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EBND

Actively managedFixed Income

VanEck Emerging Income Opportunities Active ETF

About this ETF

The Fund employs an actively managed unconstrained strategy investing predominantly in Bonds in emerging markets.

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.95% p.a.
Inception date13 Feb 2020
BenchmarkJPM GBI-EM Global Diversified TR AUD

Scout Score

43/100
Ranked #23 of 30 in active Fixed Income

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 6 real-data factors (cost, diversification, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other actively-managed funds in the same category. Tracking isn't scored, since active funds don't target an index.

Cost7
Diversification17
Liquidity73
Fund Strength82
Performance100
Income64

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +5.2% p.a. (blended), beats 100% of rated active Fixed Income peers.
  • Large, established fund — $292M in assets, bigger than 82% of active Fixed Income funds.
  • Highly liquid — 0.10% bid/ask spread, better than 73% of active Fixed Income peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.95% p.a., more expensive than 93% of active Fixed Income funds.
  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 27.0% of the fund, more concentrated than 83% of active Fixed Income peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month+0.28%
3 Months-1.17%
YTD-0.80%
1 Year+0.39%
3 Years (p.a.)+8.61%
5 Years (p.a.)+4.69%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-22%-16%-10%-3%+3%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Other/Cash5.55%
  2. 2.Abu Dhabi Government International Bond3.15%
  3. 3.Hungary Government Bond2.95%
  4. 4.Peru Government Bond (PEP01000C5J8)2.63%
  5. 5.Bolivian Government International Bond2.39%
  6. 6.Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl2.37%
  7. 7.Czech Republic Government Bond (CZ0001006688)2.21%
  8. 8.Romanian Government International Bond1.95%
  9. 9.Indonesia Treasury Bond1.92%
  10. 10.Thailand Government Bond (TH062303Q308)1.91%
  11. 11.Republic of Poland Government Bond (PL0000113783)1.90%
  12. 12.Congolese International Bond (XS0334989000)1.80%
  13. 13.Ypf SA1.78%
  14. 14.Bonos De La Tesoreria De La Republica E (CL0002839505)1.74%
  15. 15.Export-Import Bank of India (USY2387VAA18)1.74%
  16. 16.Turkiye Government International Bond (900123DS6)1.70%
  17. 17.Singapore Government Bond (SG7U32949426)1.56%
  18. 18.China Government Bond (HK0001256764)1.49%
  19. 19.Republic of Poland Government Bond (PL0000115291)1.39%
  20. 20.Export-Import Bank of India (30216KAC6)1.36%