Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
$27.58+0.06 (+0.22%)
- 0.55%
- $36M
- +8.7%
- 8.29%
- 0M sh
- $27.59
- low $27.00high $29.11
The ETF.net VEMY Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 10 of 13
Score 41 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.F18 out of 100Rank 11 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 8 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 8 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 11 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 10 of 13
Our read on VEMY
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.
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 Holdings
- Bonds
- 171
- 19%
- Cash/Cash equivalents
Geography
- Argentina10.55%
- Luxembourg7.99%
- Turkey7.63%
- Mexico6.04%
- Colombia5.20%
- Egypt4.46%
- Netherlands3.96%
- United Kingdom3.94%
- 50.25%
Developed 19% · Emerging 81%
VEMY Performance
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VEMY$10,872
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 | VEMY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.1% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −3.5% |
| 1 year | +8.7% |
| 3 years | +14.0% |
| 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 | VEMY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.1% | |
| 2025 | +15.2% | |
| 2024 | +13.5% | |
| 2023 | +14.5% | |
| 2022 | −1.1% |
VEMY in the news
VEMY Dividends
- 8.29%
- $2.28
- $0.16 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
VEMY Risk
- 6.6%
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.
- 1.23
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.
- −8.8%
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.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VEMY Cost
0.55%
VEMY0.55%
- The middle half of International High Yield Bond funds
- Median 0.46%
10 of the 13 International High Yield Bond funds charge less.
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- BIHYVanEck International High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.0%
- CNJNKColumbia U.S. High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +2.9%
- CFHYSFederated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +3.9%
- CPBSCPacer Barings Secured Credit Flex ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —
- DMHYMan Active High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +8.3%