SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR)

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Best Fit Corporate Debt Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 67 Corporate Debt Funds ETFs and 34 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Excellent
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Good
Holdings Diversity Excellent

Fund Description

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 the intermediate term (1-10 years) sector of the United States corporate bond market. The fund employs a sampling strategy in seeking to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index. It generally invests at least 80% of total assets in securities comprising the index or in securities the Adviser determines have economic characteristics substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the securities that comprise the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.16.2013

Previous Close $34.73 Expense Ratio 0.15%
YTD Return 0.9% Avg. 30-Day Volume 96,441
1-Year Return 5.7% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $34.76 Shares Outstanding 11,800,000
Ask $34.80 Dividends $1.03
Top 10 Holdings
Merrill Lynch Co Inc Mtn Be (—) 0.69%
Morgan Stanley (—) 0.60%
Morgan Stanley (—) 0.60%
Bear Stearns Cos Inc (—) 0.47%
Oracle Corp (—) 0.45%
Wells Fargo & Co New (—) 0.45%
Bank Amer Corp (—) 0.45%
At&T Inc (—) 0.45%
Ford Motor Credit Co Llc (—) 0.45%
General Electric Co (—) 0.44%
% of Total Holdings 5.00%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Corporate Debt Funds

1

Guggenheim BulletShares 2013 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCD)

2

SPDR Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (LWC)

3

SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR)

4

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund (CLY)

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