May 27, 2009: Five Pack of Ex-US Treasury Bond Funds
Posted on May 28, 2009 at 01:20 AM EDT
Many investors are nervous about the state of the US dollar, probably for good reasons. For conservative investors that want to hedge a little against the greenback and want to minimize the spiked risk of stocks, the following five ETFs may be worth looking into: iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund (ISHG). This $10m ETF generally corresponds to the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index (ex-US). Trading at $102.22 and yielding 1.56%, the ETF trades at light volume (around 2000 shares) with a track record trading range of $92.84-102.87. Barclays Capital SPDR International Treasury Bond (BWX). This $915m ETF corresponds to an index that tracks fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of investment-grade countries (ex-US). Trading at $53.84 and yielding 2.71%, the ETF trades at solid volume (around 125,000 shares) with a 52-week trading range of $43.00-56.70. iShares S&P/Citigroup [More...]
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