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SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF

for period ending April 30, 2023
 
This portfolio is provided by SPDR State Street Global Advisors.
CWB is the ticker for this portfolio. This ticker appears in the scatterplots below and on the Summary Page showing all portfolios. You can invest in this portfolio using the ticker "CWB" at your favorite brokerage. See How to Invest (below) for more details on how buy this portfolio.
 
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Risk vs. return for CWB:   The scatterplots below show the best portfolios as dots closest to the green smiley the at top left of each scatterplot. The yellow dot shows the total return and risk for this portfolio. The risk is measured by maximum loss over each period. Any dot closer to the top left corner has shown better performance using this metric.

For more metrics (Total Return, Risk and Volatility, Correlation) scroll down on this page. The Summary Page compares all portfolios.
Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
CWBPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Description   SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF gives investors access to a multi-strategy, income portfolio that uses convertible securities. This portfolio is an exchange-traded fund and implements a particular asset allocation approach that is directed by the fund manager.

Category   Tactical: Managed

Ingredients used   This portfolio invests in convertible securities.

Peer Group   Tactical: Managed. See How to Invest, below. You can see how this portfolio has performed compared to its peers by clicking on any "Rank: Group" link in the Compare sections, below.

Methodology   This portfolio is an exchange-traded fund and its holdings are determined by the fund's manager, SPDR State Street Global Advisors. The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks United States convertible securities markets with outstanding issue sizes greater than $500 million. Under normal market conditions, the fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index or in securities that the Adviser determines have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the securities that comprise the index. The fund is non-diversified. You may consult www.spdrs.com for details on how this manager chooses particular assets for inclusion in this fund.

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How to Invest

You can invest in this portfolio by buying the ticker symbol "CWB" at your favorite brokerage. The full set of risk and return metrics for this recipe are available to VizMetrics subscribers. Upgrade your subscription for full access. Only $15 per month. Cancel anytime.
 

How to Rebalance

You do not need to adjust the composition of this portfolio. While the underlying assets in this portfolio may change, the portfolio manager handles the details of buying and selling these underlying asset ingredients.

Compare: Risk vs. Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
CWBPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Standard Deviation vs. Annual Return
CWBPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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M-squared
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB-14.2%-4.2%-2.4%-2.1%-2.4% 
Peer Group* average-8.9%-6.2%-6.6%-6.0%-5.8%-2.6%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-3.7%-5.4%-2.0%-2.0%-1.3%0.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.7%-3.9%-2.8%-4.0%-4.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-13.0%-28.3%-12.5%-13.7%-10.9%-2.4%
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Alpha
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB-9.3%-1.6%-1.0%-0.5%-0.7% 
Peer Group* average-4.4%-1.7%-3.0%-2.4%-2.4%-1.1%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.7%-3.7%-1.3%-1.2%-0.7%0.6%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.4%-3.6%-2.4%-3.5%-4.3%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-5.7%-8.4%-2.3%-2.3%-1.1%1.2%
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Sharpe
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB-0.680.480.420.570.60 
Peer Group* average-0.420.340.190.320.370.43
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.230.390.420.550.650.61
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.060.590.350.530.510.35
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.060.680.540.690.750.59
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.59-0.77-0.14-0.140.020.39
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Sortino
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB-0.830.790.650.890.94 
Peer Group* average-0.5%0.6%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.6%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.310.550.580.780.940.87
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.090.900.490.760.740.50
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.081.040.791.021.140.86
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.71-0.87-0.17-0.180.020.55
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VizMetricsTM Score This is a 0 to 100 score that measures risk-adjusted return
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB657790100100 
Peer Group* average777783888984
60% Equity / 40% Bonds78739510010099
Global Equities (ACWI)718079939068
U.S. Equities (SPY)71849310010090
U.S. Bonds (BND)8754929093100
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Compare: Total Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
5-year graph CWBGlobal equities (ACWI)U.S. equities (SPY)U.S. bonds (BND)60% Equity / 40% Bonds (s.6040)
Total Return (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
 Year-to-dateApr 20231 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB2.9%-1.4%-5.0%9.8%8.4%9.6%8.7% 
Peer Group* average3.4%0.8%-0.2%7.3%4.4%5.4%4.9%5.2%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds6.4%0.9%1.0%7.1%7.1%7.7%7.6%7.2%
Global Equities (ACWI)9.1%1.6%2.7%12.3%7.2%9.4%8.0%5.7%
U.S. Equities (SPY)9.2%1.6%2.7%14.5%11.4%12.5%12.1%9.7%
U.S. Bonds (BND)3.6%0.6%-0.4%-3.2%1.2%0.9%1.3%2.7%
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Historical Return
 20182019202020212022
CWB-2.0%22.4%53.4%2.2%-20.8%
Peer Group* average-5.0%16.4%8.9%11.8%-10.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.8%21.8%16.4%14.0%-16.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-9.1%26.6%16.3%18.7%-18.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-4.6%31.2%18.4%28.7%-18.2%
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.1%8.8%7.7%-1.9%-13.1%
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Compare: Risk & Volatility

for period ending April 30, 2023
Maximum Drawdown
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB-7.3%-26.5%-26.5%-26.5%-26.5% 
Peer Group* average-10.5%-17.4%-20.2%-20.5%-20.9%-34.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-10.3%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-29.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-14.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-51.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-12.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-46.3%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-7.9%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%
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Standard Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB13.0%18.5%18.5%16.1%14.3% 
Peer Group* average14.3%12.9%13.2%11.6%10.6%12.7%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds15.7%13.5%13.5%11.7%10.6%11.4%
Global Equities (ACWI)22.0%19.4%19.1%16.9%15.6%18.6%
U.S. Equities (SPY)22.3%20.6%20.8%18.2%16.6%17.9%
U.S. Bonds (BND)8.6%6.0%5.7%5.1%4.6%4.6%
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Downside Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB9.7%10.4%11.5%9.9%8.8% 
Peer Group* average10.0%7.9%9.1%8.0%7.1%8.8%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds11.0%8.9%9.1%7.8%6.9%7.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)15.0%12.0%13.1%11.4%10.3%13.0%
U.S. Equities (SPY)15.2%12.7%13.8%11.9%10.6%12.1%
U.S. Bonds (BND)6.1%4.8%4.0%3.6%3.2%2.9%
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Beta
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
CWB0.570.750.790.780.76 
Peer Group* average0.580.550.570.560.550.61
60% Equity / 40% Bonds0.720.690.670.660.660.64
Global Equities (ACWI)0.960.940.930.930.941.03
U.S. Equities (SPY)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.310.230.140.130.100.07
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Compare: Correlation

for period ending April 30, 2023
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
to Global Stocks (ACWI)0.900.840.880.870.87 
to S&P500 (SPY)0.900.800.860.850.85 
to U.S. Bonds (BND)0.680.520.430.410.36 
to Commodities (DBC)0.580.460.510.460.45 
to Gold (GLD)0.380.200.190.190.17