iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
BEMB
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Feb 24, 2023
- CIK
- 0001100663
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares Trust - iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (BEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the J.P. Morgan EM Sovereign and Corporate Credit Core Index, composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate entities. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and at least 90% in fixed income securities of the types included therein, utilizing a representative sampling technique; its portfolio typically comprises approximately 265-295 holdings, including sovereign debt from issuers such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Dominican Republic, Philippines, and Romania, as well as quasi-sovereign and corporate bonds from entities like Mexico, Panama, Argentina, and Egypt. Launched on February 22, 2023, and domiciled in the United States, the ETF is issued by iShares Trust, a unit of BlackRock, Inc., with portfolio management provided by BlackRock Fund Advisors and BlackRock International Limited, and trades on the Cboe BZX exchange under the ticker BEMB (CUSIP: 46436E262). The fund targets investors seeking exposure to emerging markets fixed income, emphasizing U.S. dollar-denominated instruments with at least 2.5 years to maturity across global emerging regions; key portfolio characteristics include a weighted average maturity of approximately 8.97 years, effective duration of 5.85 years, and a 30-day SEC yield around 5.62%, with monthly distributions. Geographically, it provides diversified access to bonds from emerging market countries spanning Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, without pursuing a sustainable, impact, or ESG investment strategy. Net assets stand at approximately $43-48 million, with an expense ratio of 0.15%-0.18%. No major strategic changes, such as partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, new product launches, or reorganizations specific to BEMB, have been reported within the last 1-2 years; the fund continues to operate steadily under BlackRock's management, with routine portfolio adjustments to track its benchmark amid evolving emerging markets conditions.