Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Investor (VEMBX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.44
+0.04 (0.38%)
Aug 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.38% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 4.73B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.55% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 137.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.66 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.39% |
| Dividend Growth | -6.71% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 10.40 |
| YTD Return | 8.77% |
| 1-Year Return | 9.25% |
| 5-Year Return | 19.02% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.67 |
| 52-Week High | 10.44 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.43 |
| 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
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEMBX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global
Performance
VEMBX had a total return of 9.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.50%.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.0592 | Mar 3, 2025 |