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HYEMVanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

Get income14y track recordRanked #370 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of ICE BofA Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index.

By VanEck · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.40%

#2,058 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$511M

#1,553 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

6.62%

Track Record

14 years

#1,013 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,742+7.4%

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

ICE BofA Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 11.1% of fundwell diversified

State Street Global Advisors
4.8%
PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRE
1.8%
SAMARCO MINERACAO SA
0.8%
GRUPO NUTRESA SA
0.6%
GRUPO NUTRESA SA
0.6%
DIG INTL FIN/DIFL US LLC
0.6%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE
0.5%
ECOPETROL SA
0.5%
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA
0.5%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS L
0.5%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.0%
Cash
1.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-31.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.15Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.70Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

7.2 years

Credit ratings

US Government
5.2%
BBB
3.1%
BB
50.0%
B
31.8%
Below B
6.5%
Other
8.6%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of ICE BofA Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging market issuers with below investment grade ratings. Uses a sampling methodology to approximate the investment performance of the Emerging Markets High Yield Index.
Inception date
May 8, 2012
Fund family
VanEck

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Data updated on 2026-06-19