Last Update: 31 Jan 2021

Category: Fixed Income
ETF: SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL)

In the last 10 years, the SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL) ETF obtained a 0.46% compound annual return, with a 0.24% standard deviation.

In 2020, the portfolio granted a 0.30% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL): Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Bond
  • Region: North America
  • Country: U.S.
  • Bond - Duration: Ultra Short-Term

The SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author ETF Weight
Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch 24.0%
Edge Select Moderately Conservative Merrill Lynch 2.0%
Edge Select Moderate Merrill Lynch 2.0%
Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Merrill Lynch 2.0%
Edge Select Aggressive Merrill Lynch 2.0%
Robo Advisor 90 Betterment 0.6%
Permanent Portfolio Harry Browne 25.0%
Pinwheel 10.0%
Sandwich Portfolio Bob Clyatt 4.0%
7Twelve Portfolio Craig Israelsen 8.3%
Conservative Income Charles Schwab 25.0%
Late Sixties and Beyond Burton Malkiel 10.0%
Late Thirties to Early Forties Burton Malkiel 5.0%
Mid-Fifties Burton Malkiel 5.0%
Mid-Twenties Burton Malkiel 5.0%

Capital Growth and Historical Returns

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL): Dividend Yield page.

Capital Growth:

ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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Period Returns
Jan 2021		 Standard
Deviation *		 Max
Drawdown		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
0.00%
0.00%
1 - 0
3M
-0.01%
-0.01%
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
2 - 1
6M
-0.02%
-0.02%
Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
4 - 2
YTD
0.00%
0.00%
1 - 0
1Y
+0.28%
0.22%
-0.05%
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
8 - 4
3Y
+1.34%
annualized
0.27%
-0.05%
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
32 - 4
5Y
+0.99%
annualized
0.26%
-0.05%
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
53 - 7
10Y
+0.46%
annualized
0.24%
-0.36%
Sep 2011 - Dec 2015
90 - 30
MAX
01 Jan 1972
+4.49%
annualized
1.00%
-0.39%
Nov 2009 - Dec 2015
548 - 41

* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns

Drawdowns

Drawdonws Chart:

Rolling Returns ( more details)

SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Return (*) Negative
Periods
Rolling Period Average Best Worst
1 Year
 +4.60% +15.22%
Dec 1980 - Nov 1981 		-0.15%
Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 		11.42%
2 Years
 +4.63% +13.49%
Sep 1980 - Aug 1982 		-0.11%
Jun 2013 - May 2015 		11.84%
3 Years
 +4.64% +12.62%
Aug 1979 - Jul 1982 		-0.10%
Nov 2012 - Oct 2015 		11.19%
5 Years
 +4.66% +11.14%
Nov 1979 - Oct 1984 		-0.08%
Nov 2010 - Oct 2015 		7.92%
7 Years
 +4.73% +10.49%
Aug 1978 - Jul 1985 		-0.05%
Oct 2008 - Sep 2015 		4.15%
10 Years
 +4.79% +9.20%
Nov 1977 - Oct 1987 		+0.16%
Oct 2008 - Sep 2018 		0.00%
15 Years
 +4.77% +8.33%
Aug 1976 - Jul 1991 		+1.02%
Feb 2006 - Jan 2021 		0.00%

* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns

SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill (BIL) ETF Seasonality

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Months
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Best 1.0
1981 		1.1
1981 		1.2
1981 		1.3
1980 		1.2
1981 		1.4
1981 		1.2
1981 		1.3
1981 		1.2
1981 		1.2
1981 		1.1
1981 		1.3
1980
Worst 0.0
2015 		0.0
2010 		0.0
2017 		-0.1
2008 		0.0
2020 		0.0
2012 		-0.1
2009 		0.0
2020 		0.0
2015 		-0.2
2008 		-0.1
2008 		0.0
2015
Gain
Frequency		 96 98 92 90 96 90 94 100 92 90 88 92

Detail of Monthly Returns

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Months
Year Return Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021
 0.00% 0.0
2020
 +0.40% 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019
 +2.03% 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
2018
 +1.74% 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
2017
 +0.69% 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
2016
 +0.11% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015
 -0.13% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014
 -0.07% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013
 -0.09% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012
 -0.04% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011
 -0.04% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010
 -0.04% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009
 +0.27% 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008
 +1.59% 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
2007
 +4.67% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
2006
 +4.81% 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
2005
 +2.98% 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
2004
 +1.19% 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
2003
 +1.02% 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
2002
 +1.63% 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
2001
 +3.82% 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
2000
 +5.88% 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5
1999
 +4.69% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
1998
 +4.85% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4
1997
 +5.25% 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
1996
 +5.20% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
1995
 +5.60% 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5
1994
 +3.90% 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
1993
 +2.90% 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
1992
 +3.51% 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
1991
 +5.60% 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
1990
 +7.84% 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6
1989
 +8.38% 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
1988
 +6.36% 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
1987
 +5.47% 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4
1986
 +6.16% 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
1985
 +7.72% 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7
1984
 +9.84% 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.6
1983
 +8.80% 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
1982
 +10.53% 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7
1981
 +14.72% 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9
1980
 +11.26% 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.3
1979
 +10.38% 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0
1978
 +7.20% 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8
1977
 +5.13% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
1976
 +5.08% 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
1975
 +5.80% 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5
1974
 +8.01% 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7
1973
 +6.93% 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
1972
 +3.84% 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4

ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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