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Bulgaria government bonds

Bulgaria's bonds as US funds mark them in their filings (SEC Form N-PORT), by currency. Fund marks as of Jul 2026; they lag the market by about two months.

By currency

BondsMeasured againstCountSpread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month changeMedian yieldHeld by US funds
EUR Euro bonds of non-euro countries vs German Bunds15 75 bp 81 bp6.1% -3 bp3.88% $403.5M
USD Emerging markets, US-dollar bonds vs US Treasuries1 n/a —— —— $48.9M

Priced-in odds = spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery) over five years; it includes a risk premium and overstates actual defaults. Own-currency bonds get a yield and no odds: a government can print its own currency.

EUR spread history

Median spread vs German Bunds, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.

65 bp189 bp314 bpJan 2021Jul 20262021-01-31: 71 bp2021-03-31: 127 bp2021-04-30: 70 bp2021-07-31: 84 bp2021-10-31: 78 bp2022-01-31: 82 bp2022-04-30: 167 bp2022-05-31: 180 bp2022-07-31: 237 bp2022-09-30: 314 bp2022-10-31: 297 bp2022-11-30: 185 bp2022-12-31: 154 bp2023-01-31: 199 bp2023-02-28: 176 bp2023-03-31: 230 bp2023-04-30: 205 bp2023-05-31: 218 bp2023-06-30: 219 bp2023-07-31: 169 bp2023-08-31: 185 bp2023-09-30: 216 bp2023-10-31: 193 bp2023-11-30: 198 bp2023-12-31: 178 bp2024-01-31: 154 bp2024-02-29: 150 bp2024-03-31: 137 bp2024-04-30: 111 bp2024-06-30: 147 bp2024-07-31: 139 bp2024-08-31: 156 bp2024-09-30: 132 bp2024-10-31: 100 bp2024-11-30: 119 bp2024-12-31: 101 bp2025-01-31: 86 bp2025-02-28: 85 bp2025-03-31: 93 bp2025-04-30: 108 bp2025-05-31: 86 bp2025-06-30: 76 bp2025-07-31: 70 bp2025-08-31: 93 bp2025-09-30: 69 bp2025-10-31: 74 bp2025-11-30: 98 bp2025-12-31: 76 bp2026-01-31: 65 bp2026-02-28: 101 bp2026-03-31: 86 bp2026-04-30: 76 bp2026-05-31: 105 bp2026-06-30: 79 bp2026-07-31: 75 bp

USD spread history

Median spread vs US Treasuries, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.

69 bp97 bp126 bpSep 2024Mar 20262024-09-30: 116 bp2024-12-31: 126 bp2025-03-31: 102 bp2025-06-30: 78 bp2025-09-30: 77 bp2025-11-30: 77 bp2025-12-31: 83 bp2026-02-28: 69 bp2026-03-31: 110 bp

Bulgaria's EUR curve

Yield to maturity of each EUR bond US funds hold (15 bonds, government and government-related issuers, index-linked excluded), Jul 2026 fund marks. Hover a point for the bond.

3.03%3.85%4.68%0y12y24yBulgaria Government International Bond 3.0 2028-03-21: 3.03%BULGARIA 4.125 2029-09-23: 3.20%Bulgaria Government International Bond 4.375 2031-05-13: 3.40%Republic of Bulgaria 3.625 2032-09-05: 3.60%Bulgaria Government International Bond 4.5 2033-01-27: 3.62%BULGARIA 4.5 2033-01-27: 3.57%Bulgaria Government International Bond 3.5 2034-05-07: 3.86%BULGARIA 4.625 2034-09-23: 3.88%BULGARIA 3.125 2035-03-26: 3.92%BULGARIA 3.375 2035-07-18: 4.03%BULGARIA 4.875 2036-05-13: 4.10%Bulgaria Government International Bond 4.125 2038-05-07: 4.39%Bulgaria Government International Bond 4.25 2044-09-05: 4.62%BULGARIA 1.375 2050-09-23: 4.68%

Who holds Bulgaria's debt

Fund series holding Bulgaria's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 117 now, 111 a quarter earlier. Names as reported in the filings.

Fund seriesReportBondsFace valueValue
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BOND II INDEX FUND2026-07-31 9$146.5M$167.4M
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BOND INDEX FUND2026-07-31 9$120.5M$138.5M
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund (USD Hedged)2026-06-30 2$52.5M$59.0M
PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)2026-06-30 2$33.2M$36.7M
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF2026-07-31 1$31.3M$29.8M
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 2$22.0M$22.1M
MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-07-31 1$16.7M$18.8M
VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND2026-07-31 1$15.5M$17.9M
Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund2026-06-30 2$12.2M$13.6M
THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND2026-07-31 5$10.7M$11.1M
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 2$9.7M$10.0M
Capital World Bond Fund2026-06-30 3$8.5M$9.6M
PGIM Global Total Return Fund2026-07-31 1$8.2M$8.9M
American Funds Global Balanced Fund2026-07-31 1$7.3M$8.8M
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND2026-07-31 1$7.5M$7.1M
Nuveen International Aggregate Bond ETF2026-06-30 11$6.9M$6.9M
iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF2026-07-31 13$5.9M$6.6M
VANGUARD STAR CORE-PLUS BOND FUND2026-07-31 1$5.3M$6.0M
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund2026-06-30 2$5.2M$5.9M
AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio2026-06-30 3$4.5M$5.4M

ETFs holding Bulgaria's bonds

From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report, as a share of its net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.

ETFReportBondsValue% of net assets
BNDX VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BOND INDEX FUND 2026-07-319$138.5M 0.11%
EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2026-07-311$29.8M 0.20%
VWOB VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND 2026-07-311$7.1M 0.11%
NXUS Nuveen International Aggregate Bond ETF 2026-06-3011$6.9M 0.18%
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF 2026-07-3113$6.6M 0.06%
JEMB Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF 2026-07-314$3.0M 0.69%
BWX State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF 2026-06-305$2.4M 0.18%
IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 2026-07-311$1.7M 0.00%
EMBD Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2026-05-311$1.1M 0.42%
HFSI Hartford Strategic Income ETF 2026-07-314$423K 0.04%
EMHC State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF 2026-06-301$369K 0.14%
HTRB Hartford Total Return Bond ETF 2026-07-311$286K 0.01%
CGIB Capital Group International Bond ETF (USD-Hedged) 2026-06-301$273K 0.10%
JPMB JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF 2026-05-311$195K 0.30%
BWZ State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF 2026-06-301$115K 0.04%

Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.

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