EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market bonds.
By iShares · Launched 2007
Annual Cost
0.39%
#1,958 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$14.2B
#201 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
5.04%
Track Record
18 years
#561 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,966+9.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
Emerging marketsStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 6.4% of fund✓ well diversified
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds
1.1%
Ecuador Government International Bonds
0.8%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
0.7%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds
0.7%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds
0.6%
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds
0.5%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL
0.5%
Ghana Government International Bonds
0.5%
Uruguay Government International Bonds
0.5%
Republic of Poland Government International Bonds
0.4%
Asset allocation
Bonds
98.5%
Cash
1.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-28.7%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.80Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.16Good downside protection
Bond profile
Duration
5.7 years
Credit ratings
US Government
87.2%
AA
0.9%
A
17.3%
BBB
33.6%
BB
24.6%
B
15.9%
Below B
7.6%
Other
0.0%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market bonds.
- Strategy
- Tracks the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index, a benchmark of U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets debt. The Fund invests primarily in securities issued by entities in emerging market countries, using a representative sampling strategy to achieve its investment objective. It will invest at least 80% of its assets in the index's component securities and may invest up to 10% in derivatives to help track the index.
- Inception date
- December 17, 2007
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19