BSBAX — Short Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
BSBAX — Short Bond Fund. Short Corporate Bond · $187.94M AUM · 0.40% expense ratio · 3.6% 1-yr return. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
BSBAX Fund Overview
BSBAX — Short Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Northern Funds, categorised as Short Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Northern Funds
- Category: Short Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $187.94M
- 1-year return: 3.6%
- Ticker: BSBAX
- SEC CIK: 0000916620
- SEC series ID: S000038896
- Share class ID: C000119674
BSBAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Short Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Chicago Board of Trade | 17.12% |
| United States Tsy. 0.00% | 5.21% |
| United States Tsy. 3.50% | 4.04% |
| United States Tsy. 3.875% | 3.79% |
| United States Tsy. 3.50% | 3.49% |
| Jpmcc Commer. Mtg 3.3861% | 1.92% |
| United States Tsy. 3.75% | 1.64% |
| Ni US Gov T Portfolio | 1.29% |
| Oneok, Inc. 5.55% | 1.18% |
| Gls Auto Receivable 5.53% | 1.06% |
BSBAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Short Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 72.7% |
| Securitized | 25.2% |
| Real Estate | 17.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.3% |
BSBAX Performance
Total returns for BSBAX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.0% |
| 1 year | 3.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.2% |
BSBAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for BSBAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.2%
BSBAX Costs and Fees
BSBAX costs about $40 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.40%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.46%
- Portfolio turnover: 105%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.57 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BSBAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Short Bond Fund had net outflows of $63.46M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $1.39M |
| 2026-05 | −$2.01M |
| 2026-04 | $739.91K |
| 2026-03 | −$5.38M |
| 2026-02 | −$2.36M |
| 2026-01 | −$13.13M |
BSBAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Short Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Tsy. 0.00% | 5.21% |
| United States Tsy. 3.50% | 4.04% |
| United States Tsy. 3.875% | 3.79% |
| United States Tsy. 3.50% | 3.49% |
| United States Tsy. 3.75% | 1.64% |
| Oneok, Inc. 5.55% | 1.18% |
| Abbvie, Inc. 4.65% | 1.04% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. F2f | 0.91% |
| Lloyds Banking Grp. P F2v | 0.89% |
| Cooperatieve Raboba 3.75% | 0.85% |
BSBAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Short Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-07-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-07-26
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-08-05
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-06-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-06-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.