Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Bond Fund - Institutional Plus USD Dist (VSEMBIP)
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About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate level of income by investing primarily in bonds of issuers in emerging market countries.
- The Fund employs an “active management” strategy, and while the Fund will invest in components of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (the “Index”), its investment manager will follow distinct approaches in managing the Fund’s assets.
- The Fund invests in fixed income securities of various maturities, yields, and qualities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities of issuers that are tied economically to emerging market countries. The Fund seeks to have a majority of its assets denominated in or hedged back to the U.S. dollar but has the ability to invest in bonds denominated in a local currency on an unhedged basis. Emerging market bonds include sovereign debt securities, which include fixed income securities that are issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies, authorities, political subdivisions or instrumentalities, or other supranational agencies, as well as debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign corporations and foreign financial institutions.
- The Investment Manager may in its discretion restrict the extent to which the Fund’s holdings deviate from the Index constituents on a security selection and fixed income sector basis. The Fund may take active fixed income sector views with the focus on bond specific selection. The extent to which the Fund can outperform the Index may be restricted by constraints applied by the Investment Manager which limit the potential volatility of the difference between the return of the Fund and the return of the Index. Such constraints may change or be removed from time to time at the Investment Manager’s discretion and depending on market environments.
Fund facts
Share class inception
18 Nov 2025
Minimum initial investment
US$200,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Risk indicator
Strategy
Active
Asset Class
Bond
Domicile
Ireland
Tax status
Austria, Italy and United Kingdom reporting
Dividend schedule
Quarterly
Currency
USD
Index ticker
JPGCCOMP
Benchmark
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index
Investment manager
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Performance
Risk and Volatility
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Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 284 | 968 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 7.1% | 7.0% | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 5.5% | 5.7% | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 8.8 Years | 9.7 Years | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| BB+ | BB+ | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 6.1 Years | 5.9 Years | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| Cash Investment | 4.4% | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Emerging Markets | 8.34% | 5.08% | 3.26% |
| Turkey | Emerging Markets | 5.63% | 4.14% | 1.49% |
| Indonesia | Emerging Markets | 5.41% | 4.05% | 1.36% |
| Argentina | Emerging Markets | 4.94% | 2.62% | 2.32% |
| Other | Other | 4.37% | — | — |
| United States of America | North America | 4.33% | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | Emerging Markets | 3.89% | 2.88% | 1.01% |
| Saudi Arabia | Emerging Markets | 3.43% | 5.18% | -1.75% |
| South Africa | Emerging Markets | 3.19% | 2.78% | 0.41% |
| Egypt | Emerging Markets | 3.00% | 2.82% | 0.18% |
| Ecuador | Emerging Markets | 2.99% | 1.75% | 1.24% |
| Chile | Emerging Markets | 2.85% | 2.98% | -0.13% |
| Hungary | Emerging Markets | 2.72% | 2.82% | -0.10% |
| Ukraine | Emerging Markets | 2.67% | 1.82% | 0.85% |
| Panama | Emerging Markets | 2.66% | 2.68% | -0.02% |
Distribution by credit quality (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Credit Rating | Fund |
|---|---|
| AA | 4.45% |
| A | 5.92% |
| Less than BBB | 53.37% |
| BBB | 30.07% |
| Not Rated | 6.19% |
Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 6.86% |
| Gov-Related-Agencies | 13.15% |
| Gov-Related-Local Authority | 0.32% |
| Gov-Related-Sovereign | 72.78% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 1.62% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 0.55% |
| Cash | 4.37% |
| Other | 0.34% |
Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 7.70% |
| 1 - 5 Years | 25.77% |
| 5 - 10 Years | 44.97% |
| 10 - 15 Years | 6.46% |
| 15 - 20 Years | 0.97% |
| 20 - 25 Years | 4.64% |
| Over 25 Years | 9.48% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Market value | Face amount | Coupon/Yield | Maturity date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine Government International Bond | 1.63270% | US$48,278,113.77 | 61,862,000 | 4.00% | 01 Feb 2032 |
| Petroleos Mexicanos | 1.59793% | US$47,250,123.98 | 45,181,572 | 8.75% | 02 Jun 2029 |
| Indonesia Government International Bond | 1.54333% | US$45,635,393.47 | 43,170,000 | 3.75% | 16 Oct 2033 |
| Panama Government International Bond | 1.49556% | US$44,223,121.79 | 55,213,000 | 2.25% | 29 Sept 2032 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.46645% | US$43,362,275.70 | 52,013,600 | 1.38% | 15 Nov 2031 |
| Argentine Republic Government International Bond | 1.46229% | US$43,239,336.98 | 51,148,316.81 | 0.75% | 09 Jul 2030 |
| Turkiye Government International Bond | 1.39064% | US$41,120,626.98 | 44,060,000 | 6.30% | 14 Mar 2033 |
| Argentine Republic Government International Bond | 1.26297% | US$37,345,359.43 | 50,130,818 | 5.00% | 09 Jan 2038 |
| Republic of Kenya Government International Bond | 1.26052% | US$37,272,836.74 | 39,500,000 | 7.88% | 26 Feb 2034 |
| Ecuador Government International Bond | 1.12712% | US$33,328,291.26 | 39,431,500.01 | 0.00% | 31 Jul 2030 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (USD)
US$97.23
USDChange
-US$0.06-0.07% At closure 23 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
US$104.09
At closure 23 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
US$95.77
At closure 23 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
US$8.33
Change
+8.00% At closure 23 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
18 Nov 2025
| Date | NAV (USD) |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | US$97.2265 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | US$97.2914 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | US$97.0338 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | US$96.8494 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | US$96.9268 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | US$97.3623 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | US$97.8916 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | US$96.9612 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | US$96.9911 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | US$96.7857 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Historical performance
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| Type | Distribution amount (per unit) | Ex-dividend date | Registration date | Payable date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | US$1.5567 | 30 Sept 2026 | 29 Sept 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Income | US$1.7868 | 30 Jun 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Income | US$1.1525 | 31 Mar 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Income | US$0.4100 | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Dec 2025 | 15 Jan 2026 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:USD
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VSEMBIP
- Citi:BXJ4U
- ISIN:IE000WTF48S4
- MEX ID:VIABBB
- SEDOL:BTY1RG6