IBND ETF — SPDR® Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR® Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IBND is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.94%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 20.3% over the past 16.4 years, 829.2 points behind SPY at 849.5%.

SPDR® Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF is a fund that tracks a broad-based index of investment-grade corporate bonds issued outside the United States, holding at least 80% of assets in index securities. The fund offers a moderate current distribution rate paid monthly, with an expense ratio of 0.50%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to international fixed-income securities.

IBND performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 20.3% over the past 16.4 years, 829.2 points behind SPY at 849.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.8%.

IBND key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.47%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

05/19/2010

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

2.91%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.94%

Last close

$29.81 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$437,409,349

Average volume

38996.0

Dividend

$0.07237

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.1

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.94%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: State Street; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IBND risks and drawbacks

IBND's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.8%.

Who may consider IBND — and who may not

IBND may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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