Top 15 Emerging Markets Bond ETFs in 2015

See top 15 emerging markets bond ETFs in 2015. These best exchange traded funds invests in debts issued by developing countries.

Best EM Debt Funds

Emerging markets bond ETFs invest mainly in debts issued by emerging markets countries such as China, Brazil, India, Russia, etc. These bond funds may invest in corporate and government debts.

These top performing ETFs are sorted based on its year to date return (up to July 18, 2015). You can find the best exchange traded fund review from this article. Other fund information can be found below such as expense ratio, Morningstar rating, fund’s NAV, fund’s holdings, yield, etc.

Top 15 emerging markets bond ETFs in 2015 are:

1. Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)
2. iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY)
3. ProShares Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMSH)
4. PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond ETF (DSUM)
5. iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB)
6. SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (EMCD)
7. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB)
8. Global X GF China Bond ETF (CHNB)
9. WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corp Bond ETF (EMCB)
10. Market Vectors ChinaAMC China Bond ETF (CBON)
11. iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB)
12. PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (PCY)
13. KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF (KCNY)
14. Market Vectors Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF (EMAG)
15. WisdomTree Asia Local Debt ETF (ALD)

Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

This Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF is tracking The Emerging Markets High Yield Index. This index is comprised of U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging market issuers. The 12 month yield is 6.79%. It has $411 million of assets. Its expense fee is 0.40% per year.

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Morningstar has ranked this emerging market debt fund with 5 star rating. The past 3 year performance is as follows:

• Year 2015: 8.11% (YTD)
• Year 2014: -2.43%
• Year 2013: -1.51%

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

This ETF is tracking the Morningstar Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Index. Its annual expense fee is 0.50%. The portfolio turnover rate is 24%. It has a high yield of 6.16%. The 52 week range is $44.51-$53.82.

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This iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF is another top rated emerging markets bond ETF. In 2015, it has a year-to-date return of 4.26%.

Bond Fund Return

No	Fund Name	Ticker	Expense Ratio	YTD Return %
1	Market Vectors EM High Yield Bd ETF	HYEM	0.4	8.93
2	iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond	EMHY	0.65	4.52
3	ProShares Short Term USD Emerg Mkts Bd	EMSH	0.5	3.88
4	PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bd ETF	DSUM	0.45	3.59
5	iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond	CEMB	0.6	3.35
6	SPDR BofA ML Emerging Mkts Corp Bd ETF	EMCD	0.5	3.18
7	Vanguard Emerging Markets Govt Bd ETF	VWOB	0.34	3.01
8	Global X GF China Bond ETF	CHNB	0	2.93
9	WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corp Bd ETF	EMCB	0.61	2.86
10	Market Vectors ChinaAMC China Bond ETF	CBON	0.5	2.62
11	iShares JPMorgan USD Emerg Markets Bond	EMB	0.59	2.1
12	PowerShares Emerging Markets Sov Dbt ETF	PCY	0.5	1.69
13	KraneShares E China Comrcl Paper ETF	KCNY	0.6	1.44
14	Market Vectors EM Aggregate Bd ETF	EMAG	0.49	-1.17
15	WisdomTree Asia Local Debt ETF	ALD	0.56	-3.03