iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB)
Assets | $15.51B |
NAV | $89.22 |
Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
PE Ratio | n/a |
Shares Out | 173.80M |
Dividend (ttm) | $4.29 |
Dividend Yield | 4.86% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 1, 2022 |
1-Year Return | -21.55% |
Volume | 6,936,766 |
Open | 88.31 |
Previous Close | 89.22 |
Day's Range | 87.63 - 88.44 |
52-Week Low | 81.87 |
52-Week High | 113.64 |
Beta | 0.44 |
Holdings | 587 |
Inception Date | Dec 17, 2007 |
About EMB
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index. The index is a broad, diverse U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets debt benchmark that tracks the total return of actively traded external debt instruments in emerging market countries.
Top 10 Holdings
6.15% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | n/a | 0.87% |
KUWAIT STATE OF (GOVERNMENT) MTN RegS | n/a | 0.80% |
URUGUAY (ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF) | n/a | 0.76% |
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS | n/a | 0.63% |
QATAR (STATE OF) RegS | n/a | 0.58% |
QATAR (STATE OF) RegS | n/a | 0.56% |
PETRONAS CAPITAL LTD MTN RegS | n/a | 0.50% |
URUGUAY (ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF) | n/a | 0.50% |
SAUDI ARABIA (KINGDOM OF) MTN RegS | n/a | 0.48% |
BRAZIL FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF (GO | n/a | 0.48% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Aug 1, 2022 | $0.34557 | Aug 5, 2022 |
Jul 1, 2022 | $0.36107 | Jul 8, 2022 |
Jun 1, 2022 | $0.33491 | Jun 7, 2022 |
May 2, 2022 | $0.36399 | May 6, 2022 |
Apr 1, 2022 | $0.38257 | Apr 7, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 | $0.35636 | Mar 7, 2022 |
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