VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)Emerging Markets Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
20.01 USD
-0.03
(-0.150%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:54 a.m. EDT
The VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF offers a compelling income floor but lacks the explosive momentum required for a bullish short-term entry. The trailing yield of 6.52% is robust, supported by a consistent distribution history that rarely dips below $0.08, making it a solid defensive hold for capital preservation in volatile markets. However, the price action over the last two weeks shows a distinct drift lower, closing near the 52-week low of $19.45, which dampens immediate upside potential. While the long-term trajectory over the last nine years remains positive with six profitable years against three losses, the recent lack of consecutive gains suggests the market is currently pricing in specific risks within the emerging market credit sector. The options data confirms this caution, with heavy put writing at the $19 level acting as a psychological barrier. Investors should view this as a steady income generator rather than a high-conviction momentum play, waiting for a clearer breakout above the $20.36 resistance before adding significant capital. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.002802 |
| MSTL_90 | 0.003188 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.003344 |
| MSTL | 0.003873 |
| AutoTheta | 0.005104 |
| MSTL_90_126 | 0.006762 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.008842 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 67% |
| H-stat | 1.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.367 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 59.69 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at the $19 strike, while call activity is negligible. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection, suggesting a fear of downside gaps despite the asset trading near its 52-week highs.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.70% | 6.77% | 6.57% | 6.41% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 27.71 |
| All Time Low | 16.17 |
| Ask | 40.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 408,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 226,026 |
| Average Volume | 226,026 |
| Average Volume10Days | 408,950 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.51 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Emerging Markets Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 20.06 |
| Day Low | 19.97 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.52 |
| 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 | 20.0904 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.08040047 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0040019345 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.5197515 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.36 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.35000038 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.017190589 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.55999947 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.028791744 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.45 - 20.36 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,337,002,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.029907601 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| 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 | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_206637445 |
| Nav Price | 20.01 |
| Net Assets | 533,540,768.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.4 |
| Open | 20.01 |
| Phone | 888-658-8287 |
| Previous Close | 20.04 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0300007 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.149704 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.06 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.97 - 20.06 |
| Regular Market Open | 20.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.01 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 100,890 |
| Short Name | VanEck Emerging Markets High Yi |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | HYEM |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.10037871 |
| Total Assets | 533,540,768 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 59.689705 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.7522 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.7522 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 20.01235 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.0023498535 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.00011742017 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 100,890 |
| Yield | 0.0652 |
| Ytd Return | 3.9181 |