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About Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCITS ETF
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Inception date
Dec 6, 2016
Structure
Irish VCIC
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
Vanguard Group (Ireland) Ltd.
ISIN
IE00BZ163L38
The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sov Index (the Index).
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government63.93%
Corporate36.07%
Stock breakdown by region
Middle East22.45%
Latin America21.27%
Asia20.29%
North America17.31%
Europe13.27%
Africa5.28%
Oceania0.14%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VGEM invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 63.93% stocks, and Corporate, with 36.07% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Middle East region.
VGEM top holdings are Government of Argentina 4.125% 09-JUL-2035 and Eagle Funding LuxCo S.a r.l. 5.5% 17-AUG-2030, occupying 0.77% and 0.74% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VGEM last dividends amounted to 0.16 EUR. The month before, the issuer paid 0.21 EUR in dividends, which shows a 31.72% decrease.
VGEM assets under management is 571.66 M EUR. It's risen 5.24% over the last month.
VGEM fund flows account for 96.26 M EUR (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VGEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 6.08%. The last dividend (Oct 1, 2025) amounted to 0.16 EUR. The dividends are paid monthly.
VGEM shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Dec 6, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
VGEM expense ratio is 0.25% meaning you'd have to pay 0.25% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VGEM follows the Bloomberg EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sov. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VGEM invests in bonds.
VGEM price has fallen by −1.33% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −5.26% decrease. See more dynamics on VGEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.87% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 0.66% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.87% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 0.66% in a year.
VGEM trades at a premium (0.26%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.