VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

HYEM tracks an index that measures the performance of sub-investment-grade corporate debt from emerging markets.

HYEM owns a portfolio of high yield bonds in the emerging markets. High yield bonds in HYEM's portfolio have higher average default rates than investment grade bonds and this can result in price declines in the long run.

HYEM: Not The Right Time To Buy

Interest rate hikes have caused bond prices to plummet, and for bond fund dividends to rise. Bond funds are offering strong yields, some more than others.

HYEM: Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Index ETF, Above-Average 6.6% Yield, Expected Dividend Growth

With domestic fixed income offerings faltering at the hands of the Federal Reserve's six interest rate increases, investors are understandably apprehensive about U.S. bonds. Add emerging markets to the mix and the jitters are likely to increase.

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Since my last article on HYEM, the strategy delivered poor returns, while some of the risks previously discussed have materialized. Dollar scarcity continues to be the key risk factor for HYEM in the future.

HYEM And The Impact Of The Dollar Wrecking Ball

At a time of rising interest rates in the U.S. and in some developing economies, fixed income investors may not be thinking of emerging markets debt.

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc

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WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

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Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF 

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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

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SPDR DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income ETF

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

In emerging markets valuations look attractive today after the losses across financial markets early this year. PIMCO's investment process is founded upon our macroeconomic outlook and our in-house country and credit research.

Spotting Opportunities And Risks Across The EM Investment Universe

I believe concerns surrounding a potential EM debt crisis are real and should be seriously considered by investors before purchasing HYEM. Despite the attractive yield, there are several risks such as unexpected higher inflation or a global recession that could impair the long-term performance of HY EM bonds.

HYEM: The Risks Of An Emerging Market Debt Crisis Are Real

With emerging markets stocks and bonds of nearly all stripes, foreign and domestic, wilting as the Federal Reserve hikes interest, emerging markets bonds may seem like a bridge too far for many investors. Boil it down to emerging markets corporate debt and many fixed income investors are likely to take a pass in this environment.

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Coming up with a list of the best bond ETFs for 2022 may at first seem like it would include only funds that can perform well in an inflationary, rising-rate environment. But this would only be partially correct.

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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western nations levied punitive economic sanctions against Russia, making the country's financial markets essentially off-limits to major investment banks, index providers, and fund issuers. One of the results of those sanctions is significant reductions and, in some cases, outright eliminations of Russian securities in an array of [.

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Even with the Federal Reserve poised to soon raise interest rates, the income environment in the U.S. remains challenging. However, yield-hungry investors can find pleasant surprises with some asset classes they may not be thinking of.

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With rates rising in the U.S., investors should consider looking abroad for bond exposure.

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Performance of emerging markets local currency bonds has been negatively impacted by the U.S. dollar's strength since mid-year, despite the higher real yields and upside growth surprises in many emerging markets. Currency returns can be volatile, and external factors can have a bigger short-term impact on an emerging markets currency (EMFX) even if relatively attractive fundamentals may provide longer-term support.

Technical Tailwinds May Lift EMFX

Emerging market high-yield bonds offer investors strong and growing yields. HYEM is a simple emerging market high-yield bond index ETF.

HYEM: Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Index ETF, 5.3% Yield

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BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund

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We review CEF market valuation and performance over the first full week of October and highlight recent market events. The CEF market took advantage of the rally in stocks and mostly shrugged off the continued rise in Treasury yields.

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VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF 

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International diversification for bond allocations is, in theory, an attractive concept, but in practice it's not working out so great in 2021 for US investors, based on a set of ETFs. A key headwind for foreign bonds is the rebound in the US dollar.

Foreign Bond ETFs Are Having A Tough Year

We have seen a sharp growth in the issuance of not only green bonds but also sustainability bonds and social bonds, which are closely related. When thinking about issuance outside of the corporate space, sovereigns and state-owned enterprises in Latin America are leading in that respect, with Asia closely following.

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While junk bonds have often been considered the pariah of the bond market in the past, a robust fundamentals setting is helping to bolster what is frequently seen as one of the riskiest products in the financial markets. Bond yields, which run inversely with bond prices, for the lowest-grade bonds are near historic lows after [.

Is Now the Time to Consider High-Yield Bond ETFs?

While emerging markets offer exciting opportunities, they also pose challenges that are significant and entangled. This is particularly relevant for investors in EM corporate bonds. Over the last few years, the emerging market corporate bond sector has grown enormously and generated compelling risk-adjusted returns.

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Historically low interest rates are making for a challenging fixed income environment. VanEck offers three bond ETFs that can still thrive.

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Emerging markets offer attractive alternatives to fixed income investors searching for yield amid the trillions of dollars of negative-, zero-, and low-yielding debt globally. Within emerging market hard currency investment grade bonds, we think it is prudent to be shorter duration or at least hedge the Treasury risk component, given the low yield per unit of duration today.

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Fund flows can help indicate investors' penchant for certain ETFs when it comes to bonds and right now, it's high yield for ETF provider VanEck. One reason could be the falling default rates.

These 3 High Yield Bond ETFs from VanEck Are Dominating YTD Inflows

As fears of an overheating economy linger, many ETF investors are seeking steady options that hedge against inflationary risk. Two VanEck assets to consider are the VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL) and the VanEck Vectors EM High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM).

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