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CONVERTIBLES
The CWB Convertible ETF
Summary
Recently, the first convertible ETF was launched - the newly launched SPDR Barclays Venu Krishna, CFA
Capital Convertible Bond ETF (Bloomberg Ticker: CWB US Equity). It is offered by State Head of EQ-Linked Strategies
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Street Global Advisors with the aim of providing access to the convertible bond market venu.krishna@barcap.com
to a broad base of investors. The Fund is designed to track the performance of the BCI, New York
Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. It first started trading on April 16 and
currently has a market cap of $31 million. Manoj Shivdasani, CFA
Convertible Research
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In this report we provide an overview of the basic aspects of CWB, including ETF
manoj.shivdasani@barcap.com
mechanisms regarding purchase and redemption of Creation Units, Fund BCI, New York
characteristics and holdings, as well as its performance relative to the Barclays Capital
U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. Peng Cheng
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We find that based on its net asset value (NAV) returns, since inception, CWB has a +1 212 526 8432
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correlation of 0.88 with the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. We also
BCI, New York
conduct back test based on the current fund holdings over 1 year history and find the
hypothetical correlation to be 0.96.

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Introduction
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the newly launched SPDR Barclays
Capital Convertible Bond ETF (Bloomberg Ticker: CWB US Equity). It is offered by State
Street Global Advisors with the aim of providing access to the convertible bond market to a
broad base of investors. The Fund is designed to track the performance of the Barclays
Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. It first started trading on April 16 and currently has
a market cap of $31 million.

Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Indices

Launched in January 2003, the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Indices are designed to
provide investors with a comprehensive, unbiased performance tool to assist them in
portfolio management and benchmarking goals, and relevant statistics regarding the
convertible universe.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index is a member of the U.S. Convertible
Indices and includes securities that fit the following criteria:

1. Minimum of $500 million size outstanding (or accreted face value for Zeros/OID)

2. Non-called, non-defaulted securities

3. At least 31 days until maturity, and

4. U.S. dollar denominated 144A or Registered convertible tranches.

At any point in time, the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index contains two
separate universes of data: Returns and Statistics. The returns universe is set at the
beginning of each month and remains static for the entire month. If a security falls out of
the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index during the month (falls below
minimum size outstanding, defaults, is called, etc.), it will still contribute to returns for the
existing month but will be absent from the following month’s returns.

On the other hand, the statistics universe is based on a dynamic set of securities that
change according to index criteria. If a security fails to meet the minimum index criteria, it
will drop out of the statistics universe (but will still contribute to end of month returns data).
Also, securities that meet the minimum index criteria, including new issues, may enter the
Statistics universe during the month but will not contribute to returns for that month.
Therefore, the number of securities comprising the statistics universe will often differ
slightly from the returns universe.

As of 05/12/2009, the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index contains 134
issues and all four major classes of convertible securities (i.e. cash pay bonds, zeros/OIDs,
preferreds and mandatories) with a market value of around $110B. Index data is updated on
a daily basis. All returns are market value weighted. Total return will be the sum of price
return plus coupon return. Year to date, the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+
Index has delivered a total return of 16.75% compared with the S&P 500 YTD total return of
1.57%.

Figure 1 and 2 below show the proportion of Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+
Index relative to the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Composite Index (a proxy for the
whole U.S. convert market). The securities in the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+
Index represent 20% of the Composite Index in terms of number of securities, but 54% in
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terms of market value. Figure 3 demonstrates the strong performance of many outright
funds YTD, as well as Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Composite and $500MM+ Indices.

Figure 1: Barclays Capital 500M+ U.S. Convertible Index Figure 2: Barclays Capital 500M+ U.S. Convertible Index
Securities vs. Composite Index Market Value vs. Composite Index

Barclays Capital U.S. Barclays Capital Barclays Capital U.S. Barclays Capital U.S.
Convertible Composite U.S. Convertible 500M+ as % of Convertible Composite Convertible 500M+ 500M+ as % of
Securities 500M+ Securities Composite Values Values Composite
Cash Pay 554 94 17% Cash Pay 156.49 79.324 51%
Mandatories 23 13 57% Mandatories 11.94 10.025 84%
Preferreds 78 23 29% Preferreds 25.69 18.023 70%
Zero/OID 27 3 11% Zero/OID 6.62 2.01 30%
Total 682 133 20% Total 200.74 109.382 54%

Source: Barclays Capital Source: Barclays Capital

Figure 3: Outright Convert Funds Top Performers % Returns YTD (Assets at least $200M)

Ticker Name YTD % Assets ($M)

FCVSX Fidelity Convertible Secs 21.8 1,586
PCONX Putnam Convrt Inc Grw Trst 19.5 513
RPFCX Davis App & Income Fund 17.4 363
FISCX Franklin Convertible Sec 15.8 525
MCOAX Mainstay Convertible Fund 14.5 346
VCVSX Vanguard Convertible Sec-Inv 14.5 1,308
ACHBX Van Kampen Harbor Fund 13.0 228
CCVIX Calamos Convertible Fund 12.3 1,438
PACIX Columbia Conv Securities 11.9 405
RCVAX Oppenheimer Convert Secs 11.6 263
Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Composite 15.7 200,738
Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible 500M+ 16.8 109,393
Source: Barclays Capital, Bloomberg

A link to the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index can be found on Barclays
Capital Live by selecting the Equities tab, then “Convertible Bonds”, and then “U.S. Convert
Index”. Alternatively, it may be accessed by selecting the Indices tab, then “Benchmark
Indices”, followed by “U.S. Convertibles”.

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CWB Convert ETF Mechanisms

Outstanding shares of an ETF can be traded freely on the exchange. However, creating new
shares requires dealing in Creation Units. Each Creation Unit is a large specified number of
ETF shares. In the case of CWB, it is 200,000 shares. The mechanism of purchasing and
redeeming Creation Units has an important feature which distinguishes it from buying and
selling existing ETF shares. That is, the mechanism is often times an in-kind exchange,
although cash settlement is also possible. In addition, the purchase and redemption are
transacted through “Authorized Participants”, i.e. market makers of the Fund.

In other words, to create (i.e. purchase) Creation Units, the investor must deliver to the
Authorized Participants a specified portfolio of securities, instead of cash. The content of the
portfolio is at the discretion of the Fund and need not be similar to the Fund holdings. For
CWB, it should be a substantial replication of the Fund holdings, according to the
Prospectus. In order to redeem, the investor can aggregate ETF shares into Creation Units,
then exchange for the portfolio of underlying securities. The underlying securities of the
Creation Units are published daily to the Authorized Participants before market open.

Figure 4: ETF Redemption and Creation Mechanisms

Redemption Creation

Investor B Investor A

Underlyings Underlyings
Creation Units

Authorized Authorized
Participant B Participant A

CWB

Publish Underlying Securities of Creation Units

Source : Barclays Capital

Since the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund is determined daily, and the creation and
redemption can occur as frequently, any large discount or premium of the fund value and
NAV should not be sustained, otherwise arbitrage is possible. If the ETF price is higher than
the NAV, one can buy the underlying securities, deposit them in exchange for the Creation
Units, then sell the ETF shares in the open market. On the other hand, if the ETF price is
lower, one can buy the ETF shares, aggregate them into Creation Units, redeem them for

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underlying securities, and sell the underlying securities at NAV. In practice, however, the
liquidity of the underlying securities may also cause some differences in the NAV and ETF
price to persist.

SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF

The ETF (Bloomberg Ticker: CWB US Equity) was launched in April 2009 by State Street
Global Advisors. According to the Prospectus, the Fund seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better
between the Fund’s performance and the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index.
The Fund uses a sampling method. Therefore, it does not own all securities in the Barclays
Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index, but rather selects a number of representative
bonds. Figure 5 shows the % holdings as of 04/20/2009.

The portfolio consisted of 38 securities or about 29% of the total securities in the Barclays
Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. However, they represent about 44% of the market
value of the universe. Figures 2 and 3 break down the percentages by security types. We
believe it is reasonable to expect that as the size of the Fund grows, the holdings will also
expand going forward.

The Fund also provided breakdown by quality and maturity. See Figures 6 and 7 for the
information and comparison with the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. As
the figures show, the Fund closely matches both the credit quality and maturity of the
Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index.

The goal of the Fund is to mirror as closely as possible the total return of the returns
universe (recall differences may exist between returns and statistics universe of the Barclays
Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index). As per our understanding, adjustments to the
portfolio will be made throughout the month as needed, given cash uses/needs, trading
liquidity, and other factors. Since the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index
returns universe is rebalanced every month, we believe it is reasonable to expect the Fund to
rebalance at least monthly.

Further information and fund literature can be found on the SPDR website
http://www.spdrs.com.

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Figure 5: Fund Holdings (as of 04/20/2009)

Issuer Ticker Coupon Maturity Weight % Market Value

EMC EMC 1.750 12/01/2013 6.10 $725,759
Transocean RIG 1.500 12/15/2037 5.60 666,679
Amgen AMGN 0.125 02/01/2011 5.46 649,444
Bank of America BAC 7.250 Perpetual 5.12 609,125
Prudential PRU 0.000 12/15/2037 4.54 539,955
Nabors NBR 0.940 05/15/2011 4.17 495,864
Vornado VNO 2.850 04/01/2027 4.10 488,474
Mylan MYL 6.500 11/15/2010 3.94 469,255
Medtronics MDT 1.625 04/15/2013 3.77 448,885
Cephalon CEPH 2.000 06/01/2015 3.68 438,473
Archer Daniels ADM 0.875 02/15/2014 3.48 414,186
Liberty Media TWX 3.125 03/30/2023 3.40 405,311
Prologis PLD 2.250 04/01/2037 3.40 404,250
Wells Fargo WFC 7.500 Perpetual 3.26 388,232
Hologic HOLX 2.000 12/15/2037 2.99 356,000
Newmont Mining NEM 1.250 07/15/2014 2.80 332,890
Teva TEVA 1.750 02/01/2026 2.73 325,174
Symantec SYMC 0.750 06/15/2011 2.66 316,928
Qwest Communications Q 3.500 11/15/2025 2.61 311,259
Nextel Communications S 5.250 01/15/2010 2.51 298,222
Peabody Energy BTU 4.750 12/15/2041 2.43 289,530
Intel INTC 2.950 12/15/2035 2.19 260,348
Gilead Sciences GILD 0.625 05/01/2013 2.08 247,710
Microchip MCHP 2.125 12/15/2037 1.98 235,871
Virgin Media VMED 6.500 11/15/2016 1.86 221,477
Watson Pharmaceuticals WPI 1.750 03/15/2023 1.83 218,385
Freeport-McMoran FCX 6.750 05/01/2010 1.76 209,640
Micron Technology MU 1.875 06/01/2014 1.48 176,188
AMD AMD 6.000 05/01/2015 1.46 173,333
Intl Game Technology IGT 2.600 12/15/2036 1.44 171,782
Chesapeake Energy CHK 2.500 05/15/2037 1.28 152,413
Sandisk SNDK 1.000 05/15/2013 1.05 124,869
Alliance Data Systems ADS 1.750 08/01/2013 0.97 115,678
Massey Energy MEE 3.250 08/01/2015 0.94 111,516
L-3 Comms LLL 3.000 08/01/2035 0.84 99,547
Citigroup C 6.500 Perpetual 0.72 85,625
Linear Technology LLTC 3.000 05/01/2027 0.71 84,408
Boston Properties BXP 2.875 02/15/2037 0.53 62,639
Cash -1.86 -221,144
Total Net Asset $11,904,180

Source: State Street Global Advisors

Figure 6: CWB Securities vs. Barclays Capital $500M+ U.S. Figure 7: CWB Market Value vs. Barclays Capital $500M+ U.S.
Convertible Index Convertible Index

Barclays Capital Barclays Capital

U.S. Convertible Securities as Securities as U.S. Convertible Value as % Value as %
$500MM+ Index % of Index CWB % of CWB CWB as % $500MM+ Index of Index CWB Value of CWB CWB as %
Securities Total Securities Total of Index Value ($M) Total ($M) Total of Index
Cash Pay 94 71% 33 87% 35% Cash Pay 78,428 75% 35,464 76% 45%
Mandatories 13 10% 2 5% 15% Mandatories 10,380 10% 3,760 8% 36%
Preferreds 23 17% 3 8% 13% Preferreds 14,206 14% 7,366 16% 52%
Zero/OID 3 2% 0 0% 0% Zero/OID 1,948 2% 0 0% 0%
Total 133 100% 38 100% 29% Total 104,961 100% 46,590 100% 44%

Source: Barclays Capital, State Street Global Advisors Source: Barclays Capital, State Street Global Advisors

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Figure 8: Quality Breakdown Figure 9: Maturity Breakdown

Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible

Quality $500MM+ Index CWB Maturity $500MM+ Index CWB
Aaa 0% 1% 0-1 1% 2%
A 21% 22% 1-2 13% 11%
Baa 28% 28% 2-3 10% 7%
Below Baa 37% 38% 3-5 18% 18%
Not Rated 15% 12% 5-7 4% 10%
7 - 10 1% 2%
10 - 15 6% 5%
15 - 20 10% 10%
20 - 30 25% 24%
30+ 12% 11%
Source: Barclays Capital, State Street Global Advisors Source: Barclays Capital, State Street Global Advisors

The Fund currently has a market cap of $31 million. The size of the Fund has grown rapidly,
driven primarily by the increase in shares outstanding. There are 1,000,000 shares
outstanding as of 05/12/2009, compared to the 200,000 shares at inception.

Figure 10: Price and Shares Outstanding Figure 11: Cumulative Returns Since Inception

31.5 1000 6.0%

900 5.0%
31
800
4.0%
700
30.5
3.0%
600
30 500 2.0%
400 1.0%
29.5
300
0.0%
200
4/16
4/17
4/20
4/21
4/22
4/23
4/24
4/27
4/28
4/29
4/30

5/11
5/12
5/1
5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7
29 5/8
-1.0%
100
28.5 0 -2.0%
4/16 4/20 4/22 4/24 4/28 4/30 5/4 5/6 5/8 5/12
-3.0%

Shares Out (x000) CWB NAV CWB NAV Index Tracking Error

Source: Bloomberg Source: Barclays Capital, Bloomberg

The performance of the Fund can be evaluated against its stated objective of achieving a
correlation of at least 0.95 with the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible $500MM+ Index. We
look at the NAV of the Fund instead of the price, since the price may be subject to market
conditions outside of the Fund’s control. Based on the 18 daily return data points since
inception, the correlation of the Fund NAV and the Barclays Capital U.S. Convertible
$500MM+ Index is about 0.88.

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Figure 12: Fund NAV Daily Returns vs. Index Returns Since Inception

2.00

1.50

1.00

NAV Returns (%)

0.50

0.00
-4 -3 -2 -1 -0.50 0 1 2

-1.00

-1.50

-2.00

-2.50
Index Returns (%)

Source: Barclays Capital, Bloomberg

The existing time series is not sufficiently long to accurately measure the correlation. Still,
we can rely on historical data for back testing purposes, subject to some simplifying
assumptions. We assume that we initiated a portfolio with the same members and
weighting as Figure 5 a year before inception (04/16/2008). Assuming the portfolio was
static for one year with no rebalancing, the correlation of daily returns turns out to be 0.96,
as Figure 13 shows. Interestingly, even if only the top 10 holdings were taken to the back
test, the correlation still comes out to be about 0.90. We believe the estimate is conservative
because the portfolio was completely indifferent to index changes and movements. If the
portfolio was actively managed, as in the case of the Fund, we would expect the correlation
to be at least as high. Nonetheless, results from back testing may not accurately predict
future performance.

Figure 13: Back Test Fund Returns vs. Index Returns

2
NAV Returns (%)

0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6

-2

-4

-6

-8
Index Returns (%)

Source: Barclays Capital

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