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BWX - A SPDR International Bond ETF

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Definition:

BWX, the SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF tracks the Lehman Brothers Global Treasury Ex-US Capped index. The international bond ETF invests at least 80% of securities that are in the underlying index as well as derivatives such as swaps and options. Some of the regions represented in the bond ETF are Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Greece.

The style for this fund is high credit quality and high interest rate sensitivity.

BWX falls into many categories, so to see more of this kind of ETF, be sure to check out our ETF lists.

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