iShares Emergine Markets Local Currency Bond Fund (LEMB)

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Best Fit Emerging Markets Debt Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 8 Emerging Markets Debt Funds ETFs and 5 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Typical
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Excellent
Holdings Diversity Typical

Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays Emerging Markets Broad Local Currency Bond Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of the underlying index and in investments that provide substantially similar exposure to the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of local currency-denominated sovereign bond markets of emerging market countries. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.20.2013

Previous Close $52.84 Expense Ratio 0.60%
YTD Return 0.2% Avg. 30-Day Volume 80,341
1-Year Return 10.8% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $53.15 Shares Outstanding 12,000,000
Ask $53.24 Dividends $1.67
Top Holdings
Brazil(Fed Rep Of) (—) 40.92%
Israel(State Of) (—) 36.17%
Israel(State Of) (—) 13.01%
Brazil(Fed Rep Of) (—) 1.41%
Israel(State Of) (—) 0.59%
% of Total Holdings 92.10%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Emerging Markets Debt Funds

1

SPDR Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (EBND)

2

Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC)

3

iShares Emergine Markets Local Currency Bond Fund (LEMB)

4

PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (PCY)

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