iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB)

Assets	$783.64M
Expense Ratio	0.30%
PE Ratio	n/a
Forward PE	n/a
Shares Out	18.60M
Dividend	$1.02 (2.43%)
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2025
Payout Frequency	Annual
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	34,940
Open	41.78
Previous Close	41.87
Day's Range	41.78 - 41.87
52-Week Low	40.35
52-Week High	43.46
Beta	0.33
Holdings	481
Inception Date	Oct 18, 2011

About LEMB

Fund Home Page

The iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in a broad mix of bonds. The fund tracks a market-value weighted index of sovereign debt denominated in issuers' local currencies, with limits on country exposure. LEMB was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is issued by BlackRock.

• Asset Class: Fixed Income
• Category: Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond
• Region: Emerging Markets
• Stock Exchange: NYSE Arca
• Ticker Symbol: LEMB
• ETF Provider: BlackRock
• Index Tracked: J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global 15 cap 4.5 floor

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2025	$1.01528	Dec 24, 2025
Dec 14, 2023	$0.49156	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.30024	Dec 21, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$1.52586	Dec 22, 2021
Dec 19, 2019	$1.92709	Dec 26, 2019
Dec 18, 2018	$1.48915	Dec 24, 2018

Performance

LEMB had a total return of 2.75% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.38%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Nov 14, 2026

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