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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 Jul 16, 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. There are 2 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 2015UEFS.DE vs CGB.DE
GASF.DE
Goldman Sachs Access China Government Bond UCITS E...0.24%—Oct 2019UEFS.DE vs GASF.DE
ASRD.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...0.25%—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRD.DE
VGEM.DE
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCIT...0.25%—Dec 2016UEFS.DE vs VGEM.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 88. No ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 85.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
XUEM.DE
Xtrackers USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF 2D
85
—May 2018UEFS.DE vs XUEM.DE
JMBA.DE
JPM USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF
82
—Dec 2019UEFS.DE vs JMBA.DE
IS02.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
79
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs IS02.DE
LYQS.DE
Amundi USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCITS ...
79
—Feb 2024UEFS.DE vs LYQS.DE
IUS7.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond UCIT...
78
—Feb 2008UEFS.DE vs IUS7.DE

Top Performing UEFS.DE Alternatives (YTD)

UEFS.DE is at 5.74% YTD. There are 5 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 8.51%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
ICGB.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
8.51%
—Mar 2025UEFS.DE vs ICGB.DE
CGB.DE
Xtrackers II Harvest China Government Bond UCITS E...
8.16%
—Jul 2015UEFS.DE vs CGB.DE
GASF.DE
Goldman Sachs Access China Government Bond UCITS E...
7.95%
—Oct 2019UEFS.DE vs GASF.DE
HY3M.DE
VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond UCITS ETF
6.33%
—Mar 2018UEFS.DE vs HY3M.DE
FESD.DE
Fidelity Sustainable USD EM Bond UCITS ETF
5.96%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs FESD.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has 6.19% 1-year volatility. There are 34 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 2024UEFS.DE vs CEB0.DE
ZPR6.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...2.55%—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs ZPR6.DE
SEAB.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.70%—Feb 2018UEFS.DE vs SEAB.DE
SEAD.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM Diversified Bond 1...2.87%—Nov 2019UEFS.DE vs SEAD.DE
SNAZ.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan $ EM Corp Bond UCITS ETF EUR H...3.40%—Sep 2023UEFS.DE vs SNAZ.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to UEFS.DE

UEFS.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.92%. There are 12 ETFs in the Emerging Markets Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.99%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
CEB0.DE
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Dist
-0.99%
—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
84
13.14%
—Jun 2019UEFS.DE vs UETW.DE
4UBQ.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG UCITS ETF USD AccS&P 500, ESG
85
12.61%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 4UBQ.DE
UBUD.DE
UBS ETF (IE) Solactive Global Pure Gold Miners UCI...Gold, Precious Metals
29
-16.87%
—Nov 2012UEFS.DE vs UBUD.DE
UIQ4.DE
UBS Euro Equity Defensive Put Write SF UCITS ETF E...Derivative Income—
4.07%
—Jun 2016UEFS.DE vs UIQ4.DE
4UBF.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corpo...European Corporate Bonds
17
0.79%
—Nov 2017UEFS.DE vs 4UBF.DE
UBU7.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD) DistGlobal Equities
84
13.06%
—Apr 2012UEFS.DE vs UBU7.DE
S5SD.DE
UBS S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF USD disS&P 500
84
12.52%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs S5SD.DE
UIMA.DE
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) A-disEurope Equities
61
11.02%
—Oct 2009UEFS.DE vs UIMA.DE
AW10.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCIT...Global Equities
34
10.73%
—Mar 2021UEFS.DE vs AW10.DE
AW1P.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI Socially Responsible UCITS ...Global Equities
80
18.62%
—Jan 2020UEFS.DE vs AW1P.DE

Often Compared With UEFS.DE

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

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ASRC.DE
BNP Paribas Easy JPM ESG EMBI Global Diversified C...Emerging Markets Bonds
65
1.61%
—Jan 2021UEFS.DE vs ASRC.DE
QYLE.DE
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call UCITS ETF DNasdaq-100, Options Trading
89
11.53%
—Nov 2022UEFS.DE vs QYLE.DE
FRCK.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Sovere...Emerging Markets Bonds
68
1.70%
—Apr 2016UEFS.DE vs FRCK.DE
EMA5.DE
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) 0-5...Emerging Markets Bonds
46
4.15%
—Dec 2020UEFS.DE vs EMA5.DE
EMIG.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
39
2.82%
—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIG.DE
XUEE.DE
Xtrackers II USD Emerging Markets Bond UCITS ETF E...Emerging Markets Bonds
62
1.61%
—Oct 2021UEFS.DE vs XUEE.DE
EM1C.DE
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ET...Emerging Markets Bonds
72
4.82%
—Apr 2017UEFS.DE vs EM1C.DE
3SUD.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Bonds
41
0.76%
—Apr 2019UEFS.DE vs 3SUD.DE
UEFE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan EM Multi-Factor Enhanced ...Emerging Markets Bonds
77
5.13%
—Sep 2018UEFS.DE vs UEFE.DE
ZPR5.DE
SPDR ICE BofA 0-5 Year EM USD Government Bond UCIT...Emerging Markets Bonds
41
3.94%
—Nov 2014UEFS.DE vs ZPR5.DE
IS3C.DE
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
42
0.63%
—Jul 2013UEFS.DE vs IS3C.DE
IUSP.DE
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETFEmerging Markets Bonds
60
4.37%
—Jun 2011UEFS.DE vs IUSP.DE
JMBE.DE
JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS...Emerging Markets Bonds
44
0.54%
—Oct 2018UEFS.DE vs JMBE.DE
EMIE.DE
UBS ETF (LU) J.P. Morgan USD EM IG ESG Diversified...Emerging Markets Bonds
25
-0.88%
—Aug 2019UEFS.DE vs EMIE.DE
XQUD.DE
Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality We...Emerging Markets Bonds
49
3.29%
—Jun 2022UEFS.DE vs XQUD.DE
SPFA.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
36
2.98%
—Jul 2018UEFS.DE vs SPFA.DE
UET5.DE
UBS ETF (LU) Euro Stoxx 50 ESG UCITS ETF (EUR) Dis...Europe Equities
48
11.28%
—Jul 2019UEFS.DE vs UET5.DE
AW1C.DE
UBS ETF (IE) S&P 500 ESG Elite UCITS ETF (USD) A-a...S&P 500
58
23.32%
—Feb 2021UEFS.DE vs AW1C.DE
SYBM.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond UCITS E...Emerging Markets Bonds
35
2.71%
—May 2011UEFS.DE vs SYBM.DE
BCFE.DE
UBS ETFs (IE) Bloomberg Commodity CMCI SF UCITS ET...Commodities
54
13.76%
—May 2017UEFS.DE vs BCFE.DE

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