About this ETF
The fund seeks to invest at least 80% of its assets in securities included in its underlying index. The index is a rules-based index that is designed to measure the performance of investment grade and high yield bonds issued by emerging market governments or quasi-government entities denominated in U.S. dollars (“USD”) that meet certain liquidity, governance and fundamental screening criteria.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -3.11% | -5.39% | -5.12% | -6.05% | -5.09% | +1.93% | — | — | -4.67% |
| Total return | -3.11% | -4.91% | -3.32% | -2.92% | -0.52% | +7.90% | — | — | +0.97% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $30.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 205 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 4.13% 07/09/2035 | — | 1.37% | 634.24K | $459.2K |
| 2 | KUWAIT (STATE OF) 4.14% 10/09/2030 | — | 1.15% | 400.00K | $387.1K |
| 3 | REPUBLICA FEDERATIVA DO B 4.63% 01/13/2028 | — | 1.14% | 380.00K | $381.9K |
| 4 | REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 4.65% 09/20/2032 | — | 1.12% | 400.00K | $376.5K |
| 5 | ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUG 4.38% 01/23/2031 | — | 1.06% | 362.70K | $356.8K |
| 6 | PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHIN 4.25% 11/20/2029 | — | 1.06% | 353.00K | $355.7K |
| 7 | KENYA (REPUBLIC OF) 8.25% 02/28/2048 | — | 1.03% | 400.00K | $347.5K |
| 8 | PERU (REPUBLIC OF) 8.75% 11/21/2033 | — | 1.02% | 288.00K | $341.7K |
| 9 | UNITED MEXICAN STATES 4.50% 04/22/2029 | — | 0.97% | 325.00K | $325.0K |
| 10 | ROMANIA, (GOVERNMENT OF) 7.13% 01/17/2033 | — | 0.91% | 298.00K | $307.2K |
| 11 | ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 5.00% 01/09/2038 | — | 0.91% | 398.00K | $305.5K |
| 12 | REPUBLICA FEDERATIVA DO B 5.63% 01/07/2041 | — | 0.87% | 328.00K | $293.6K |
| 13 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 5.30% 01/21/2041 | — | 0.87% | 350.00K | $291.9K |
| 14 | ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 0.75% 07/09/2030 | — | 0.87% | 339.20K | $291.7K |
| 15 | ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 3.50% 07/09/2041 | — | 0.83% | 414.49K | $278.0K |
| 16 | REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 7.10% 11/19/2036 | — | 0.82% | 270.00K | $277.1K |
| 17 | GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLI 6.70% 01/26/2036 | — | 0.82% | 268.00K | $277.0K |
| 18 | JORDAN (HASHEMITE KINGDOM 7.75% 01/15/2028 | — | 0.77% | 250.00K | $258.4K |
| 19 | GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLI 6.85% 03/28/2054 | — | 0.73% | 250.00K | $246.5K |
| 20 | SRI LANKA (DEMOCRATIC SOC 3.35% 03/15/2033 | — | 0.70% | 250.00K | $235.3K |
| 21 | GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLI 4.95% 01/05/2036 | — | 0.70% | 250.00K | $234.6K |
| 22 | NIGERIA GOVERNMENT INTERN 10.38% 12/09/2034 | — | 0.69% | 200.00K | $230.9K |
| 23 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6.00% 07/19/2028 | — | 0.68% | 225.00K | $228.2K |
| 24 | JAMAICA 7.88% 07/28/2045 | — | 0.67% | 200.00K | $225.4K |
| 25 | SULTANATE OF OMAN 7.38% 10/28/2032 | — | 0.66% | 200.00K | $220.6K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 6.07% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.4227 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2367 (Oct 07, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -9.53% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +1.59% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 07, 2026 | $0.2367 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 08, 2026 | $0.2018 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 07, 2026 | $0.2013 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 08, 2026 | $0.1983 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | $0.1907 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 07, 2026 | $0.1979 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 08, 2026 | $0.2241 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 | $0.1757 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 06, 2026 | $0.1953 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 07, 2026 | $0.2109 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 05, 2025 | $0.1844 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 07, 2025 | $0.2056 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 5.92% / 6.73% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.676 / 0.58 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.47% / -6.47% | Sortino 1Y | -0.929 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.242 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.64 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 4.31% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 2.11K | Average volume | 3.49K |
| AUM | $33.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.23% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $30.0K | +0.09% | $33.8M → $33.8M |
| 1 Month | -$436.3K | -1.24% | $35.1M → $33.8M |
| 1 Week | -$184.2K | -0.55% | $33.7M → $33.8M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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