VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBX)

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VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBX) is up 3.8% since the beginning of the year. EMBX is currently trading at $51 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of EMBX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,243.

VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBX) has returned 3.80% so far this year and 11.28% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EMBX has returned 4.89% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 9, 2012, EMBX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.32%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 18.1 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was May 2020 with a return of +10.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -19.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, EMBX closed higher 45% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +2.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -4.2%.

VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF has an annualized alpha of 1.44%, beta of 0.15, and R2 of 0.16 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 09, 2012.

• This ETF participated in 56.73% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 35.39% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.15 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.16 this ETF is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this ETF's risk.
• R2 of 0.16 means this ETF moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

EMBX has an expense ratio of 0.76%, placing it in the medium range.

EMBX ranks 78 for risk / return — above 78% of ETFs peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is above most peers.

VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF provided a 5.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.71 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF was 25.11%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 90 trading sessions.

The current VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF drawdown is 0.78%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.