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EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Get income18y track recordRanked #121 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,966+9.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 6.4% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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