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BWZState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

Get income17y track recordRanked #350 of 1,650 in this goal

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%

#1,644 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$294M

#2,011 of 5,854 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

2.11%

Track Record

17 years

#638 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,114+1.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg 1-3 Year Global Treasury ex-US Capped Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 11.6% of fundwell diversified

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
99.7%
Cash
0.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
6.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-24.9%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.18Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.27Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

2.5 years

Credit ratings

US Government
99.7%
AAA
20.5%
AA
14.9%
A
49.8%
BBB
14.7%

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 2026-08-03