VanEckEmerging Markets BondHYEM · NYSE Arca

VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)

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Price: $19.85; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $520.8M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.40%; Category 0.95%
Yield: 6.76%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 5.4%+1.0%; Category 4.4%
3Y CAGR: 10.3%+1.3%; Category 9.0%
5Y CAGR: 3.0%+1.6%; Category 1.4%

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VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield 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	-0.2%	+0.6%	+3.3%	+4.5%	+5.4%	+10.3%	+3.0%	+4.2%	+4.6%
Emerging Markets Bond average	-0.8%	-0.9%	2.4%	2.0%	4.4%	9.0%	1.4%	2.6%	4.4%
Difference	+0.6%	+1.5%	+0.9%	+2.5%	+1.0%	+1.3%	+1.6%	+1.6%	+0.2%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Industrials100.0%

Asset mix

Bonds99.2%
Cash0.8%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government5.2%
BBB3.0%
BB51.2%
B32.6%
Below B4.3%
Other9.0%

ETF details

Issuer: VanEck
Category: Fixed Income · Emerging Markets Bond
Ticker: HYEM
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 8 May 2012 (14.3 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.40% (category 0.95%)
Holdings turnover: 39% (category 67%)
Distribution yield: 6.76%
Beta, 3 years: 0.50
Total net assets: $520.8M
Average duration: 7.28 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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