VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New York NY United States of America 10017
- IPO Date
- Jul 9, 2012
- Website
- vaneck.com
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- VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBX) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation, by investing at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market debt securities issued by governments, quasi-government entities, and corporations in emerging market countries; these include sovereign bonds, corporate bonds, notes, and commercial paper denominated in both hard currencies such as U.S. dollars and local currencies including MXN, CLP, MYR, PLN, and others. The fund employs a disciplined, high-conviction investment process with a robust risk management overlay, flexibility across sovereigns, corporates, hard-currency, and local-currency debt, and an experienced portfolio management team led by Eric Fine that navigates market and policy shifts through active security selection of any credit quality and maturity, potentially using derivatives for returns enhancement, currency hedging, and risk management. Top holdings as of late 2025 feature bonds from Mexico, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Poland, India, Brazil, Congo, Peru, and Bolivia, with significant allocations to countries like Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, and Chile; the portfolio maintains a blend of investment-grade (approximately 51%) and non-investment-grade securities across diverse maturities. EMBX, which trades on NYSE Arca, converted from the VanEck Emerging Markets Bond mutual fund on October 6, 2025, in a tax-free reorganization for existing shareholders, adopting the predecessor's performance history dating back to its inception on July 9, 2012, while introducing ETF benefits such as intraday liquidity, daily portfolio transparency, and potential tax efficiencies without altering the investment objective, process, or management team. This strategic shift brought approximately $70 million in initial assets under ETF management and leverages VanEck's active emerging markets fixed income expertise, which oversees about $492 million globally as of September 2025. The fund, part of VanEck's broader offerings managed by the New York City-headquartered firm founded in 1955, targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to emerging markets bonds, which have historically outperformed Treasuries and global aggregates on outright and volatility-adjusted bases.