CWB’s 19% YTD Return Shows How Convertible Bonds Bridge Stock Gains and Income Floor

Convertible bonds sit in an odd corner of capital markets: corporate debt with an embedded equity option, paying coupon income while carrying upside tied to the issuer’s stock. The SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:CWB) is the largest fund built around that hybrid, with roughly $5 billion in assets and a 0.40% expense ratio. CWB ... CWB’s 19% YTD Return Shows How Convertible Bonds Bridge Stock Gains and Income Floor