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Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

VEMYNYSE ArcaVirtusC

$27.31+0.02 (+0.08%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:46 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 76 prints from 27.29 to 27.31. Range 27.31 to 27.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.3427.3627.3827.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$36M
1Y total return
+5.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
8.45%
Holdings
172
Avg volume · 30D
35.4K sh
52W range
low $27.00high $29.11
Launched

The ETF.net VEMY Grade

C

Score 43 out of 100

Rank
10 of 13
Six-pillar profile for VEMY. Scores out of 100: Cost 10, Risk 44, Mission 78, Tradability 60, Holdings 33, Durability 36. Strongest: Mission (78). Weakest: Cost (10). Leans toward Mission.

Score 43 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F10 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 13
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 11
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 13
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 13
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 13
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13

Our read on VEMY

ETF.net Research

In short

CIts high-yield cohort is mostly cheap US junk-bond index funds. VEMY goes the other way: an actively run book of emerging-market sovereign and corporate debt, roughly 190 bonds, paying monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets, under normal circumstances, in high-yield bonds economically tied to emerging-market countries.

Why people hold it

  • A real outlier in the high-yield aisle: at least 80% of assets in bonds tied to emerging-market countries, not the US corporate credit the top-ranked funds beside it hold.
  • Stone Harbor is a dedicated emerging-market debt shop, now a Virtus affiliate. VEMY was its first ETF, launched in 2022.stockanalysis.com
  • No index to hug. Managers choose the issuers across sovereign and corporate emerging-market debt, roughly 190 bonds, and cash lands monthly.stockanalysis.com

Worth knowing

  • At 0.55% a year it runs above the 0.40% cohort median and several times index peers like SCYB (0.03%) and SPHY (0.05%). Specialist credit work costs more than tracking.
  • Thinly traded. Spreads can widen, so limit orders matter more here than in the giant broad high-yield funds.
  • Small fund, launched in 2022, so the record is short. Emerging-market credit also carries sovereign and political risk that US-only high-yield funds don't take on.

VEMY Performance

Launched Dec 12, 2022

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

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VEMY$10,497
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. VEMY $10,497. 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 VEMY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVEMY
Year to date+3.0%
1 month+0.8%
3 months−2.5%
1 year+5.0%
3 yearsper year+13.6%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 VEMY
YearReturn barVEMY
2026 YTD+3.0%
2025+15.2%
2024+13.5%
2023+14.5%
2022−1.1%

History from Dec 13, 2022

VEMY in the news

VEMY 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.
8.45%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.30Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 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. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 20, 2023 $0.25; Feb 21, 2023 $0.23; Mar 20, 2023 $0.18; Apr 20, 2023 $0.22; May 22, 2023 $0.22; Jun 20, 2023 $0.21; Jul 20, 2023 $0.21; Aug 21, 2023 $0.19; Sep 20, 2023 $0.19; Oct 20, 2023 $0.19; Nov 20, 2023 $0.15; Dec 20, 2023 $0.23; Jan 22, 2024 $0.18; Feb 21, 2024 $0.13; Mar 20, 2024 $0.13; Apr 22, 2024 $0.17; May 20, 2024 $0.16; Jun 20, 2024 $0.18; Jul 22, 2024 $0.17; Aug 20, 2024 $0.18; Sep 20, 2024 $0.20; Oct 21, 2024 $0.16; Nov 20, 2024 $0.17; Dec 20, 2024 $0.90; Jan 21, 2025 $0.10; Feb 20, 2025 $0.17; Mar 20, 2025 $0.15; Apr 21, 2025 $0.17; May 20, 2025 $0.17; Jun 20, 2025 $0.18; Jul 21, 2025 $0.16; Aug 20, 2025 $0.17; Sep 22, 2025 $0.17; Oct 20, 2025 $0.16; Nov 20, 2025 $0.17; Dec 22, 2025 $0.71; Jan 20, 2026 $0.12; Feb 20, 2026 $0.13; Mar 20, 2026 $0.16; Apr 20, 2026 $0.15; May 20, 2026 $0.13; Jun 22, 2026 $0.13; Jul 20, 2026 $0.12; Aug 20, 2026 $0.15; Sep 21, 2026 $0.16; Oct 20, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 20, 2026Oct 27, 2026$0.19
Sep 21, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.16
Aug 20, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.15
Jul 20, 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.12
Jun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.13
May 20, 2026May 27, 2026$0.13
Apr 20, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.15
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.16
Feb 20, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.13
Jan 20, 2026Jan 27, 2026$0.12
Dec 22, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.71
Nov 20, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.17

See all 46 payments⁠

$10,000 in VEMY 3 years ago paid $2,833 in dividends.⁠

VEMY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.5%
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.
1.33
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.
−8.8%
46 months · trough Mar 2023
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.
0.65
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.

VEMY Cost

Overpaying vs HYDB, tied cheapest in International High Yield Bond

$3,778

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

  • VEMY 0.55%

    $10,904

  • HYDB 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VEMY 0.55%
  • HYDB 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530VEMY $10,904HYDB $7,126

Year by year

YearVEMYHYDBOverpaying
10$988$634$354
20$3,790$2,454$1,336
30$10,904$7,126$3,778

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