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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 5, 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
ASRD.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRD.DE
EMA5.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...0.25%—Dec 2020UEFS.DE vs EMA5.DE
VGEM.DE
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCIT...0.25%—Dec 2016UEFS.DE vs VGEM.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRC.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...0.25%—Mar 2020UEFS.DE vs XUEB.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 67. There is 1 ETF in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with a higher risk-adjusted rank, going as high as 72.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
72
—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.DE
FRCK.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...
61
—Apr 2016UEFS.DE vs FRCK.DE
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...
60
—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRC.DE
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...
59
—Mar 2020UEFS.DE vs XUEB.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
56
—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE

Top Performing UEFS.DE Alternatives (YTD)

UEFS.DE is at 3.71% YTD. No ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category have higher YTD returns; the top-performing alternatives shown here go as high as 3.66%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
XUEB.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2...
3.66%
—Mar 2020UEFS.DE vs XUEB.DE
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
3.41%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs FESD.DE
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
3.29%
—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
2.97%
—Feb 2008UEFS.DE vs IUS7.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
2.97%
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs IS02.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has 5.76% 1-year volatility. There are 18 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 2024UEFS.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...2.48%—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.64%—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.89%—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SEAD.DE
EMIE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...3.73%—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIE.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.87%. There are 7 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...
-1.80%
—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.08%
—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SEAD.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...
-2.09%
—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.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 7 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
UETW.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
71
10.95%
—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs UETW.DE
4UBQ.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG UCITS ETF USD AccS&P 500, ESG
79
11.15%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 4UBQ.DE
UBUD.DE
UBS ETF (IE) Solactive Global Pure Gold Miners UCI...Precious Metals
30
-6.38%
—Nov 2012UEFS.DE vs UBUD.DE
UIQ4.DE
UBS Euro Equity Defensive Put Write SF UCITS ETF E...Derivative Income—
3.01%
—Jun 2016UEFS.DE vs UIQ4.DE
4UBF.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corpo...European Corporate Bonds
18
0.73%
—Nov 2017UEFS.DE vs 4UBF.DE
S5SD.DE
UBS S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF USD disS&P 500
78
11.01%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs S5SD.DE
UBU7.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD) DistGlobal Equities
69
10.81%
—Apr 2012UEFS.DE vs UBU7.DE
AW1P.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI Socially Responsible UCITS ...Global Equities
59
14.91%
—Jan 2020UEFS.DE vs AW1P.DE
UIMA.DE
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) A-disEurope Equities
38
7.64%
—Oct 2009UEFS.DE vs UIMA.DE
AW10.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCIT...Global Equities
24
7.93%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs AW10.DE

Often Compared With UEFS.DE

Investors most often compare UEFS.DE with QYLE.DE, EMIG.DE, XUEE.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
QYLE.DE
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call UCITS ETF DNasdaq-100, Options Trading
57
6.53%
—Nov 2022UEFS.DE vs QYLE.DE
EMIG.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
14
1.49%
—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIG.DE
XUEE.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF E...Emerging Markets Bonds
50
1.11%
—Oct 2021UEFS.DE vs XUEE.DE
EM1C.DE
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ET...Emerging Markets Bonds
41
2.30%
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs EM1C.DE
UEFE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan EM Multi-Factor Enhanced ...Emerging Markets Bonds
43
2.04%
—Sep 2018UEFS.DE vs UEFE.DE
ZPR5.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
21
2.14%
—Nov 2014UEFS.DE vs ZPR5.DE
3SUD.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Bonds
49
0.90%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 3SUD.DE
IS3C.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
16
-1.63%
—Jul 2013UEFS.DE vs IS3C.DE
JMBE.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
44
0.85%
—Oct 2018UEFS.DE vs JMBE.DE
IUSP.DE
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
25
-0.08%
—Jun 2011UEFS.DE vs IUSP.DE
XQUD.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
31
1.98%
—Jun 2022UEFS.DE vs XQUD.DE
UET5.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Euro Stoxx 50 ESG UCITS ETF (EUR) Dis...Europe Equities
33
8.56%
—Jul 2019UEFS.DE vs UET5.DE
AW1C.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG Elite UCITS ETF (USD) A-a...S&P 500
51
21.11%
—Feb 2021UEFS.DE vs AW1C.DE
SYBM.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
21
0.49%
—May 2011UEFS.DE vs SYBM.DE
SPFA.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
20
0.46%
—Jul 2018UEFS.DE vs SPFA.DE
SLMG.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF (EUR...Emerging Markets Bonds
41
0.76%
—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SLMG.DE
XQUA.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
26
1.67%
—Apr 2016UEFS.DE vs XQUA.DE
BCFE.DE
UBS ETFs (IE) Bloomberg Commodity CMCI SF UCITS ET...Commodities
69
17.15%
—May 2017UEFS.DE vs BCFE.DE
36B1.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
42
2.43%
—Sep 2018UEFS.DE vs 36B1.DE
JPBM.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
45
2.71%
—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs JPBM.DE

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