SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

BWX tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate government bonds issued by countries outside the US.

International sovereign debt offers better opportunities with less risk compared to US Treasuries; consider SPDR® Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF for diversification. The BWX ETF invests in high-quality government bonds from investment-grade countries, providing a balanced approach to duration risk and a focus on stability. The fund's allocation includes a mix of developed and emerging markets, with Japan, China, Belgium, Canada, and the UK as top holdings.

BWX: A Great Diversifier Against Treasuries

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Exclude China and broadly defined EM stocks are posting substantially softer results, based on a set of ETFs through Friday's close. US shares are effectively neck and next with EM so far in 2024.

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A reader asked for my thoughts on BWX. BWX offers diversified exposure to international government bonds, but with higher risk and lower returns compared to US treasuries. It has few important benefits. An overview of the fund follows.

BWX: International Treasury Bond ETF, Uncompelling Value Proposition

SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF owns investment-grade international treasury bonds with minimal credit risk. BWX has declined significantly since 2021, losing over 32% of its value from its peak. The fund's interest yield is not attractive compared to the U.S. treasury yield, but its fund price may benefit from a weakening U.S. dollar and lower global inflation in the future.

BWX: Meaningful Capital Appreciation Likely In 2024 And 2025

BWX is an exchange-traded fund focused on international government bonds. The fund purchases investment-grade bonds only, making it a rates play. The fund was down -20% last year as central banks hiked rates.

BWX: International Government Bonds And A Nice Dollar Play

Nearly all major asset classes experienced gains in the week through June 2, except for commodities, which saw a fractional decline. Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund rose 3.4% last week, marking its first weekly increase in over a month.

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U.S. REITs Rebound, But Bearish Trend Still Weighs On Sector

BWX is part of a class of ETFs that investors could be excused for ignoring since at least 2018, if not several years prior. This ETF buys government bonds from many nations, just not from the US.

BWX: As 2 Mega-Trends Reverse, This ETF Finally Deserves A Look

The major asset classes continued to recover in the trading week through Friday, Nov. 11, based on a set of ETF proxies. The lone exception: a broad measure of commodities.

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US stocks led the October bounce. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund surged 8.1%.

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US trading resumes tomorrow after a long Labor Day weekend, with the backdrop of risk-off sentiment dominating recent activity in the major asset classes. US stocks (VTI) posted a relatively middling loss, shedding 3.7% last month.

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Inflation-indexed Treasuries (TIP) topped performance list in November with a 0.9% gain. A broad measure of US bonds (BND) was in second place with a 0.2% return.

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Vanguard Total US Bond Market (BND) bucked the trend and posted a fractional 0.05% weekly gain. There are signs in early trading today (Mon., Nov 29) that global markets are stabilizing after Friday's rout.

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Plus, some interesting ETFs launched last week, and some expense ratios saw a range of adjustments.

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International diversification for bond allocations is, in theory, an attractive concept, but in practice it's not working out so great in 2021 for US investors, based on a set of ETFs. A key headwind for foreign bonds is the rebound in the US dollar.

Foreign Bond ETFs Are Having A Tough Year

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International bond exchange traded funds could be in trouble as investors think about cutting exposure to Eurozone debt with the European Central Bank looking to taper its emerging bond-purchasing program. Over the past three months, the iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV) fell 1.3%, and the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX) dropped [.

International Bond ETFs Could Weaken as ECB Pulls Support

US bonds posted the only gain for the major asset classes for the trading week ended Friday, June 18, based on a set of ETFs. For the one-year trend, all but one of the major asset classes are posting gains, although the range of results varies widely.

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The value factor, after a long drought, is showing signs of life. To be fair, not every deeply discounted market corner has rallied.

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The rise in commodities led mostly positive returns for the major asset classes for the trading week through Apr. 23, based on a set of exchange traded funds.

Commodities Led Returns For Global Markets Last Week

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Broadly defined commodities posted the strongest gain for the major asset classes in last week's trading, followed closely by wide-ranging rallies in fixed-income markets around the world, based on set of ETFs.

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Vanguard US Real Estate rose 6.9% by the close of trading on Friday, Nov. 13, ending near its highest level since the coronavirus crash in March.

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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets surged 7.6% - the fund's strongest weekly increase since April. The rally lifted the ETF to its highest close so far in the post-coronavirus-crash rebound.

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