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State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

BWZ

Market cap $327M

27.23 USD

-0.16

0.58%

At close Updated Sep 14, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-0.58%

5 days

-0.77%

1 month

0.26%

3 months

0.29%

6 months

0.63%

Year to date

-0.22%

1 year

-2.4%

5 years

-13.8%

10 years

-14.24%

News

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Sentiment 3-Months

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Foreign Bonds Take The Lead Over U.S. Fixed Income In 2026

Diversifying into foreign bond markets has been a win for US investors this year, based on a review of a set of ETFs through Aug. 27's close. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, a proxy for government and investment‑grade corporates, is essentially flat, posting a fractional 0.2% rise.

Foreign Bonds Take The Lead Over U.S. Fixed Income In 2026

Foreign Bonds On Track To Outperform U.S. Fixed Income In 2025

Echoing the strong run in foreign equities in 2025, bond markets ex-US are also having a good year. Using a set of ETFs to track the major international buckets of fixed-income securities shows across-the-board outperformance over a popular US benchmark through Wednesday's close (Dec. 17).

Foreign Bonds On Track To Outperform U.S. Fixed Income In 2025

BWZ: Too Conservative Given The Guarantee Of Loss To Management Fees

BWZ is similar to BWX in that it covers ex-US Treasuries, typically trading in lower yield markets as their battles with inflation have been successful. While a decent USD hedge, to the extent that economic developments in the US may hurt the USD, the higher expense ratios make the more sensitive bet more effective. We think that there is a rate downside in ex-US markets. The BWX is more interesting to speculate on that.

BWZ: Too Conservative Given The Guarantee Of Loss To Management Fees

Is It Time to Load Up on Bond ETFs?

U.S. Treasury yields remain elevated after a spike following President Trump's tariff announcements earlier this year. With long-term Treasury yields still close to multi-year highs, investors are tempted to pivot away from stocks in favor of the bond market at this time.

Is It Time to Load Up on Bond ETFs?

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