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LEMBiShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

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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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,710+7.1%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 15% Cap 4% Floor Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 10.5% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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