HYEMVanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,742+7.4%
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
ICE BofA Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 11.1% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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