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SPAB vs BWX

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF vs State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$9.7B

BWX

State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$1.5B

Key differences

Both SPAB and BWX are fixed income ETFs. SPAB charges 0.03% a year and BWX 0.35%. The main difference: SPAB covers North America; BWX covers global markets excluding the US.

  • SPAB covers North America; BWX covers global markets excluding the US.
  • SPAB costs 0.32% less per year.
  • SPAB is much larger than BWX. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, SPAB has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SPABBWX
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$9.7B$1.5B
Since20072007
Dividend yield4.02%2.32%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americaglobal ex us
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.9%-2.6%
CAGR 3Y+4.2%+1.4%
CAGR 5Y+0.1%-4.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.13-0.21
Volatility 1Y3.73%7.78%
Max drawdown-18.56%-34.00%

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