Shareholder Report
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12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Document Type |
N-CSR
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| Amendment Flag |
false
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| Registrant Name |
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
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| Entity Central Index Key |
0000731890
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| Entity Investment Company Type |
N-1A
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| Document Period End Date |
May 31, 2026
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| Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual |
Annual Shareholder Report
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| C000222038 |
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Fund Name |
Short Duration Income Fund
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| Class Name |
Investor Class
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| Trading Symbol |
TSDLX
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| Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about Short Duration Income Fund (the "fund") for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
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| Additional Information [Text Block] |
You can find the fund’s prospectus, financial information on Form N‑CSR (which includes required tax information for dividends), holdings, proxy voting information, and other information atwww.troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also request this information without charge by contacting T. Rowe Price at 1‑800‑638‑5660 or info@troweprice.com or contacting your intermediary.
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| Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block] |
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| Additional Information Phone Number |
1‑800‑638‑5660
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| Additional Information Email |
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 17.3333px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: justify; text-align-last: left; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">info@troweprice.com</span>
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| Additional Information Website |
www.troweprice.com/prospectus
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| Expenses [Text Block] |
What were the fund costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Table Summary
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Costs of a $10,000 investment |
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
Short Duration Income Fund - Investor Class |
$41 |
0.40% |
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| Expenses Paid, Amount |
$ 41
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| Expense Ratio, Percent |
0.40%
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| Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block] |
What drove fund performance during the past 12 months?The shorter-maturity U.S. investment-grade bond market generated positive returns over the year ended May 31, 2026, as front-end yields ended lower amid elevated rate volatility, driven by moderating inflation expectations and Federal Reserve rate cuts during the second half of 2025. The fund’s security selection within the high yield and investment-grade corporate sectors aided performance relative to its style-specific benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index. Out-of-benchmark allocations to collateralized loan obligations, non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), agency MBS, and asset-backed securities (ABS) also aided relative results. Our allocation to Treasuries was a relative detractor over the one-year period. The Short Duration Income Fund seeks to provide income consistent with limited fluctuation in principal value and liquidity. The fund’s allocation to investment-grade corporate bonds decreased over the reporting period but continued to represent its largest absolute position. The fund’s allocation to U.S. Treasuries also increased while its allocation to ABS and MBS increased. While we are primarily a cash bond manager, we occasionally employ the limited use of derivatives in our strategy for hedging purposes. The use of derivatives may include futures and options, as well as credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.
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| Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] |
The fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the fund’s future performance.
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| Line Graph [Table Text Block] |
Table Summary
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Investor Class |
Regulatory Benchmark |
Strategy Benchmark |
12/8/20 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
2/28/21 |
10,083 |
9,822 |
10,028 |
5/31/21 |
10,121 |
9,808 |
10,056 |
8/31/21 |
10,162 |
9,968 |
10,063 |
11/30/21 |
10,091 |
9,909 |
10,005 |
2/28/22 |
9,951 |
9,562 |
9,876 |
5/31/22 |
9,753 |
9,002 |
9,756 |
8/31/22 |
9,637 |
8,820 |
9,678 |
11/30/22 |
9,544 |
8,636 |
9,651 |
2/28/23 |
9,659 |
8,633 |
9,708 |
5/31/23 |
9,779 |
8,809 |
9,831 |
8/31/23 |
9,865 |
8,715 |
9,908 |
11/30/23 |
10,013 |
8,738 |
10,070 |
2/29/24 |
10,209 |
8,920 |
10,231 |
5/31/24 |
10,332 |
8,924 |
10,343 |
8/31/24 |
10,626 |
9,351 |
10,626 |
11/30/24 |
10,723 |
9,339 |
10,723 |
2/28/25 |
10,915 |
9,438 |
10,871 |
5/31/25 |
11,026 |
9,411 |
10,999 |
8/31/25 |
11,235 |
9,644 |
11,189 |
11/30/25 |
11,367 |
9,871 |
11,329 |
2/28/26 |
11,530 |
10,029 |
11,464 |
5/31/26 |
11,552 |
9,894 |
11,489 |
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| Average Annual Return [Table Text Block] |
Table Summary
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1 Year |
5 Years |
Since Inception 12/8/20 |
Short Duration Income Fund (Investor Class) |
4.77% |
2.68% |
2.67% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Regulatory Benchmark) |
5.13 |
0.17 |
-0.19 |
Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index (Strategy Benchmark) |
4.46 |
2.70 |
2.57 |
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| Performance Inception Date |
Dec. 08, 2020
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| No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] |
Neither the fund’s returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares.
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| Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block] |
Updated performance information can be found at www.troweprice.com.
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| Distribution of Capital [Text Block] |
The fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.
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| AssetsNet |
$ 227,418,000
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| Holdings Count | Holding |
740
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| Advisory Fees Paid, Amount |
$ 26,000
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| InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover |
83.30%
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| Additional Fund Statistics Significance or Limits [Text Block] |
What are some fund statistics? - Total Net Assets (000s)$227,418
- Number of Portfolio Holdings740
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| Holdings [Text Block] |
Table Summary
Corporate Bonds |
38.4% |
Asset-Backed Securities |
25.5 |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Excluding Mortgage-Backed) |
12.9 |
Non-U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Securities |
10.8 |
U.S. Government & Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities |
6.6 |
Foreign Government Obligations & Municipalities |
2.3 |
Commercial Paper |
1.7 |
Bank Loans |
1.4 |
Securities Lending Collateral |
1.1 |
Short-Term and Other |
-0.7 |
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| Largest Holdings [Text Block] |
Table Summary
U.S. Treasury Notes |
12.9% |
Federal National Mortgage Assn. |
2.8 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage |
2.7 |
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes |
1.2 |
KKR |
1.0 |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust |
0.8 |
Hyundai Capital America |
0.7 |
Hardee's Funding |
0.7 |
Medline Borrower |
0.7 |
Barclays |
0.7 |
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| Material Fund Change [Text Block] |
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| Updated Prospectus Web Address |
www.troweprice.com/paperless
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| C000222039 |
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Fund Name |
Short Duration Income Fund
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| Class Name |
I Class
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| Trading Symbol |
TSIDX
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| Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about Short Duration Income Fund (the "fund") for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
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| Additional Information [Text Block] |
You can find the fund’s prospectus, financial information on Form N‑CSR (which includes required tax information for dividends), holdings, proxy voting information, and other information atwww.troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also request this information without charge by contacting T. Rowe Price at 1‑800‑638‑5660 or info@troweprice.com or contacting your intermediary.
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| Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block] |
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| Additional Information Phone Number |
1‑800‑638‑5660
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| Additional Information Email |
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 17.3333px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: justify; text-align-last: left; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">info@troweprice.com</span>
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| Additional Information Website |
www.troweprice.com/prospectus
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| Expenses [Text Block] |
What were the fund costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Table Summary
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Costs of a $10,000 investment |
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
Short Duration Income Fund - I Class |
$30 |
0.29% |
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| Expenses Paid, Amount |
$ 30
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| Expense Ratio, Percent |
0.29%
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| Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block] |
What drove fund performance during the past 12 months?The shorter-maturity U.S. investment-grade bond market generated positive returns over the year ended May 31, 2026, as front-end yields ended lower amid elevated rate volatility, driven by moderating inflation expectations and Federal Reserve rate cuts during the second half of 2025. The fund’s security selection within the high yield and investment-grade corporate sectors aided performance relative to its style-specific benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index. Out-of-benchmark allocations to collateralized loan obligations, non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), agency MBS, and asset-backed securities (ABS) also aided relative results. Our allocation to Treasuries was a relative detractor over the one-year period. The Short Duration Income Fund seeks to provide income consistent with limited fluctuation in principal value and liquidity. The fund’s allocation to investment-grade corporate bonds decreased over the reporting period but continued to represent its largest absolute position. The fund’s allocation to U.S. Treasuries also increased while its allocation to ABS and MBS increased. While we are primarily a cash bond manager, we occasionally employ the limited use of derivatives in our strategy for hedging purposes. The use of derivatives may include futures and options, as well as credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.
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| Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] |
The fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the fund’s future performance.
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| Line Graph [Table Text Block] |
Table Summary
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I Class |
Regulatory Benchmark |
Strategy Benchmark |
12/8/20 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
2/28/21 |
504,292 |
491,107 |
501,375 |
5/31/21 |
506,334 |
490,403 |
502,782 |
8/31/21 |
508,512 |
498,419 |
503,129 |
11/30/21 |
505,104 |
495,429 |
500,247 |
2/28/22 |
498,217 |
478,121 |
493,805 |
5/31/22 |
488,450 |
450,082 |
487,789 |
8/31/22 |
482,725 |
441,022 |
483,898 |
11/30/22 |
478,221 |
431,818 |
482,548 |
2/28/23 |
484,094 |
431,639 |
485,408 |
5/31/23 |
489,706 |
440,437 |
491,543 |
8/31/23 |
494,685 |
435,759 |
495,415 |
11/30/23 |
502,230 |
436,913 |
503,510 |
2/29/24 |
512,176 |
446,000 |
511,526 |
5/31/24 |
518,523 |
446,187 |
517,174 |
8/31/24 |
533,377 |
467,555 |
531,289 |
11/30/24 |
538,419 |
466,951 |
536,130 |
2/28/25 |
547,611 |
471,905 |
543,566 |
5/31/25 |
553,908 |
470,544 |
549,931 |
8/31/25 |
564,575 |
482,219 |
559,454 |
11/30/25 |
571,348 |
493,573 |
566,450 |
2/28/26 |
579,115 |
501,449 |
573,222 |
5/31/26 |
580,954 |
494,699 |
574,461 |
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| Average Annual Return [Table Text Block] |
Table Summary
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1 Year |
5 Years |
Since Inception 12/8/20 |
Short Duration Income Fund (I Class) |
4.88% |
2.79% |
2.78% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Regulatory Benchmark) |
5.13 |
0.17 |
-0.19 |
Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index (Strategy Benchmark) |
4.46 |
2.70 |
2.57 |
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| Performance Inception Date |
Dec. 08, 2020
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| No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] |
Neither the fund’s returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares.
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| Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block] |
Updated performance information can be found at www.troweprice.com.
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| Distribution of Capital [Text Block] |
The fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.
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| AssetsNet |
$ 227,418,000
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| Holdings Count | Holding |
740
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| Advisory Fees Paid, Amount |
$ 26,000
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| InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover |
83.30%
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| Additional Fund Statistics Significance or Limits [Text Block] |
What are some fund statistics? - Total Net Assets (000s)$227,418
- Number of Portfolio Holdings740
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| Holdings [Text Block] |
Table Summary
Corporate Bonds |
38.4% |
Asset-Backed Securities |
25.5 |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Excluding Mortgage-Backed) |
12.9 |
Non-U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Securities |
10.8 |
U.S. Government & Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities |
6.6 |
Foreign Government Obligations & Municipalities |
2.3 |
Commercial Paper |
1.7 |
Bank Loans |
1.4 |
Securities Lending Collateral |
1.1 |
Short-Term and Other |
-0.7 |
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| Largest Holdings [Text Block] |
Table Summary
U.S. Treasury Notes |
12.9% |
Federal National Mortgage Assn. |
2.8 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage |
2.7 |
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes |
1.2 |
KKR |
1.0 |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust |
0.8 |
Hyundai Capital America |
0.7 |
Hardee's Funding |
0.7 |
Medline Borrower |
0.7 |
Barclays |
0.7 |
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| Material Fund Change [Text Block] |
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| Updated Prospectus Web Address |
www.troweprice.com/paperless
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