BWZState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF
Seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index tracking short-term foreign government debt.
By State Street Investment Management · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.35%
#1,699 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$291M
#2,120 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
-1.2%
Track Record
17 years
#646 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,912-0.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
Global ex-USStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 11.6% of funddiversified
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds
1.6%
Australia Government Bonds
1.3%
Australia Government Bonds
1.3%
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds
1.2%
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds
1.1%
Australia Government Bonds
1.1%
Netherlands Government Bonds
1.1%
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds
1.0%
U.K. Gilts
1.0%
Japan Government Five Year Bonds
1.0%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
6.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-24.9%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.06Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.08Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
2.5 years
Credit ratings
US Government
99.8%
AAA
20.9%
AA
14.6%
A
50.7%
BBB
13.7%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index tracking short-term foreign government debt.
- Strategy
- Employs a sampling strategy to track the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index, investing primarily in fixed-rate, investment grade debt issued by foreign governments. The Fund may also invest in cash equivalents and use futures contracts for performance management.
- Inception date
- January 15, 2009
- Fund family
- State Street Investment Management
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Data updated on 2026-09-18