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L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5 Year UCITS ETF (EMA5.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 2026

EMA5.DE is a passive ETF by Legal & General tracking the investment results of the J.P. Morgan ESG EMBI Global Diversified Short-Term Custom Maturity. EMA5.DE launched on Dec 3, 2020 and has a 0.25% expense ratio.

L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5 Year UCITS ETF (EMA5.DE) belongs to the Emerging Markets Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with EMA5.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to EMA5.DE

EMA5.DE charges 0.25% annually. No ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.25%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
UEFS.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...0.25%—Jan 2016EMA5.DE vs UEFS.DE
ASRD.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021EMA5.DE vs ASRD.DE
VGEM.DE
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCIT...0.25%—Dec 2016EMA5.DE vs VGEM.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021EMA5.DE vs ASRC.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...0.25%—Mar 2020EMA5.DE vs XUEB.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to EMA5.DE

EMA5.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 24. There are 28 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 72.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
72
—Feb 2018EMA5.DE vs SEAB.DE
UEFS.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...
67
—Jan 2016EMA5.DE vs UEFS.DE
FRCK.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...
61
—Apr 2016EMA5.DE vs FRCK.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...
60
—Jan 2021EMA5.DE vs ASRC.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...
59
—Mar 2020EMA5.DE vs XUEB.DE

Top Performing EMA5.DE Alternatives (YTD)

EMA5.DE is at 2.33% YTD. There are 9 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.71%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
UEFS.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...
3.71%
—Jan 2016EMA5.DE vs UEFS.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...
3.66%
—Mar 2020EMA5.DE vs XUEB.DE
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
3.41%
—Mar 2021EMA5.DE vs FESD.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
3.29%
—May 2018EMA5.DE vs XUEM.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
2.97%
—Feb 2008EMA5.DE vs IUS7.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to EMA5.DE

EMA5.DE has 5.86% 1-year volatility. There are 23 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.68%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist1.68%—Apr 2024EMA5.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...2.48%—Jun 2019EMA5.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.64%—Feb 2018EMA5.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.89%—Nov 2019EMA5.DE vs SEAD.DE
EMIE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...3.73%—Aug 2019EMA5.DE vs EMIE.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to EMA5.DE

EMA5.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.06%. There are 10 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.11%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist
-1.11%
—Apr 2024EMA5.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...
-1.80%
—Jun 2019EMA5.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.08%
—Nov 2019EMA5.DE vs SEAD.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.09%
—Feb 2018EMA5.DE vs SEAB.DE
ENDH.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...
-2.21%
—May 2022EMA5.DE vs ENDH.DE

Other ETFs from Legal & General

The 10 most viewed Legal & General ETFs shown here include LGGE.DE, XMLD.DE, USPY.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
LGGE.DE
L&G Quality Equity Dividends ESG Exclusions Europe...Europe Equities
69
11.27%
—Apr 2021EMA5.DE vs LGGE.DE
XMLD.DE
L&G Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
78
42.18%
—Jun 2019EMA5.DE vs XMLD.DE
USPY.DE
L&G Cyber Security UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
35
39.75%
—Sep 2015EMA5.DE vs USPY.DE
RENW.DE
L&G Clean Energy UCITS ETFEnergy Equities
93
43.00%
—Nov 2020EMA5.DE vs RENW.DE
ETLX.DE
L&G Gold Mining UCITS ETFPrecious Metals
37
-2.30%
—Sep 2008EMA5.DE vs ETLX.DE
XMLC.DE
L&G Clean Water UCITS ETFWater Equities
17
2.11%
—Jun 2019EMA5.DE vs XMLC.DE
ETL2.DE
L&G Longer Dated All Commodities UCITS ETFCommodities
57
18.23%
—Mar 2010EMA5.DE vs ETL2.DE
IROB.DE
L&G ROBO Global Robotics and Automation UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
77
28.27%
—Oct 2014EMA5.DE vs IROB.DE
ETLK.DE
L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan Equity UCITS ETFAsia Pacific Equities
38
8.76%
—Oct 2018EMA5.DE vs ETLK.DE
ETLQ.DE
L&G Global Equity UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
69
10.88%
—Nov 2018EMA5.DE vs ETLQ.DE

Often Compared With EMA5.DE

Investors most often compare EMA5.DE with ZPR5.DE, EMIG.DE, UEFE.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ZPR5.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
21
2.14%
—Nov 2014EMA5.DE vs ZPR5.DE
EMIG.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
14
1.49%
—Aug 2019EMA5.DE vs EMIG.DE
UEFE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan EM Multi-Factor Enhanced ...Emerging Markets Bonds
43
2.04%
—Sep 2018EMA5.DE vs UEFE.DE
IS3C.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
16
-1.63%
—Jul 2013EMA5.DE vs IS3C.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
52
2.97%
—Apr 2017EMA5.DE vs IS02.DE
SLMG.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF (EUR...Emerging Markets Bonds
41
0.76%
—Nov 2019EMA5.DE vs SLMG.DE
JMBE.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
44
0.85%
—Oct 2018EMA5.DE vs JMBE.DE
IUSP.DE
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
25
-0.08%
—Jun 2011EMA5.DE vs IUSP.DE
XQUD.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
31
1.98%
—Jun 2022EMA5.DE vs XQUD.DE
3SUD.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Bonds
49
0.90%
—Apr 2019EMA5.DE vs 3SUD.DE
SYBM.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
21
0.49%
—May 2011EMA5.DE vs SYBM.DE
XQUA.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
26
1.67%
—Apr 2016EMA5.DE vs XQUA.DE
SPFA.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
20
0.46%
—Jul 2018EMA5.DE vs SPFA.DE
EM1C.DE
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ET...Emerging Markets Bonds
41
2.30%
—Apr 2017EMA5.DE vs EM1C.DE
XUEE.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF E...Emerging Markets Bonds
50
1.11%
—Oct 2021EMA5.DE vs XUEE.DE
ETLS.DE
L&G US Equity UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
68
11.28%
—Oct 2018EMA5.DE vs ETLS.DE
JPBM.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
45
2.71%
—Feb 2018EMA5.DE vs JPBM.DE
36B1.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
42
2.43%
—Sep 2018EMA5.DE vs 36B1.DE
XQUE.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
26
-0.31%
—Jul 2017EMA5.DE vs XQUE.DE
SPFD.DE
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local...Emerging Markets Bonds
14
-1.76%
135.96MNov 2019EMA5.DE vs SPFD.DE

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