Expense Ratio History

FSTB expense ratio history

Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund

Fund company
Fidelity
Type
ETF

0.21%

In basis points
21 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$21
Prospectus dated
31 May 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

FSTB expense ratio: read at 0.21% on 31 May 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Apr 2026May 2026Jun 20260.21% on 31 May 2026
FSTB expense ratio: read at 0.21% on 31 May 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Apr 2026May 2026Jun 20260.21% on 31 May 2026
Each dot is a date we read the fee from a source. We haven't recorded an earlier figure for this fund yet.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 8 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
FSHBX Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund 0.30% — 31 Oct 2025
— — 0.35% — 30 Oct 2014
FBNAX Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund: Class A 0.50% — 31 Oct 2025
FBNTX Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund: Class M 0.51% — 31 Oct 2025
FANCX Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund: Class C 1.36% — 31 Oct 2025
FBNIX Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund: Class I 0.35% 0.30% 31 Oct 2025
FIKTX Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund: Class Z 0.25% — 31 Oct 2025
FSTB (this page) ETF Class 0.21% 0.20% 31 May 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
31 May 2026 0.21% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-05-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.21% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$268 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,958.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$22
3 years$68
5 years$118
10 years$268

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 1 prospectus for this share class since 2026. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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