SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX)
Bonds · Global ex-US · data since 2007-10-11 · last close 2026-10-02
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -4.5 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -2.9 | 0.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 2.6 | -3.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | -3.1 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -3.6 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -4.8 | 0.2 | -3.4 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | -4.7 | 4.7 | -0.3 | -2.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -2.4 | -4.0 | -1.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -7.0 | 0.6 | -4.6 | 2.0 | -5.6 | -6.3 | 0.2 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 1.4 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -2.8 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -4.2 | -5.7 | -0.3 |
| 2015 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 2.0 | -3.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| 2013 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -4.3 | -1.7 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -2.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.4 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.9 | -1.4 | -0.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -4.3 | 2.1 | -2.8 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -1.4 | -3.6 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -6.8 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | -6.7 | -3.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -5.3 |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -4.3 | -2.3 | -5.0 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 2007 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Avg | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Median | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
October so far: +0.1% against an average of -0.5% and a median of -0.3% across 19 completed Octobers, 9 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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BWX seasonality — average by calendar month
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF has monthly history back to 2007. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 15 of 19 years, median +1.4%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 11 of 19 with a median of -1.0%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±2.6% in an average month and has fallen 34% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | 0.0% | -0.3% | +0.3% | +0.4% | -0.7% | +0.2% | +1.4% | -0.1% | -0.9% | -0.5% | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| Win rate | 63%/19 | 53%/19 | 58%/19 | 63%/19 | 42%/19 | 53%/19 | 79%/19 | 58%/19 | 42%/19 | 47%/19 | 47%/19 | 63%/19 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BWX risk & extremes
BWX drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF's best month?+
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF's strongest completed month on record is December 2008, at +8.64%.
What was SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is April 2022, at -6.97%.
Is SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF up this year?+
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF is down 5.04% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF's 1-year return?+
-6.30% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 34.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2007.
Which calendar month is historically best for SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2007. An average is not a forecast.
About SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF is a global ex-us business worth about $1 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2007, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2007 it has ground out +4% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +8.64%; its worst, April 2022 at -6.97%.
- It has closed July in the green 15 out of 19 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.