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SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS ETF (SPFA.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 18, 2026

SPFA.DE is a passive ETF by State Street tracking the investment results of the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Currency Liquid Government Bond. SPFA.DE launched on Jul 20, 2018 and has a 0.55% expense ratio.

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS ETF (SPFA.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 SPFA.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to SPFA.DE

SPFA.DE charges 0.55% annually. There are 41 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.20%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
CGB.DE
Xtrackers II Harvest China Government Bond UCITS E...0.20%—Jul 2015SPFA.DE vs CGB.DE
GASF.DE
Goldman Sachs Access China Government Bond UCITS E...0.24%—Oct 2019SPFA.DE vs GASF.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021SPFA.DE vs ASRC.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...0.25%—Mar 2020SPFA.DE vs XUEB.DE
LYQS.DE
Amundi USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCITS ...0.25%—Feb 2024SPFA.DE vs LYQS.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SPFA.DE

SPFA.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 34. There are 36 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 89.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
UEFS.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...
89
—Jan 2016SPFA.DE vs UEFS.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
86
—May 2018SPFA.DE vs XUEM.DE
LYQS.DE
Amundi USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCITS ...
83
—Feb 2024SPFA.DE vs LYQS.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
82
—Apr 2017SPFA.DE vs IS02.DE
36B1.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
80
—Sep 2018SPFA.DE vs 36B1.DE

Top Performing SPFA.DE Alternatives (YTD)

SPFA.DE is at 2.31% YTD. There are 24 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 8.29%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
ICGB.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
8.29%
—Mar 2025SPFA.DE vs ICGB.DE
CGB.DE
Xtrackers II Harvest China Government Bond UCITS E...
8.22%
—Jul 2015SPFA.DE vs CGB.DE
GASF.DE
Goldman Sachs Access China Government Bond UCITS E...
7.80%
—Oct 2019SPFA.DE vs GASF.DE
HY3M.DE
VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond UCITS ETF
6.76%
—Mar 2018SPFA.DE vs HY3M.DE
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
5.93%
—Mar 2021SPFA.DE vs FESD.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SPFA.DE

SPFA.DE has 5.34% 1-year volatility. There are 13 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.75%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist1.75%—Apr 2024SPFA.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...2.55%—Jun 2019SPFA.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.70%—Feb 2018SPFA.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.86%—Nov 2019SPFA.DE vs SEAD.DE
SNAZ.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan $ EM Corp Bond UCITS ETF EUR H...3.45%—Sep 2023SPFA.DE vs SNAZ.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SPFA.DE

SPFA.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.95%. There are 30 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.95%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist
-0.95%
—Apr 2024SPFA.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...
-1.81%
—Jun 2019SPFA.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.02%
—Feb 2018SPFA.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.08%
—Nov 2019SPFA.DE vs SEAD.DE
ENDH.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...
-2.21%
—May 2022SPFA.DE vs ENDH.DE

Other ETFs from State Street

The 10 most viewed State Street ETFs shown here include SPYL.DE, SPYY.DE, SPYI.DE and span 7 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SPYL.DE
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (...S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities
77
13.19%
—Oct 2023SPFA.DE vs SPYL.DE
SPYY.DE
State Street SPDR MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF...Global Equities
81
12.46%
—May 2011SPFA.DE vs SPYY.DE
SPYI.DE
SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
83
13.13%
—May 2011SPFA.DE vs SPYI.DE
ZPRV.DE
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFSmall Cap Value Equities
90
21.64%
—Feb 2015SPFA.DE vs ZPRV.DE
SPPW.DE
SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
79
11.67%
—Feb 2019SPFA.DE vs SPPW.DE
SPY5.DE
SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
73
11.84%
—Mar 2012SPFA.DE vs SPY5.DE
ZPRX.DE
SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ET...Europe Equities
39
9.59%
—Feb 2015SPFA.DE vs ZPRX.DE
SPYW.DE
SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist...Europe Equities
50
10.61%
—Feb 2012SPFA.DE vs SPYW.DE
SPYM.DE
SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Equities
66
19.56%
—May 2011SPFA.DE vs SPYM.DE
SPPY.DE
State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETFS&P 500, ESG
84
11.85%
—Dec 2019SPFA.DE vs SPPY.DE

Often Compared With SPFA.DE

Investors most often compare SPFA.DE with SYBM.DE, XUEE.DE, IS3C.DE. These 13 comparison targets span 1 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SYBM.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
35
2.31%
—May 2011SPFA.DE vs SYBM.DE
XUEE.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF E...Emerging Markets Bonds
62
1.22%
—Oct 2021SPFA.DE vs XUEE.DE
IS3C.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
42
0.51%
—Jul 2013SPFA.DE vs IS3C.DE
VGEM.DE
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
68
4.30%
—Dec 2016SPFA.DE vs VGEM.DE
UEFE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan EM Multi-Factor Enhanced ...Emerging Markets Bonds
78
4.68%
—Sep 2018SPFA.DE vs UEFE.DE
ASRD.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...Emerging Markets Bonds
42
0.31%
—Jan 2021SPFA.DE vs ASRD.DE
FRCK.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...Emerging Markets Bonds
69
1.62%
—Apr 2016SPFA.DE vs FRCK.DE
EMA5.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...Emerging Markets Bonds
40
3.09%
—Dec 2020SPFA.DE vs EMA5.DE
EM1C.DE
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ET...Emerging Markets Bonds
71
4.27%
—Apr 2017SPFA.DE vs EM1C.DE
EMIE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
23
-0.97%
—Aug 2019SPFA.DE vs EMIE.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
78
4.57%
—Feb 2008SPFA.DE vs IUS7.DE
JPBM.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
79
4.41%
—Feb 2018SPFA.DE vs JPBM.DE
JMBA.DE
JPM USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
78
4.34%
—Dec 2019SPFA.DE vs JMBA.DE

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Diversifiers

Pair SPFA.DE with funds that move differently

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS ETF alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to SPFA.DE.

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