State Street Foreign Bond ETF Too Risky for My Taste [View article]
Jeff you are incorrect about the holdings. Actually statestreet has had problems with the web page for the fund (no idea why). When it first listed it said there was 91% in Japan.
The fund weights countries by amount of debt outstanding, Japan has the most debt outstanding and so has the largest weghitng (in the low 20's). Look at the fact sheet PDF, it is a little stale but pretty close. If memory serves the largest a country can be is 25% but I may be remembering incorrectly.
State Street Foreign Bond ETF Too Risky for My Taste [View article]
The fund weights countries by amount of debt outstanding, Japan has the most debt outstanding and so has the largest weghitng (in the low 20's). Look at the fact sheet PDF, it is a little stale but pretty close. If memory serves the largest a country can be is 25% but I may be remembering incorrectly.
Investing in International Bond Funds [View article]