ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for SCPB
SCPB is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index is designed to measure the performance of the short term U.S. corporate bond market. The Index includes publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated corporate issues that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 3 years, are rated investment grade (must be Baa3/BBB- or higher using the middle rating of Moody's Investor Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's, and Fitch Rating), and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Corporate Bonds | 0.12% | 2009-12-16 | State Street | ETF | +1.15% |
* As of 05-24-2012
SCPB Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A- | LQD |
| Expenses | A+ | SCPB |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for SCPB on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Corporate Bonds ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
SCPB Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for SCPB, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in SCPB's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for SCPB
This ETF offers a way for investors to gain exposure to investment grade corporate bonds with a short term until maturity remaining. While SCPB is likely too targeted for those with a buy-and-hold approach, it can be a useful tool for those looking to fine tune fixed income exposure. Specifically,...
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