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iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond LEMB

Issuer: iShares SEC registrant: iShares, Inc. Fixed income · International
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Last price 42.50 USD Change: Up +0.09 Percent change: Up +0.21%

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 1 day ago Quotes may be delayed

Expense ratio
0.30%
Prospectus 27 Feb 2026
Net assets
$715.4M
As of 31 Jul 2026
Holdings
487
As of 31 Jul 2026
12-month distribution yield
2.39%
Irregular
Asset class
Fixed income
From holdings

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond (LEMB) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by iShares. Its category is Fixed income · International (fixed income). Its last price was US$42.50 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.3% a year, from its prospectus dated 27 Feb 2026. It reported net assets of US$715.41 million as of 31 Jul 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 487 holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.02 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 2.39%.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
0.30%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
No waiver stated
Management fee
0.30%
Prospectus date
27 Feb 2026
Filed with the SEC
23 Feb 2026

Source: SEC prospectus risk/return data sets (opens in a new tab) Filed

Size and reporting

Net assets
$715,409,776
Total assets
$716,845,767
Holdings as of
31 Jul 2026
Report made public
25 Sep 2026 (56 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Filed

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 487 positions, as of 31 Jul 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

LEMB top holdings as of 31 Jul 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic International Bond USP3579ECY16 1.38% $9.8M Debt Dominican Republic DOP
2 REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY Uruguay Government International Bond US760942BF85 1.35% $9.7M Debt Uruguay UYU
3 SERBIA TREASURY BONDS RSMFRSD58761 1.29% $9.2M Debt Serbia RSD
4 REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY Paraguay Government International Bond USP75744AU91 1.28% $9.1M Debt Paraguay PYG
5 REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY Uruguay Government International Bond US760942BJ08 1.13% $8.1M Debt Uruguay UYU
6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic International Bond USP3579ECV76 1.11% $8.0M Debt Dominican Republic DOP
7 TURKIYE GOVERNMENT BOND TRT120929T12 1.03% $7.4M Debt Türkiye TRY
8 REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY Paraguay Government International Bond USP75744AS46 0.94% $6.7M Debt Paraguay PYG
9 SERBIA TREASURY BONDS RSMFRSD86176 0.93% $6.6M Debt Serbia RSD
10 REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY Uruguay Government International Bond US917288BM35 0.91% $6.5M Debt Uruguay UYU
11 SERBIA TREASURY BONDS RSMFRSD34101 0.83% $6.0M Debt Serbia RSD
12 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic International Bond USP3579ECS48 0.80% $5.7M Debt Dominican Republic DOP
13 SERBIA TREASURY BONDS RSMFRSD55940 0.79% $5.7M Debt Serbia RSD
14 TURKIYE GOVERNMENT BOND TRT051033T12 0.78% $5.5M Debt Türkiye TRY
15 REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY Paraguay Government International Bond USP75744AP07 0.72% $5.2M Debt Paraguay PYG
16 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic International Bond USP3579ECQ81 0.71% $5.1M Debt Dominican Republic DOP
17 NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F BRSTNCNTF204 0.68% $4.9M Debt Brazil BRL
18 BONOS TESORERIA PESOS Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos CL0002839505 0.66% $4.7M Debt Chile CLP
19 TURKIYE GOVERNMENT BOND TRT081128T15 0.60% $4.3M Debt Türkiye TRY
20 BONOS DE TESORERIA Peru Government Bond PEP01000C5K6 0.58% $4.2M Debt Peru PEN
21 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa Government Bond ZAG000096173 0.57% $4.1M Debt South Africa ZAR
22 LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional BRSTNCLTN806 0.54% $3.9M Debt Brazil BRL
23 BONOS DE TESORERIA Peru Government Bond PEP01000C2Z1 0.53% $3.8M Debt Peru PEN
24 BONOS DE TESORERIA Peru Government Bond PEP01000C5E9 0.51% $3.7M Debt Peru PEN
25 BONOS DE TESORERIA Peru Government Bond PEP01000C5G4 0.51% $3.6M Debt Peru PEN

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Made public Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026

All 487 stored holdings

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Debt 96.94%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) 0.13%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
China 14.89%
India 8.80%
Mexico 5.61%
Malaysia 4.87%
Indonesia 4.65%
Poland 4.49%
Thailand 4.31%
Colombia 4.06%
Brazil 4.03%
Dominican Republic 4.00%
South Africa 3.99%
Peru 3.90%
Other (9) 29.46%

The country each issuer is assigned to in the report.

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
Chinese yuan (CNY) 14.89%
Indian rupee (INR) 8.80%
Mexican peso (MXN) 5.61%
Malaysian ringgit (MYR) 4.87%
Indonesian rupiah (IDR) 4.65%
Polish zloty (PLN) 4.49%
Thai baht (THB) 4.31%
Colombian peso (COP) 4.06%
Brazilian real (BRL) 4.03%
DOP 4.00%
South African rand (ZAR) 3.99%
Peruvian sol (PEN) 3.90%
Other (9) 29.46%

The currency each holding is denominated in. Currency hedges are not netted off, so a hedged fund still shows its holdings' currencies.

Sector

No sector data

None of this fund's holdings matched a stock listed on this site, so no sector is shown.

Partial coverage: sectors are known for 0.0% of net assets, the holdings matched by CUSIP or ticker to US stocks listed on this site. The rest is not assigned a sector.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.0150
1 payment per unit
12-month yield
2.39%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Irregular
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
19 Dec 2025

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.0150) ÷ latest price ($42.50) × 100 = 2.39%. 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 (4 payments)
LEMB distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
19 Dec 2025$1.0150
14 Dec 2023$0.4920
15 Dec 2022$0.3000
16 Dec 2021$1.5260

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Checked · 2 days ago Amounts are adjusted for later unit splits

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