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HYEMVanEckINDEX

VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

$19.31+0.10% vs prior close
19.262052-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Jul 11, 2025. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging market issuers that have a below investment grade rating and that are issued in the major domestic and Eurobond markets.

HYEM price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateHYEM close
Jan 2, 2026$19.92
Jan 5, 2026$19.94
Jan 6, 2026$19.95
Jan 7, 2026$19.92
Jan 8, 2026$19.96
Jan 9, 2026$19.98
Jan 12, 2026$19.98
Jan 13, 2026$19.99
Jan 14, 2026$20.03
Jan 15, 2026$20.04
Jan 16, 2026$20.08
Jan 20, 2026$20.05
Jan 21, 2026$20.09
Jan 22, 2026$20.12
Jan 23, 2026$20.16
Jan 26, 2026$20.18
Jan 27, 2026$20.19
Jan 28, 2026$20.19
Jan 29, 2026$20.18
Jan 30, 2026$20.19
Feb 2, 2026$20.10
Feb 3, 2026$20.10
Feb 4, 2026$20.07
Feb 5, 2026$20.10
Feb 6, 2026$20.14
Feb 9, 2026$20.15
Feb 10, 2026$20.14
Feb 11, 2026$20.16
Feb 12, 2026$20.15
Feb 13, 2026$20.18
Feb 17, 2026$20.21
Feb 18, 2026$20.21
Feb 19, 2026$20.23
Feb 20, 2026$20.24
Feb 23, 2026$20.24
Feb 24, 2026$20.23
Feb 25, 2026$20.28
Feb 26, 2026$20.23
Feb 27, 2026$20.26
Mar 2, 2026$20.11
Mar 3, 2026$20.03
Mar 4, 2026$20.12
Mar 5, 2026$20.04
Mar 6, 2026$19.99
Mar 9, 2026$19.94
Mar 10, 2026$20.04
Mar 11, 2026$19.96
Mar 12, 2026$19.93
Mar 13, 2026$19.90
Mar 16, 2026$19.87
Mar 17, 2026$19.93
Mar 18, 2026$19.87
Mar 19, 2026$19.85
Mar 20, 2026$19.66
Mar 23, 2026$19.78
Mar 24, 2026$19.70
Mar 25, 2026$19.86
Mar 26, 2026$19.74
Mar 27, 2026$19.66
Mar 30, 2026$19.63
Mar 31, 2026$19.73
Apr 1, 2026$19.63
Apr 2, 2026$19.61
Apr 6, 2026$19.64
Apr 7, 2026$19.70
Apr 8, 2026$19.84
Apr 9, 2026$19.87
Apr 10, 2026$19.88
Apr 13, 2026$20.01
Apr 14, 2026$20.00
Apr 15, 2026$20.04
Apr 16, 2026$20.10
Apr 17, 2026$20.14
Apr 20, 2026$20.13
Apr 21, 2026$20.10
Apr 22, 2026$20.18
Apr 23, 2026$20.18
Apr 24, 2026$20.10
Apr 27, 2026$20.08
Apr 28, 2026$20.08
Apr 29, 2026$20.06
Apr 30, 2026$20.11
May 1, 2026$20.04
May 4, 2026$19.96
May 5, 2026$20.01
May 6, 2026$20.14
May 7, 2026$20.11
May 8, 2026$20.13
May 11, 2026$20.15
May 12, 2026$20.11
May 13, 2026$20.04
May 14, 2026$20.13
May 15, 2026$20.03
May 18, 2026$19.98
May 19, 2026$19.98
May 20, 2026$20.06
May 21, 2026$19.99
May 22, 2026$20.03
May 26, 2026$20.09
May 27, 2026$20.15
May 28, 2026$20.17
May 29, 2026$20.19
Jun 1, 2026$20.13
Jun 2, 2026$20.14
Jun 3, 2026$20.12
Jun 4, 2026$20.10
Jun 5, 2026$20.07
Jun 8, 2026$20.08
Jun 9, 2026$20.12
Jun 10, 2026$20.00
Jun 11, 2026$20.07
Jun 12, 2026$20.11
Jun 15, 2026$20.17
Jun 16, 2026$20.23
Jun 17, 2026$20.14
Jun 18, 2026$20.18
Jun 22, 2026$20.22
Jun 23, 2026$20.19
Jun 24, 2026$20.16
Jun 25, 2026$20.13
Jun 26, 2026$20.10
Jun 29, 2026$20.12
Jun 30, 2026$20.11
Jul 1, 2026$20.00
Jul 2, 2026$20.02
Jul 6, 2026$20.00
Jul 7, 2026$20.04
Jul 8, 2026$20.00
Jul 9, 2026$20.07
Jul 10, 2026$20.04
Jul 13, 2026$20.01
Jul 14, 2026$20.05
Jul 15, 2026$20.05
Jul 16, 2026$20.04
Jul 17, 2026$20.03
Jul 20, 2026$20.07
Jul 21, 2026$20.05
Jul 22, 2026$20.04
Jul 23, 2026$20.00
Jul 24, 2026$20.00
Jul 27, 2026$20.01
Jul 28, 2026$20.01
Jul 29, 2026$19.99
Jul 30, 2026$20.04
Jul 31, 2026$20.04
Aug 3, 2026$19.95
Aug 4, 2026$19.97
Aug 5, 2026$20.00
Aug 6, 2026$20.00
Aug 7, 2026$20.02
Aug 10, 2026$19.97
Aug 11, 2026$20.02
Aug 12, 2026$20.01
Aug 13, 2026$20.05
Aug 14, 2026$20.07
Aug 17, 2026$20.04
Aug 18, 2026$20.04
Aug 19, 2026$20.04
Aug 20, 2026$20.03
Aug 21, 2026$20.06
Aug 24, 2026$20.07
Aug 25, 2026$20.12
Aug 26, 2026$20.10
Aug 27, 2026$20.09
Aug 28, 2026$20.09
Aug 31, 2026$20.02
Sep 1, 2026$19.87
Sep 2, 2026$19.93
Sep 3, 2026$19.96
Sep 4, 2026$19.97
Sep 8, 2026$19.94
Sep 9, 2026$19.94
Sep 10, 2026$19.85
Sep 11, 2026$19.85
Sep 14, 2026$19.82
Sep 15, 2026$19.79
Sep 16, 2026$19.72
Sep 17, 2026$19.78
Sep 18, 2026$19.78
Sep 21, 2026$19.80
Sep 22, 2026$19.78
Sep 23, 2026$19.68
Sep 24, 2026$19.64
Sep 25, 2026$19.66
Sep 28, 2026$19.56
Sep 29, 2026$19.49
Sep 30, 2026$19.41
Oct 1, 2026$19.26
Oct 2, 2026$19.28
Oct 5, 2026$19.32
Oct 6, 2026$19.40
Oct 7, 2026$19.36
Oct 8, 2026$19.38
Oct 9, 2026$19.40
Oct 12, 2026$19.42
Oct 13, 2026$19.41
Oct 14, 2026$19.40
Oct 15, 2026$19.45
Oct 16, 2026$19.39
Oct 19, 2026$19.34
Oct 20, 2026$19.31
Oct 21, 2026$19.34
Oct 22, 2026$19.36
Oct 23, 2026$19.35
Oct 26, 2026$19.29
Oct 27, 2026$19.31

Weekly net flows, YTD

Net inflow over the range: +$5M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Dec 30Jan 13Jan 27Feb 10Feb 24Mar 10Mar 24−$19MApr 7Apr 21May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16+$4MJul 7Dec 30Jan 20Feb 10Mar 3Mar 24−$19MApr 14May 5May 26Jun 16+$4MJul 7Dec 30Feb 17−$19MApr 7May 26+$4MJul 7
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Dec 30−$300
Jan 6$420
Jan 13$180
Jan 20$4M
Jan 27$8M
Feb 3−$1.1K
Feb 10$6M
Feb 17−$540
Feb 24$60
Mar 3−$160
Mar 10−$880
Mar 17−$8M
Mar 24$720
Mar 31−$721
Apr 7−$19M
Apr 14−$1.7K
Apr 21−$5.7M
Apr 28−$1.4K
May 5$1.6K
May 12−$400
May 19−$865
May 26$340
Jun 2−$786
Jun 9$1.2K
Jun 16$16M
Jun 23$1.7K
Jun 30−$320
Jul 7$4M
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.9% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

—assets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
148Kavg daily volume, 30 days
97holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed May 14, 2012 · beta 0.17

Sector weights

  • Cash & Others100%
  • Corporate94.12%
  • Financial Services24.23%
  • Real Estate17.85%
  • Consumer Cyclical13.49%
  • Energy13.17%
  • Basic Materials11.79%
  • Utilities5.98%
  • Healthcare5.82%
  • Government3.35%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Cash & Others100%
Corporate94.12%
Financial Services24.23%
Real Estate17.85%
Consumer Cyclical13.49%
Energy13.17%
Basic Materials11.79%
Utilities5.98%
Healthcare5.82%
Government3.35%

Country weights

  • Other100%
  • China15.35%
  • India14.54%
  • United States11.15%
  • Hong Kong8.56%
  • Israel5.33%
  • Argentina5.25%
  • Canada5.25%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Other100%
China15.35%
India14.54%
United States11.15%
Hong Kong8.56%
Israel5.33%
Argentina5.25%
Canada5.25%
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month-1.8%
3 months-3.5%
6 months-3.9%
YTD-2.9%
1 year-3.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$308Aug+$8MSep+$8MOct−$1.6KNov−$12MDec+$12MJan+$6MFeb−$8MMar−$24.7MApr−$70May+$16MJun+$4MJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar−$24.7MAprMayJun+$4MJulAugOctDecFeb−$24.7MApr+$4MJul
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Aug$308
Sep$8M
Oct$8M
Nov−$1.6K
Dec−$12M
Jan$12M
Feb$6M
Mar−$8M
Apr−$24.7M
May−$70
Jun$16M
Jul$4M
The risk read
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-5.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
50puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
86Kshares traded
The case against HYEM

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HYEM on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-37bp on fee · 40727423002× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-37bp on fee · 16402786675× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-35bp on fee · 123546510458× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-36bp on fee · 32409591752× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-36bp on fee · 23712286421× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
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