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UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovereign UCITS ETF (USD) Dist (UEFS.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

UEFS.DE is a passive ETF by UBS tracking the investment results of the Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Sovereign & Agency 3% Country Capped. UEFS.DE launched on Jan 29, 2016 and has a 0.25% expense ratio.

UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovereign UCITS ETF (USD) Dist (UEFS.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 UEFS.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.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
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...0.25%—Mar 2020UEFS.DE vs XUEB.DE
EMA5.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...0.25%—Dec 2020UEFS.DE vs EMA5.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D0.25%—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRC.DE
ASRD.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRD.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 87. No ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 87.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
87
—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
82
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs IS02.DE
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
80
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs FESD.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
79
—Feb 2008UEFS.DE vs IUS7.DE
JPBM.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...
79
—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs JPBM.DE

Top Performing UEFS.DE Alternatives (YTD)

UEFS.DE is at 6.50% YTD. There are 2 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 7.40%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
7.40%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs FESD.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
6.57%
—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...
6.49%
—Mar 2020UEFS.DE vs XUEB.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
5.97%
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs IS02.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
5.73%
—Feb 2008UEFS.DE vs IUS7.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has 6.21% 1-year volatility. There are 27 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.74%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist1.74%—Apr 2024UEFS.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...2.47%—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.71%—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.86%—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SEAD.DE
EMIE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...3.71%—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIE.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.92%. There are 8 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 2024UEFS.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...
-1.81%
—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.02%
—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.08%
—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SEAD.DE
ENDH.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...
-2.21%
—May 2022UEFS.DE vs ENDH.DE

Other ETFs from UBS

The 10 most viewed UBS ETFs shown here include UETW.DE, 4UBQ.DE, UBUD.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
UETW.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
81
11.10%
—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs UETW.DE
4UBQ.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG UCITS ETF USD AccS&P 500, ESG
87
12.38%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 4UBQ.DE
UBUD.DE
UBS ETF (IE) Solactive Global Pure Gold Miners UCI...Gold, Precious Metals
28
-14.85%
—Nov 2012UEFS.DE vs UBUD.DE
UIQ4.DE
UBS Euro Equity Defensive Put Write SF UCITS ETF E...Derivative Income—
3.88%
—Jun 2016UEFS.DE vs UIQ4.DE
4UBF.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corpo...European Corporate Bonds
21
1.38%
—Nov 2017UEFS.DE vs 4UBF.DE
S5SD.DE
UBS S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF USD disS&P 500
86
11.95%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs S5SD.DE
AW1P.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI Socially Responsible UCITS ...Global Equities
76
17.23%
—Jan 2020UEFS.DE vs AW1P.DE
UBU7.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD) DistGlobal Equities
80
11.05%
—Apr 2012UEFS.DE vs UBU7.DE
UIMA.DE
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) A-disEurope Equities
60
10.59%
—Oct 2009UEFS.DE vs UIMA.DE
AW10.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCIT...Global Equities
31
10.08%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs AW10.DE

Often Compared With UEFS.DE

Investors most often compare UEFS.DE with QYLE.DE, FRCK.DE, EMIG.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
QYLE.DE
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call UCITS ETF DNasdaq-100, Options Trading
85
10.16%
—Nov 2022UEFS.DE vs QYLE.DE
FRCK.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...Emerging Markets Bonds
65
2.16%
—Apr 2016UEFS.DE vs FRCK.DE
EMIG.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
44
3.74%
—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIG.DE
XUEE.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF E...Emerging Markets Bonds
60
1.79%
—Oct 2021UEFS.DE vs XUEE.DE
EM1C.DE
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ET...Emerging Markets Bonds
72
4.70%
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs EM1C.DE
UEFE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan EM Multi-Factor Enhanced ...Emerging Markets Bonds
75
5.04%
—Sep 2018UEFS.DE vs UEFE.DE
3SUD.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Bonds
43
1.52%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 3SUD.DE
ZPR5.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
43
4.37%
—Nov 2014UEFS.DE vs ZPR5.DE
VGEM.DE
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
71
5.57%
—Dec 2016UEFS.DE vs VGEM.DE
IS3C.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
43
1.32%
—Jul 2013UEFS.DE vs IS3C.DE
JMBE.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
46
1.19%
—Oct 2018UEFS.DE vs JMBE.DE
IUSP.DE
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
62
4.32%
—Jun 2011UEFS.DE vs IUSP.DE
XQUD.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
58
4.71%
—Jun 2022UEFS.DE vs XQUD.DE
UET5.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Euro Stoxx 50 ESG UCITS ETF (EUR) Dis...Europe Equities
50
11.62%
—Jul 2019UEFS.DE vs UET5.DE
AW1C.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG Elite UCITS ETF (USD) A-a...S&P 500
60
24.84%
—Feb 2021UEFS.DE vs AW1C.DE
SPFA.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
35
2.81%
—Jul 2018UEFS.DE vs SPFA.DE
SYBM.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
36
2.67%
—May 2011UEFS.DE vs SYBM.DE
SLMG.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF (EUR...Emerging Markets Bonds
43
1.42%
—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SLMG.DE
36B1.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
78
5.59%
—Sep 2018UEFS.DE vs 36B1.DE
XQUA.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
52
4.67%
—Apr 2016UEFS.DE vs XQUA.DE

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