---
ticker: "HYEM"
name: "VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/HYEM"
grade: "B"
score: 65
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "International High Yield Bond"
category_rank: "3 of 13"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# HYEM: VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

Grade **B**, Score 65 of 100. Rank 3 of 13 in International High Yield Bond.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 70 | 3 of 13 |
| Mission | 49 | 10 of 11 |
| Risk | 55 | 6 of 13 |
| Tradability | 86 | 2 of 13 |
| Holdings | 79 | 2 of 13 |
| Durability | 76 | 3 of 13 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 545 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Provincia De Buenos Aires/Government Bo | 1.26% |
| 2 | — | Samarco Mineracao Sa | 0.78% |
| 3 | — | Digicel International Finance Ltd / Dif | 0.72% |
| 4 | — | Grupo Nutresa Sa | 0.61% |
| 5 | — | Grupo Nutresa Sa | 0.56% |
| 6 | — | Ecopetrol Sa | 0.55% |
| 7 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos | 0.54% |
| 8 | — | Latam Airlines Group Sa | 0.53% |
| 9 | — | First Quantum Minerals Ltd | 0.52% |
| 10 | — | Petroleos Del Peru Sa | 0.51% |
| 11 | — | Ypf Sa | 0.50% |
| 12 | — | Petroleos Mexicanos | 0.49% |
| 13 | — | First Quantum Minerals Ltd | 0.48% |
| 14 | — | Wynn Macau Ltd | 0.47% |
| 15 | — | Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co Ltd | 0.47% |
| 16 | — | Saavi Energia Sarl | 0.46% |
| 17 | — | Ecopetrol Sa | 0.45% |
| 18 | — | Telecommunications Co Telekom Srbija Ad | 0.45% |
| 19 | — | Ecopetrol Sa | 0.45% |
| 20 | — | Azule Energy Finance Plc | 0.44% |
| 21 | — | Melco Resorts Finance Ltd | 0.43% |
| 22 | — | Aes Panama Generation Holdings Srl | 0.42% |
| 23 | — | Bangkok Bank Pcl/Hong Kong | 0.42% |
| 24 | — | Grupo Nutresa Sa | 0.42% |
| 25 | — | Cox Asset Mexico Sa De Cv | 0.41% |
| 26 | — | Panama Infrastructure Receivable Purcha | 0.40% |
| 27 | — | Transnet/South Africa | 0.40% |
| 28 | — | Orbia Advance Corp Sab De Cv | 0.39% |
| 29 | — | Ypf Sa | 0.39% |
| 30 | — | Eskom Holdings | 0.38% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/HYEM. Please cite the page URL.