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SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF

EBNDNYSE ArcaSPDRB

$20.48+0.05 (+0.22%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 20.43 to 20.48. Range 20.46 to 20.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.4620.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$2.24B
1Y total return
+2.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.05%
Holdings
648
Avg volume · 30D
272K sh
52W range
low $20.36high $21.94
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EBND Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Rank
1 of 6
Six-pillar profile for EBND. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 62, Mission 89, Tradability 36, Holdings 71, Durability 62. Strongest: Mission (89). Weakest: Tradability (36). Leans toward Mission.

Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 6
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 6
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 6
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 6
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

Our read on EBND

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost international bond funds pay you in dollars. EBND owns emerging-market government debt in the local currency (rupiah, real, peso), so the exchange rate is part of the trade, not hedged away. And it costs less than its group's median.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Government Diversified Index and provide exposure to fixed-rate, local-currency sovereign debt issued by emerging-market countries.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.30% a year it undercuts the 0.35% median for international government bond funds, where IGOV, BWX and ISHG each charge 0.35% and WIP asks 0.50%.
  • Roughly 700 bonds across emerging-market sovereign issuers, so no single government's budget drama sets the tone for the whole portfolio.ssga.com
  • Running since 2011 and now a multibillion-dollar fund: a long-tenured version of the local-currency trade, not a launch-and-see experiment.
  • Pays monthly, and the holdings match the label: fixed-rate local-currency sovereign debt tracking the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Government Diversified Index.ssga.com

Worth knowing

  • Unhedged by design. Moves in emerging-market currencies against the dollar land in your return before a single bond does anything.ssga.com
  • Emerging-market sovereign debt carries credit and policy risk, and local interest rates can shift quickly.
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume heavyweight, so spreads can run wider than on the busiest bond ETFs.

EBND Performance

Launched Feb 23, 2011

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EBND$10,243
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EBND $10,243. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EBND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEBND
Year to date+0.5%
1 month+0.2%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+2.4%
3 yearsper year+7.6%
5 yearsper year+1.5%
10 yearsper year+1.4%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EBND
YearReturn barEBND
2026 YTD+0.5%
2025+15.8%
2024−2.7%
2023+9.0%
2022−11.8%
2021−9.7%
2020+4.5%

EBND in the news

EBND Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
6.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.24Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.09; Mar 1, 2023 $0.08; Apr 3, 2023 $0.13; May 1, 2023 $0.08; Jun 1, 2023 $0.09; Jul 3, 2023 $0.09; Aug 1, 2023 $0.10; Sep 1, 2023 $0.08; Oct 2, 2023 $0.09; Nov 1, 2023 $0.10; Dec 1, 2023 $0.10; Dec 18, 2023 $0.08; Feb 1, 2024 $0.10; Mar 1, 2024 $0.09; Apr 1, 2024 $0.10; May 1, 2024 $0.10; Jun 3, 2024 $0.10; Jul 1, 2024 $0.10; Aug 1, 2024 $0.10; Sep 3, 2024 $0.10; Oct 1, 2024 $0.10; Nov 1, 2024 $0.10; Dec 2, 2024 $0.09; Dec 19, 2024 $0.07; Feb 3, 2025 $0.10; Mar 3, 2025 $0.09; Apr 1, 2025 $0.10; May 1, 2025 $0.10; Jun 2, 2025 $0.10; Jul 1, 2025 $0.10; Aug 1, 2025 $0.10; Sep 2, 2025 $0.10; Oct 1, 2025 $0.10; Nov 3, 2025 $0.10; Dec 1, 2025 $0.10; Dec 18, 2025 $0.11; Feb 2, 2026 $0.10; Mar 2, 2026 $0.09; Apr 1, 2026 $0.10; May 1, 2026 $0.10; Jun 1, 2026 $0.10; Jul 1, 2026 $0.11; Aug 3, 2026 $0.11; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.11
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.10
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.11
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.11
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.11
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.10
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.10
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.10
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.09
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.10
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.11
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.10

See all 133 payments⁠

$10,000 in EBND 10 years ago paid $3,768 in dividends.⁠

EBND Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.41
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−23.3%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.23
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EBND Cost

Cheapest in International Sovereign

$6,149

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EBND 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EBND 0.30%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530EBND $6,149

Year by year

YearEBND
10$545
20$2,113
30$6,149

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