VanEckEmerging Markets Local-Currency BondEMLC · NYSE Arca

VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC)

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Price: $25.44; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $5.1B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.30%; Category 1.12%
Yield: 6.21%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 6.1%-0.5%; Category 6.6%
3Y CAGR: 7.7%+0.3%; Category 7.4%
5Y CAGR: 2.1%-0.1%; Category 2.2%

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VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency 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	-0.1%	+1.3%	+4.6%	+2.7%	+6.1%	+7.7%	+2.1%	+1.9%	+1.2%
Emerging Markets Local-Currency Bond average	0.3%	1.5%	4.9%	3.6%	6.6%	7.4%	2.2%	2.1%	1.3%
Difference	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.9%	-0.5%	+0.3%	-0.1%	-0.2%	-0.1%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government98.0%
AAA6.4%
AA4.6%
A25.3%
BBB42.4%
BB18.5%
Other2.9%

Asset mix

Bonds99.9%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: VanEck
Category: Fixed Income · Emerging Markets Local-Currency Bond
Ticker: EMLC
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 22 Jul 2010 (16.1 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.30% (category 1.12%)
Holdings turnover: 26% (category 76%)
Distribution yield: 6.21%
Beta, 3 years: 1.08
Total net assets: $5.1B
Average duration: 5.87 years
Average maturity: 9.59 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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