within a year, and the FOMC dissent is there, with the growth mandate clearly more on their minds now than before.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 17, 2025

SPTS: No Unnecessary Low-Yield And Low-Upside USD Bets

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF offers quite low duration risk and ultra-low fees. Concerns about the USD's reserve currency status, US credit rating downgrades, and foreign selling pressure make Treasuries less attractive amid internal and international political uncertainty. While SPTS is preferable to iShares alternatives for this duration, any unnecessary investment in USD Treasuries is unwise, where there is also little benefit in duration speculation and baseline yield.

Seeking Alpha • May 25, 2025

Tactical ETFs: How they work and why they matter in a volatile market

Troy Donohue, BTIG head of Americas portfolio trading, and Katie Stockton, Fairlead Strategies founder, sit down with CNBC's Bob Pisani to discuss how the world of tactical ETFs is growing, the different strategies firms are using, and how diversification is making a comeback on 'ETF Edge'.

CNBC Television • Apr 14, 2025

SPTS: Inflation Is Still Sticky

SPTS offers exposure to short-term Treasuries that still offer high income, but without the high-interest rate risk that 10-year or 20-year Treasuries represent. The latest CPI report for January is yet another indication that inflation will take time to come down to the Fed's target. With a tight labor market and a strong consumer appetite potentially contributing to sticky inflation, the front end of the curve seems to be offering the most attractive risk/reward ratio.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 13, 2025

SPTS: A Sleep At Night Fund For Treasury Access

Short-term Treasuries remain attractive; SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) offers stability and income, with a focus on 1-3 year maturities. SPTS has a low expense ratio of 0.03%, making it one of the cheapest options for accessing short-term Treasuries. The fund's 30-day SEC yield of 3.98% outperforms most savings accounts and money market funds, offering a tempting income opportunity.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 27, 2024

Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve

The ECB cut rates by 25bp as widely anticipated, but a slightly hawkish tilt bear flattened the EUR curve, which in our view remains priced aggressively. In the US, as the markets head towards the Fed's first rate cut, the probability of a larger cut rose slightly on Thursday.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 13, 2024

Growing Institutional Adoption of ETFs in 2023

Institutional adoption of ETFs continues, which should make all investors happy. In a new report from S&P Dow Jones Indices, the amount of money U.S. and Canadian “asset owners” held in ETFs increased 22% to $56 billion in 2023.

ETF Trends • Apr 3, 2024

Estimating The Impact Of Lower Rates On Bond Fund Dividends

It generally takes a few years for changes in Federal Reserve rates to fully impact bond fund dividends. Bond funds are still benefitting from prior rate hikes. Perhaps by enough to cancel out any future rate cuts. By my estimations, and under current Fed guidance, most bond funds would only start to see declining dividends in 2025, at the earliest.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 11, 2024