SPDR(R) BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INTERNATIONAL ETF News

A reader asked for my thoughts on BWX. BWX offers diversified exposure to international government bonds, but with higher risk and lower returns compared to US treasuries. It has few important benefit

SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF owns investment-grade international treasury bonds with minimal credit risk. BWX has declined significantly since 2021, losing over 32% of its value from

BWX is an exchange-traded fund focused on international government bonds. The fund purchases investment-grade bonds only, making it a rates play. The fund was down -20% last year as central banks hike

U.S. REITs Rebound, But Bearish Trend Still Weighs On Sector.

BWX is part of a class of ETFs that investors could be excused for ignoring since at least 2018, if not several years prior. This ETF buys government bonds from many nations, just not from the US.

US stocks led the October bounce. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund surged 8.1%.

US trading resumes tomorrow after a long Labor Day weekend, with the backdrop of risk-off sentiment dominating recent activity in the major asset classes. US stocks (VTI) posted a relatively middling

Vanguard Total US Bond Market (BND) bucked the trend and posted a fractional 0.05% weekly gain. There are signs in early trading today (Mon., Nov 29) that global markets are stabilizing after Friday's

Plus, some interesting ETFs launched last week, and some expense ratios saw a range of adjustments.

International diversification for bond allocations is, in theory, an attractive concept, but in practice it's not working out so great in 2021 for US investors, based on a set of ETFs. A key headwind

The rise in commodities led mostly positive returns for the major asset classes for the trading week through Apr. 23, based on a set of exchange traded funds.

The value-investing concept remains on the defensive, although some variations of the strategy are showing hints of a revival in recent months after an extended drought.

Past experience shows us that emerging markets have historically reacted positively to higher global rates, especially if the latter reflects an improving global growth outlook. Most emerging markets

Broadly defined commodities posted the strongest gain for the major asset classes in last week's trading, followed closely by wide-ranging rallies in fixed-income markets around the world, based on se

Vanguard US Real Estate rose 6.9% by the close of trading on Friday, Nov. 13, ending near its highest level since the coronavirus crash in March.