JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF
$38.16+0.09 (+0.24%)
- 0.39%
- $95M
- +0.9%
- 6.00%
- 0M sh
- $38.01
- low $37.53high $40.90
The ETF.net JPMB Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 7 of 17
Score 63 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.B59 out of 100Rank 6 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 12 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 11 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 11 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 10 of 17
Our read on JPMB
BEmerging-market debt without the currency guessing game: dollar-denominated bonds from sovereigns, state-owned borrowers and corporates, roughly 200 of them, at 0.39% a year. Income lands monthly.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S.-dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging-market sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate entities.
Why people hold it
- 0.39% a year undercuts the 0.50% median fee among its emerging-market debt peers, and none of them charges less.
- The index does the driving, and the fund has stayed very close to it: one of the tighter tracking records in its peer group.
- Roughly 200 bonds across sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate issuers, so the credit exposure is spread out rather than parked on a few governments.
- Pays monthly, and it has been running since 2018 under the J.P. Morgan roof.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded and modest in assets, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the category's largest funds.
- Dollar-denominated bonds sidestep local-currency swings, not risk. Prices still move with US interest rates and emerging-market credit sentiment.
- The fee edge is shared: EMBD matches the same 0.39%, so cost alone will not settle the choice.
JPMB Holdings
- Bonds
- 226
- 14%
- Federative 6.625% 03/35
Sectors
- Government89.9%
- Corporate10.1%
Geography
- Turkey8.06%
- Brazil6.90%
- Dominican Republic5.94%
- Colombia5.80%
- South Africa4.89%
- Bahrain4.72%
- Nigeria4.41%
- Egypt4.41%
- 54.86%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
JPMB Performance
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JPMB$10,087
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 | JPMB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.5% |
| 1 month | −2.0% |
| 3 months | −3.5% |
| 1 year | +0.9% |
| 3 years | +8.0% |
| 5 years | +1.1% |
| 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 | JPMB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.5% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | +9.5% | |
| 2022 | −16.1% | |
| 2021 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | +5.4% |
JPMB in the news
JPMB Dividends
- 6.00%
- $2.28
- $0.20 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
JPMB Risk
- 7.4%
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.
- 0.38
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.
- −25.3%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JPMB Cost
0.39%
JPMB0.39%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds
- Median 0.40%
5 of the 17 Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)
- BGEMDGoldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets USD Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +0.9%
- BEMBDGlobal X - Emerging Markets Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +2.2%
- BCEMBiShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +1.3%
- BPCYInvesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −0.8%
- CBREMiShares Emerging Markets Bond Active ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —