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iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

iShares · US4642865178

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker LEMB (ISIN US4642865178). It lets you buy a basket of holdings in a single trade, spreading your money across them rather than one company. In plain terms it is about lending to governments and companies in return for regular interest, which…

Bond ?Unknown Physical ?

Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyEmerging Markets

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Fund size (AUM) ?

€0

1-year return ?

+4.6%

Price Return · to 2026-07-27

Yearly fee (TER) ?

0.30%

All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.30%Yearly fee (TER)

0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Replication ?

Physical

Full — buys every share

Launched

Oct 2011

15-year track record

Bond details

Inflation-linked ?

No — nominal (fixed) payouts

Performance

Growth of $100 invested — both lines start at $100.

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF Average peer fund (funds we track) ?

Compared with the average fund tracking the same index — our own data, not the licensed index itself.

YTD+1.7%

1 year+4.6%

3 years+3.9%

5 years-0.5%

Return, year by year

-11.5

+5.8

-1.7

+15.2

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2 of 4 up yearsBest: 2025 +15.2%Worst: 2022 -11.5%Calendar-year total returns, in USD

How bumpy has it been?

7.1%

Volatility (1y) ?

How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.

-9.6%

Worst drop (3y) ?

The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.

0.55

Return for the risk (3y) ?

Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

-2.9%

Since inception

Total growth since launch — about -0.6% a year.

+17.4%

Best 12 months

The strongest one-year stretch on record.

-24.6%

Worst 12 months

The weakest one-year stretch on record.

-26.8%

Worst fall on record ?

It has not fully recovered yet.

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Where it trades

Exchange	Ticker	Currency
NYSE	LEMB	USD	★ Primary
USD listings
B2	LEMBUSD	USD
B3	LEMBN	USD
CC	LEMB	USD
CC	LEMBCL	USD
CE	LEMB	USD
CE	LEMBCL	USD
CI	LEMBCL	USD
CI	LEMB	USD
E1	LEMBUSD	USD
EO	LEMBUSD	USD
EU	LEMBUSD	USD
L1	LEMBN	USD
L3	LEMBN	USD
MF	LEMB*	USD
MM	LEMB*	USD
MU	LEMB*	USD
NYSE Arca	LEMB	USD
OC	LEMB	USD
OD	LEMB	USD
PO	LEMBN	USD
UA	LEMB	USD
UB	LEMB	USD
UC	LEMB	USD
UD	LEMB	USD
UF	LEMB	USD
UM	LEMB	USD
US	LEMB	USD
UT	LEMB	USD
UX	LEMB	USD
VF	LEMB	USD
VG	LEMB	USD
VJ	LEMB	USD
VK	LEMB	USD
VL	LEMB	USD
VP	LEMB	USD
VY	LEMB	USD
X2	LEMBUSD	USD
XA	LEMBUSD	USD
XE	LEMBUSD	USD
XETRA	LEMB	USD
XF	LEMBUSD	USD
XG	LEMBUSD	USD
XH	LEMBUSD	USD
XJ	LEMBUSD	USD
XL	LEMBUSD	USD
XO	LEMBUSD	USD
XQ	LEMBUSD	USD
XT	LEMBUSD	USD
XU	LEMBUSD	USD
XV	LEMBUSD	USD
XW	LEMBUSD	USD
XX	LEMBUSD	USD
XZ	LEMBUSD	USD

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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 62% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 77%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 56%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 86%📊 Beat its category by 1.2% (1-yr) (category average +3.3%)📊 Beat its category by 0.2% (3-yr) (category average +3.6%)📊 Beat its category by 1.6% (5-yr) (category average -2.1%)

Versus the Bonds · Emerging Markets · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

0.78

Sortino (3y) ?

0.41

Calmar (3y) ?

5.2%

Downside deviation ?

75%

Up months (hit rate) ?

$43.00

52-week high ?

$39.84

52-week low ?

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Why it's similar	This is the fund on this page.	BondsPhysical	BondsPhysical	BondsPhysical	BondsPhysical	BondsPhysical	BondsPhysical
Index tracked		J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index		J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 10% Cap 1% Floor
Yearly fee (TER)	0.30%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.45%	0.45%	0.50%
All-in cost	0.00%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.45%	0.00%	0.50%
Fund size	€0	€9.1B	€8.7B	€8.1B	€7B	€7B	€4.6B
Domicile		Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland
Replication	Physical (full)	Physical (full)	Physical (full)	Physical (full)	Physical (full)	Physical (full)	Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.	+3.9%	+6.5%	+4.0%	+6.6%	+8.8%	+11.4%	+6.4%
5-yr return p.a.	-0.5%	-1.6%	-2.2%	-0.5%	+1.8%	+3.2%	+1.3%
# holdings		624	624	624	624	624	357

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Data as of 2026-07-27 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

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