EM Local Bonds Outpace Dollar Peers: Winning ETFs in Focus

Emerging-market (EM) local-currency bonds have outperformed their dollar-denominated peers in 2025, even as they offer yields lower than those of US Treasuries. The strong start to the year marks their best performance since 2022, thanks to growing expectations of rate cuts in developing nations and a cooling of global inflation.

Zacks Investment Research • Apr 23, 2025

EBND: A Better Way To Access EM Sovereign Debt

Emerging market sovereign debt faces significant risks due to high debt levels, currency devaluations, slower growth, and rising inflation leading into 2025. Equities in high-yielding emerging markets like Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia offer better risk-reward potential compared to sovereign debt ETFs. The SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF has favorable geographical exposure and unique portfolio composition, warranting a neutral rating.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 22, 2025

Q4 Report: Tax-Exempt Bond Funds Hit Second Highest Quarterly Return As Fixed Income Rebounds From Q3 Loss

Q4 Report: Tax-Exempt Bond Funds Hit Second Highest Quarterly Return As Fixed Income Rebounds From Q3 Loss

Seeking Alpha • Jan 12, 2024

Top Emerging Market Bond ETFs for Advisors and Investors

Emerging markets are an attractive option for investors looking to diversify their portfolios. They offer the potential for higher returns and lower correlation with U.S. equities.

ETF Trends • Jun 26, 2023

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Domestic Equities Report Their 13 Weekly Outflow In The Last 14

The 10-two Treasury yield spread remained negative. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $2.6 billion in weekly net outflows.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 7, 2023

Peak Inflation May Hint At Peak Rates In Emerging Markets

Central banks across emerging markets have reacted to elevated inflation by significantly tightening monetary policy, in some cases, well ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. After largely synchronized rate-hiking cycles across EM, monetary policies could once again begin to diverge among individual countries.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 8, 2022

EM Sovereign Debt: Real Rates Come Into Play

Taming inflation has been a priority in developed markets this year. Positive real rates mean that local bond investors are being compensated for investing in bonds even after accounting for the effect of inflation on returns.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 4, 2022

Spotting Opportunities And Risks Across The EM Investment Universe

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.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 31, 2022

Emerging Market Bond ETFs Are on the Mend

As the markets rebound, fixed-income investors can consider picking up some emerging market bond-related exchange traded funds. Morgan Stanley strategists led by Simon Waever advised in a note that should consider emerging market debt, making a bullish stance on the asset category for the first time since November 2020, Bloomberg reports.

ETF Trends • Aug 12, 2022

Sanctions Throw ETF Custody Into New Territory

The latest sanctions on Russia's central bank are leaving custodians with tough questions.

ETFcom • Mar 4, 2022