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VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)

Emerging Markets Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
20.09 USD 0.00 (-0.025%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.09
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:01 a.m. EDT

This emerging markets high-yield bond ETF offers a robust 6.76% yield, which is attractive in a volatile rate environment, yet the underlying asset class carries significant structural risks that prevent a strong buy recommendation. The price history reveals a brutal reality: despite seven profitable years, the fund suffered a catastrophic -25.25% collapse in 2022, dragging the nine-year cumulative return down to -17.48%. While the most recent annual return was positive (+2.92%), the lingering pain from the prior decade suggests the fund is still recovering from a major credit event rather than enjoying a sustainable upswing. The lack of options activity confirms that sophisticated investors see no immediate catalyst to bet on a reversal. For a short-term swing trade, the setup is neutral; there is no momentum building to justify a directional entry. Long-term, the high yield acts as a partial compensation for the elevated default risk inherent in emerging markets, but the historical trajectory warns that capital preservation is not guaranteed. Investors should view this as a speculative income play rather than a core holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.004938
AutoETS0.005092
MSTL0.005925
AutoTheta0.006492

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.84
Ljung-Box p 0.001
Jarque-Bera p 0.708
Excess Kurtosis -0.36
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 59.93

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:01 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is extremely low (under 0.75%), indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging demand. The market is effectively pricing in a flat range with no directional bias.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.60% 6.78% 6.58% 6.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.119 0.596491
2026-07-01 0.140 0.700000
2026-06-01 0.092 0.457029
2026-05-01 0.112 0.558882
2026-04-01 0.120 0.611309
2026-03-02 0.100 0.497265
2026-02-02 0.115 0.572139
2025-12-29 0.113 0.564436
2025-11-28 0.109 0.550227
2025-11-03 0.117 0.587055
2025-10-01 0.105 0.525000
2025-09-02 0.112 0.561685
2025-08-01 0.116 0.584383
2025-07-01 0.101 0.512170
2025-06-02 0.111 0.570108
2025-05-01 0.111 0.574832
2025-04-01 0.123 0.630123
2025-03-03 0.098 0.497210
2025-02-03 0.111 0.562310
2024-12-27 0.119 0.611825
2024-12-02 0.103 0.525778
2024-11-01 0.111 0.568356
2024-10-01 0.101 0.512170
2024-09-03 0.099 0.509521
2024-08-01 0.105 0.542636
2024-07-01 0.103 0.539832
2024-06-03 0.106 0.559072
2024-05-01 0.085 0.452609
2024-04-01 0.108 0.575386
2024-03-01 0.095 0.500791
2024-02-01 0.099 0.528282
2023-12-27 0.106 0.571737
2023-12-01 0.085 0.464735
2023-11-01 0.078 0.445460
2023-10-02 0.100 0.566572
2023-09-01 0.100 0.555864
2023-08-01 0.103 0.568433
2023-07-03 0.100 0.550358
2023-06-01 0.113 0.633408
2023-05-01 0.088 0.489705
2023-04-03 0.104 0.563075
2023-03-01 0.087 0.475410
2023-02-01 0.098 0.514436
2022-12-28 0.095 0.524283
2022-12-01 0.091 0.502207
2022-11-01 0.101 0.616229
2022-10-03 0.084 0.493537
2022-09-01 0.074 0.419263
2022-08-01 0.119 0.671937
2022-07-01 0.118 0.665163
2022-06-01 0.107 0.563454
2022-05-02 0.103 0.535343
2022-04-01 0.105 0.522648
2022-03-01 0.095 0.471464
2022-02-01 0.087 0.400737
2021-12-29 0.111 0.495536
2021-12-01 0.100 0.450653
2021-11-01 0.104 0.459364
2021-10-01 0.101 0.437419
2021-09-01 0.104 0.439746
2021-08-02 0.105 0.448335
2021-07-01 0.074 0.310403
2021-06-01 0.109 0.459334
2021-05-03 0.106 0.448962
2021-04-01 0.109 0.461669
2021-03-01 0.097 0.406879
2021-02-01 0.077 0.324211
2020-12-29 0.114 0.477987
2020-12-01 0.107 0.455125
2020-11-02 0.116 0.513957
2020-10-01 0.108 0.478088
2020-09-01 0.109 0.470639
2020-08-03 0.111 0.483660
2020-07-01 0.079 0.353468
2020-06-01 0.123 0.562414
2020-05-01 0.109 0.536417
2020-04-01 0.132 0.688935
2020-03-02 0.109 0.466011
2020-02-03 0.112 0.466278
2019-12-30 0.122 0.515420
2019-12-02 0.115 0.491663
2019-11-01 0.121 0.516212
2019-10-01 0.122 0.529284
2019-09-03 0.121 0.534216
2019-08-01 0.122 0.511530
2019-07-01 0.118 0.494966
2019-06-03 0.142 0.611542
2019-05-01 0.117 0.500642
2019-04-01 0.117 0.501715
2019-03-01 0.115 0.497190
2019-02-01 0.127 0.549308
2018-12-27 0.116 0.520646
2018-12-03 0.110 0.489978
2018-11-01 0.114 0.500879
2018-10-01 0.109 0.479542
2018-09-04 0.118 0.533213
2018-08-01 0.115 0.500435
2018-07-02 0.107 0.470744
2018-06-01 0.115 0.498267
2018-05-01 0.101 0.427604
2018-04-02 0.107 0.447324
2018-03-01 0.051 0.210657
2018-02-01 0.115 0.468814
2017-12-27 0.121 0.494079
2017-12-01 0.117 0.478332
2017-11-01 0.121 0.488297
2017-10-02 0.118 0.476960
2017-09-01 0.116 0.470970
2017-08-01 0.120 0.490196
2017-07-03 0.126 0.517454
2017-06-01 0.124 0.502839
2017-05-01 0.118 0.476575
2017-04-03 0.135 0.551245
2017-03-01 0.110 0.445705
2017-02-01 0.111 0.455291
2016-12-28 0.121 0.506700
2016-12-01 0.123 0.517895
2016-11-01 0.126 0.520661
2016-10-03 0.117 0.477161
2016-09-01 0.128 0.528053
2016-08-01 0.128 0.530900
2016-07-01 0.135 0.572276
2016-06-01 0.107 0.459425
2016-05-02 0.130 0.562527
2016-02-01 0.135 0.620404
2015-12-29 0.149 0.672383
2015-12-01 0.131 0.572302
2015-11-02 0.154 0.669565
2015-10-01 0.133 0.595078
2015-09-01 0.141 0.617068
2015-08-03 0.140 0.591966
2015-07-01 0.134 0.556478
2015-06-01 0.139 0.566884
2015-05-01 0.142 0.585567
2015-04-01 0.156 0.667808
2015-03-02 0.130 0.559140
2015-02-02 0.142 0.629433
2014-12-29 0.142 0.610753
2014-12-01 0.128 0.523732
2014-11-03 0.136 0.538401
2014-10-01 0.128 0.504135
2014-09-02 0.140 0.540332
2014-08-01 0.140 0.537222
2014-07-01 0.127 0.483625
2014-06-02 0.139 0.530940
2014-05-01 0.126 0.489701
2014-04-01 0.099 0.385364
2014-03-03 0.123 0.488871
2014-02-03 0.128 0.516963
2013-12-27 0.140 0.559105
2013-12-02 0.125 0.494462
2013-11-01 0.143 0.559030
2013-10-01 0.117 0.466507
2013-09-03 0.127 0.504970
2013-08-01 0.132 0.525896
2013-07-01 0.124 0.496397
2013-06-03 0.132 0.507497
2013-05-01 0.091 0.337662
2013-04-01 0.146 0.546816
2013-03-01 0.125 0.462963
2013-02-01 0.136 0.500552
2012-12-27 0.133 0.494424
2012-12-03 0.158 0.595328
2012-11-01 0.158 0.601676
2012-10-01 0.124 0.476923
2012-09-04 0.160 0.614203
2012-08-01 0.161 0.624031
2012-07-02 0.160 0.641283
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 6.76

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 27.71
All Time Low 16.17
Ask 21.0
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 68,490
Average Daily Volume3 Month 224,019
Average Volume 224,019
Average Volume10Days 68,490
Beta3 Year 0.51
Bid 20.06
Bid Size 400
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 20.1049
Day Low 20.0546
Dividend Yield 6.76
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.3352337
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.0512
Fifty Day Average Change 0.038799286
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0019350105
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.7522583
Fifty Two Week High 20.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.27000046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.013261319
Fifty Two Week Low 19.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.6399994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.032904852
Fifty Two Week Range 19.45 - 20.36
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,337,002,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.031868502
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.00499916
Fullday Change Percent -0.0248776
Fullday Price 20.09
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,336,435,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging market issuers that have a below investment grade rating and that are issued in the major domestic and Eurobond markets.
Long Name VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_206637445
Nav Price 20.06
Net Assets 521,462,144.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.4
Open 20.12
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 20.09
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 20.095
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00499916
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0248776
Regular Market Day High 20.1049
Regular Market Day Low 20.0546
Regular Market Day Range 20.0546 - 20.1049
Regular Market Open 20.12
Regular Market Previous Close 20.095
Regular Market Price 20.09
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 67,740
Short Name VanEck Emerging Markets High Yi
Source Interval 15
Symbol HYEM
Three Year Average Return 0.1106128
Total Assets 521,462,144
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 59.928345
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.12406
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.12406
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.02255
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.06744957
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0033686801
Type Disp ETF
Volume 67,740
Yield 0.067600004
Ytd Return 3.86818