VanEckEmerging Markets BondEMBX · NYSE Arca

VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBX)

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Price: $50.54; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $270.7M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.76%; Category 0.95%
Yield: 5.26%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 6.1%+1.7%; Category 4.4%
3Y CAGR: 4.5%-4.5%; Category 9.0%
5Y CAGR: -1.6%-3.0%; Category 1.4%

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VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-0.8%	-0.4%	+3.4%	+3.6%	+6.1%	+4.5%	-1.6%	-1.6%	-2.7%
Emerging Markets Bond average	-0.8%	-0.9%	2.4%	2.0%	4.4%	9.0%	1.4%	2.6%	4.4%
Difference	0.0%	+0.5%	+1.0%	+1.6%	+1.7%	-4.5%	-3.0%	-4.2%	-7.1%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Consumer discretionary100.0%

Asset mix

Bonds95.8%
Cash4.2%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government78.6%
AAA1.5%
AA2.5%
A16.1%
BBB26.5%
BB21.7%
B10.9%
Below B10.5%
Other10.4%

ETF details

Issuer: VanEck
Category: Fixed Income · Emerging Markets Bond
Ticker: EMBX
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 9 Jul 2012 (14.2 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.76% (category 0.95%)
Holdings turnover: 217% (category 67%)
Distribution yield: 5.26%
Beta, 3 years: 1.02
Total net assets: $270.7M
Average duration: 6.31 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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