VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF HYEM
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- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Net assets
- $521.5M
- Holdings
- 559
- 12-month distribution yield
- 7.08%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by VanEck. Its category is Fixed income · International (fixed income). Its last price was US$19.31 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.4% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 Sep 2025. It reported net assets of US$521.46 million as of 31 Jul 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 559 holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.37 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 7.08%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.40%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.40%
- Prospectus date
- 1 Sep 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 27 Aug 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $521,462,152
- Total assets
- $540,029,059
- Holdings as of
- 31 Jul 2026
- Report made public
- 25 Sep 2026 (56 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 559 positions, as of 31 Jul 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Global Advisors State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio | US8574927062 | 3.52% | $18.3M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 2 | PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRE Provincia de Buenos Aires/Government Bonds | XS2385150417 | 1.60% | $8.3M | Debt | Argentina | USD |
| 3 | SAMARCO MINERACAO SA | US79588YAA73 | 0.71% | $3.7M | Debt | Brazil | USD |
| 4 | DIG INTL FIN/DIFL US LLC Digicel International Finance Ltd / Difl US LLC | US25381MAA53 | 0.66% | $3.5M | Debt | Not stated or supranational | USD |
| 5 | GRUPO NUTRESA SA | US40055CAA18 | 0.55% | $2.9M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 6 | YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA YPF SA | US984245BB55 | 0.54% | $2.8M | Debt | Argentina | USD |
| 7 | ECOPETROL SA | US279158AS81 | 0.54% | $2.8M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 8 | GRUPO NUTRESA SA | US40055CAB90 | 0.53% | $2.8M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 9 | DAR AL-ARKAN SUKUK CO LT Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co Ltd | XS2648078322 | 0.50% | $2.6M | Debt | Cayman Islands | USD |
| 10 | PETROLEOS MEXICANOS | US71654QDD16 | 0.49% | $2.5M | Debt | Mexico | USD |
| 11 | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV | US88167AAF84 | 0.49% | $2.5M | Debt | Netherlands | USD |
| 12 | FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS L First Quantum Minerals Ltd | US335934AY19 | 0.47% | $2.4M | Debt | Canada | USD |
| 13 | LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA | US51817RAD89 | 0.47% | $2.4M | Debt | Chile | USD |
| 14 | WYNN MACAU LTD | US98313RAH93 | 0.46% | $2.4M | Debt | Cayman Islands | USD |
| 15 | PETROLEOS MEXICANOS | US71643VAB18 | 0.46% | $2.4M | Debt | Mexico | USD |
| 16 | PETROLEOS DEL PERU SA | US716564AB55 | 0.45% | $2.3M | Debt | Peru | USD |
| 17 | FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS L First Quantum Minerals Ltd | US335934AU96 | 0.44% | $2.3M | Debt | Canada | USD |
| 18 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO TE Telecommunications co Telekom Srbija AD Belgrade | US87945BAB62 | 0.44% | $2.3M | Debt | Serbia | USD |
| 19 | ECOPETROL SA | US279158AN94 | 0.42% | $2.2M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 20 | GRUPO NUTRESA SA | US40052JAA97 | 0.42% | $2.2M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 21 | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV | US88167AAK79 | 0.41% | $2.2M | Debt | Netherlands | USD |
| 22 | ECOPETROL SA | US279158AV11 | 0.41% | $2.1M | Debt | Colombia | USD |
| 23 | AES PANAMA GENERATION HL AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL | US00109AAB35 | 0.40% | $2.1M | Debt | Panama | USD |
| 24 | ORBIA ADVANCE CORP SAB Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV | US59284BAE83 | 0.40% | $2.1M | Debt | Mexico | USD |
| 25 | SAAVI ENERGIA SARL | US78518PAA30 | 0.39% | $2.1M | Debt | Luxembourg | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 96.99% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 3.52% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Cayman Islands | 10.92% | |
| Argentina | 10.15% | |
| Türkiye | 8.87% | |
| Mexico | 7.07% | |
| United States | 6.28% | |
| Netherlands | 5.59% | |
| Colombia | 5.33% | |
| United Kingdom | 5.00% | |
| Luxembourg | 4.95% | |
| India | 3.21% | |
| British Virgin Islands | 2.74% | |
| Canada | 2.55% | |
| Other (43) | 27.85% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 100.51% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.3670
- 12-month yield
- 7.08%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.3670) ÷ latest price ($19.31) × 100 = 7.08%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (60 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.1140 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.1160 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.1190 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.1400 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.0920 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.1120 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.1200 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.1000 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.1150 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | $0.1130 |
| 28 Nov 2025 | $0.1090 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.1170 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $0.1050 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | $0.1120 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $0.1160 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $0.1010 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | $0.1110 |
| 1 May 2025 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $0.1230 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | $0.0980 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | $0.1110 |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $0.1190 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | $0.1030 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $0.1010 |
| 3 Sep 2024 | $0.0990 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $0.1050 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $0.1030 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | $0.1060 |
| 1 May 2024 | $0.0850 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $0.1080 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $0.0950 |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $0.0990 |
| 27 Dec 2023 | $0.1060 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $0.0850 |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $0.0780 |
| 2 Oct 2023 | $0.1000 |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $0.1000 |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $0.1030 |
| 3 Jul 2023 | $0.1000 |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $0.1130 |
| 1 May 2023 | $0.0880 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | $0.1040 |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $0.0870 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $0.0980 |
| 28 Dec 2022 | $0.0950 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $0.0910 |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $0.1010 |
| 3 Oct 2022 | $0.0840 |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $0.0740 |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $0.1190 |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $0.1180 |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $0.1070 |
| 2 May 2022 | $0.1030 |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $0.1050 |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $0.0950 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $0.0870 |
| 29 Dec 2021 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $0.1000 |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $0.1040 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000036768) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
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