State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX)

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State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX) is down 2.5% since the beginning of the year. BWX is currently trading at $22 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BWX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $796.

State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX) has returned -2.47% so far this year and -3.12% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BWX has returned -1.57% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 11, 2007, BWX's average daily return is 0.00%, while the average monthly return is +0.07%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 82.5 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +8.6%, while the worst month was Apr 2022 at -7.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 9 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 9 months.

On a daily basis, BWX closed higher 49% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +9.3%, while the worst single day was Oct 10, 2008 at -10.2%.

State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF has an annualized alpha of 0.02%, beta of 0.09, and R2 of 0.03 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 11, 2007.

• This ETF participated in 30.85% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 16.44% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.09 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.03 this ETF is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this ETF's risk.
• R2 of 0.03 means this ETF moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

BWX has an expense ratio of 0.35%, placing it in the medium range.

BWX ranks 8 for risk / return — above 8% of ETFs peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is below most peers; review the five component ranks for context.

State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF provided a 2.20% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.48 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF was 34.05%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF drawdown is 24.42%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.