Performance Trust Short Term Bond ETF is an actively managed fixed-income exchange-traded fund sponsored by PT Asset Management, LLC, a Chicago-based boutique asset manager founded in 2008 and headquartered at 500 W. Madison St., Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois. The ETF seeks total return from income and preservation of principal by investing in a diversified portfolio of short-term bond investments, with an emphasis on investment-grade quality securities and an average portfolio duration target of four years or less. The fund is PT Asset Management’s first ETF and is listed on Cboe BZX under the ticker STBF, with an inception date of April 9, 2024.
The fund’s core portfolio may include U.S. government bonds; corporate obligations; municipal securities; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; collateralized debt obligations; inverse floaters; zero-coupon bonds; and cash, with a value-oriented, active allocation approach designed to balance price, interest-rate sensitivity, and credit quality. As of recent public disclosures, STBF shows approximately 246 holdings, an expense ratio of 0.65%, and assets in the tens of millions of dollars, while trading around the mid-$25 range in 2026. PT Asset Management also serves as advisor to the broader Performance Trust Funds platform and manages about $11.76 billion in U.S. funds across mutual funds and separately managed accounts as of mid-2026.
Recent company developments include the launch of STBF in April 2024 as PT Asset Management’s inaugural ETF, a material addition to its advisory business, and the subsequent expansion of its ETF lineup with the Performance Trust Total Return Bond UCITS ETF launched in October 2024. PT Asset Management describes its broader business as fixed-income asset management, serving investors, financial advisors, and institutions through mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, with operations centered in Chicago and a U.S. fixed-income focus.