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EMB · iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond and returned +2.8% over the past year.

Bond fund · J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond · data as of

Key facts

+2.8%Total return, 1 year
0.39%Expense ratio
681Holdings
−2.3%Below its high

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Period by period

EMB over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months−1.9%+3.3%−5.2 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+1.5%+16.0%−14.5 pts−19.2 pts
1 year+2.8%+17.5%−14.7 pts−20.2 pts
3 years+29.0%+77.9%−48.8 pts−66.0 pts
Since listing+102.5%+804.4%−701.9 pts−1571.5 pts

In plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

What it tracksJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Fund typeBond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026)0.39%
Price$93.34
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$14.5bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−2.3%
Holdings681
Top ten weight6.2%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has EMB performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, EMB returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +29.0%.
What does EMB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.
How far is EMB below its high?
2.3% below its high of Jun 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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