Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Investor (VEMBX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.56
-0.02 (-0.19%)
Sep 12, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.19% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 4.87B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.55% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 137.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.67 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.38% |
| Dividend Growth | -4.19% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 10.58 |
| YTD Return | 10.79% |
| 1-Year Return | 10.68% |
| 5-Year Return | 20.61% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.67 |
| 52-Week High | 10.58 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.44 |
| Holdings | 282 |
| Inception Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
About VEMBX
The fund invests in fixed income securities of various maturities, yields, and qualities. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities of issuers that are tied economically to emerging market countries. The fund seeks to have a majority of its assets denominated in or hedged back to the U.S. dollar, but has the ability to invest in bonds denominated in a local currency on an unhedged basis. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEMBX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global
Performance
VEMBX had a total return of 10.68% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.68%.
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VEGBX | Admiral Shares | 0.40% |
Top 10 Holdings
24.95% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 8.21% |
| Peru (Republic Of) | PERU.2.783 01.23.31 | 2.59% |
| Turkey (Republic of) | TURKEY.7.125 02.12.32 7Y | 2.29% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T.1.375 11.15.31 | 2.19% |
| Romania (Republic Of) | ROMANI.5.75 09.16.30 144A | 1.86% |
| Oman (Sultanate Of) | OMAN.4.75 06.15.26 REGS | 1.82% |
| Argentina (Republic Of) | ARGENT.0.75 07.09.30 | 1.67% |
| Colombia (Republic Of) | COLOM.8.5 04.25.35 | 1.54% |
| South Africa (Republic of) | SOAF.7.95 11.19.54 144A | 1.39% |
| Hungary (Republic Of) | REPHUN.4.875 03.22.40 15Y | 1.38% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.0519 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.061 | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.0532 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.0532 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.0548 | May 1, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.0605 | Apr 1, 2025 |