VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF
$49.73+0.11 (+0.22%)
- 0.65%
- $295M
- +6.2%
- 5.79%
- 0M sh
- $49.57
- low $48.92high $54.61
The ETF.net EMBX Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 3 of 7
Score 61 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.D34 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 4 of 7
Our read on EMBX
BAn actively managed passport into emerging-market debt: VanEck's team roams across government, quasi-government and corporate bonds instead of shadowing one index. Trading since 2012, paying monthly.
The ETF seeks total return from income and capital appreciation through active investment in debt securities issued by emerging-market governments, quasi-government entities, and corporations.
Why people hold it
- Genuinely active mandate. The team can shift among sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate EM bonds hunting total return, rather than owning whatever an index dictates.vaneck.com
- Pays monthly, and the stated objective puts income alongside capital appreciation, so coupons are central to the design rather than a byproduct.
- Spread across well over a hundred bonds, so no single government or company dominates the portfolio's fate.
- Live since 2012, which means a real record through multiple emerging-market credit and currency cycles, not a freshly launched idea.
Worth knowing
- Active management costs: 0.76% a year, against 0.30% for VanEck's own index-based EM local-currency bond fund (EMLC). You are paying for a manager's judgment calls.
- Not one of the heavily traded names in its category, so bid-ask spreads can be wider than headline size suggests, especially when markets get jumpy.
- Emerging-market debt brings sovereign credit and currency risk that US core bonds do not, and that tends to show up as deeper drawdowns.vaneck.com
EMBX Holdings
- Other
- 143
- 25%
- -Usd Cash-
Geography
- United States40.50%
- Brazil6.12%
- Malaysia5.26%
- Poland4.20%
- Chile3.36%
- Hong Kong3.16%
- Peru3.14%
- Indonesia2.93%
- 31.33%
Developed 9% · Emerging 91%
EMBX Performance
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EMBX$10,618
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | EMBX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.2% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 1 year | +6.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EMBX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.2% | |
| 2025 | +2.3% |
EMBX in the news
EMBX Dividends
- 5.79%
- $2.88
- $0.23 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EMBX Risk
- 6.8%
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.
- 0.09
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.
- −5.2%
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.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EMBX Cost
0.65%
EMBX0.65%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Bonds (Local Currency) funds
- Median 0.55%
4 of the 7 Emerging Markets Bonds (Local Currency) funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Bonds (Local Currency)
- AEMLCVanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +4.8%
- ALEMBiShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +6.1%
- CELDWisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt FundExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +4.5%
- CFEMBFirst Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +5.7%
- DCBONVanEck China Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +9.6%