TRZWX Performance — T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, Z Class

Data updated: 2026-08-12

TRZWX returned +1.71% year to date and +5.08% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +6.06% over 3 years and +4.03% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Trading - Leveraged category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $119, against $173 for the category, and to $105 over one year, against $137. Volatility over the past three years was 0.66% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $421.9M, and assets reached $2.93B.

TRZWX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Trading - Leveraged category average over the same months.

PeriodTRZWXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$105$137
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$119$173
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$122$155
Since data start (Feb 2021 – May 2026)$122$163

TRZWX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+1.71%
1 year+5.08%
3 years (annualised)+6.06%
5 years (annualised)+4.03%

TRZWX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+1.71%
2025+5.52%
2024+6.60%
2023+6.79%
2022−0.32%
2021 (Feb–Dec)+0.13%

TRZWX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.4%+0.4%+0.2%+0.4%+0.4%———————
2025+0.7%+0.4%+0.2%+0.4%+0.4%+0.6%+0.4%+0.6%+0.4%+0.4%+0.4%+0.4%
2024+0.8%+0.2%+0.6%+0.2%+0.7%+0.4%+0.9%+0.7%+0.6%+0.2%+0.4%+0.4%
2023+0.9%+0.3%+0.1%+0.7%+0.4%+0.4%+0.8%+0.6%+0.4%+0.4%+0.8%+0.9%
2022−0.1%−0.1%−0.5%−0.3%+0.1%−0.5%+0.2%+0.2%−0.2%−0.4%+0.7%+0.6%
2021—0.0%−0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%−0.1%−0.1%−0.1%

TRZWX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 0.66%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 2.37 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +0.87% (Jul 2024)
  • Worst month: +0.18% (Mar 2026)

TRZWX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $421.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $1.5B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.38×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$211.0M$88.1M$123.0M
Apr 2026$136.4M$106.5M$29.9M
Mar 2026$154.8M$121.6M$33.2M
Feb 2026$163.1M$100.2M$62.9M
Jan 2026$144.0M$91.1M$52.9M
Dec 2025$112.3M$96.4M$15.9M
Nov 2025$100.2M$74.7M$25.4M
Oct 2025$129.1M$75.6M$53.5M
Sep 2025$85.2M$104.7M−$19.6M
Aug 2025$90.8M$85.2M$5.6M
Jul 2025$94.3M$71.6M$22.7M
Jun 2025$114.3M$97.9M$16.4M

TRZWX Assets Under Management

Net assets of T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$2.93B
2026-02-28$2.75B
2025-11-30$2.61B
2025-08-31$2.55B
2025-05-31$2.50B
2025-02-28$2.40B
2024-11-30$2.27B
2024-08-31$2.25B
2024-05-31$2.25B
2024-02-29$2.19B
2023-11-30$2.22B
2023-08-31$2.25B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.