LEMBiShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
Tracks the investment results of an index composed of local currency denominated, emerging market sovereign bonds.
By iShares · Launched 2011
Annual Cost
0.30%
#1,392 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$720M
#1,333 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
2.40%
Track Record
14 years
#916 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,710+7.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
Emerging marketsStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 15% Cap 4% Floor Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 10.5% of fund✓ well diversified
REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY
1.3%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1.3%
SERBIA TREASURY BONDS
1.3%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1.1%
TURKIYE GOVERNMENT BOND
1.1%
REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY
1.0%
SERBIA TREASURY BONDS
1.0%
SERBIA TREASURY BONDS
0.8%
REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY
0.8%
TURKIYE GOVERNMENT BOND
0.8%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
6.6%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-29.1%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.27Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.37Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
6.0 years
Avg maturity
9.9 years
Credit ratings
US Government
99.4%
AA
3.9%
A
28.7%
BBB
42.7%
BB
24.3%
Other
0.3%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of an index composed of local currency denominated, emerging market sovereign bonds.
- Strategy
- Employs a representative sampling indexing strategy to track the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 15% Cap 4% Floor Index, which includes local currency-denominated sovereign bonds from emerging market countries. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the index's component securities.
- Inception date
- October 18, 2011
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-03