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iSharesEmerging Markets Local-Currency BondLEMB · NYSE Arca

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB)

Price
$41.99
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$732.7M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.30%
Category 1.12%
Yield
2.41%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
8.2%+0.6%
Category 7.5%
5Y CAGR
1.8%-0.6%
Category 2.4%
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iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

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

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-0.6%-1.4%+0.5%+1.0%+3.9%+8.2%+1.8%+1.3%+0.6%
Emerging Markets Local-Currency Bond average-0.3%-1.1%0.3%1.2%3.8%7.5%2.4%1.9%1.2%
Difference-0.3%-0.3%+0.2%-0.2%+0.1%+0.6%-0.6%-0.6%-0.5%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

6rating buckets
  1. US government99.1%
  2. AA2.6%
  3. A18.9%
  4. BBB28.5%
  5. BB49.7%
  6. Other0.2%

Asset mix

  • Bonds99.3%
  • Cash0.7%

ETF details

Issuer
iShares
Category
Fixed Income · Emerging Markets Local-Currency Bond
Ticker
LEMB
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
18 Oct 2011 (15.0 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.30% (category 1.12%)
Holdings turnover
29% (category 76%)
Distribution yield
2.41%
Beta, 3 years
0.89
Total net assets
$732.7M
Average duration
6.08 years
Average maturity
9.85 years

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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