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SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

BWZ
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 15, 2009
Expense Ratio
0.35%
Type
Global Ex. US Bonds
Fund Owner
State Street (SPDR)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$899,418
AUM
$169,459,155
Associated Index
Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/12/2025 JPY 50000
2.15%
1430045
Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/03/2025 JPY 50000
2.11%
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MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT BONDS 03/26 5.75
1.61%
1420045
Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/12/2024 JPY 50000
1.6%
1440045
Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/06/2025 JPY 50000
1.56%
3430067
Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/06/2026 JPY 50000
1.51%
1450045
Japan - 0.10% BD REDEEM 20/09/2025 JPY 50000
1.47%
XCLWAI
Australia - 4.25% BD REDEEM 21/04/2026 AUD 1000
1.42%
3350067
Japan - 0.50% BD REDEEM 20/09/2024 JPY 50000
1.41%
OETM
Austria 4.85 % Government Bond 2009-15.3.26 144A
1.33%
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What is BWZ?

The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index (the "Index"). The Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped index is designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of investment grade countries outside the United States that have remaining maturities of one to three years. The Index includes government bonds issued by investment grade countries outside the United States, in local currencies, that have remaining maturities of one to three years and are rated investment grade.

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BWZ
Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 27, 2009 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 1.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -0.7%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -34.2%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 7.7%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.00

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: -0.01

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

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ETFs correlated to BWZ include UDN, BWX, IGOV

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SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF
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IGOV
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IBND
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EBND
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What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

BWZ is a Global Ex. US Bonds ETF. The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index (the "Index"). The Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped index is designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of investment grade countries outside the United States that have remaining maturities of one to three years. The Index includes government bonds issued by investment grade countries outside the United States, in local currencies, that have remaining maturities of one to three years and are rated investment grade.

BWZ tracks the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index.

No, BWZ is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BWZ is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BWZ is -0.0162%. This is the percent change in the value of BWZ over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BWZ is -0.0269%. This is the percent change in the value of BWZ over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BWZ for the past year is 0.0926%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BWZ include SHY, TLT, and IEI.

ETFs correlated to BWZ include UDN, BWX, and IGOV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BWZ include UUP, USDU, and EUO.

Disclaimers

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