ETF comparison

EBNDvsEMLC

Both International Bond.

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF · VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
62.0%

385 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EBND and EMLC would leave roughly62.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EBND only 34.4%Shared 62.0%EMLC only 36.3%
In EBND only
236 positions
Shared
385 positions
In EMLC only
113 positions

Side by side

EBND

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF

State Street · International Bond

71composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$2.29B
TTM yield
5.88%
Top-10 conc.
6.3%
EMLC

VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

VanEck · International Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$5.11B
TTM yield
6.22%
Top-10 conc.
7.2%

Sub-score comparison

70
Cost
70
49
Tax efficiency
48
72
Liquidity
87
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
EBNDsub-scoreEMLC

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.30% vs 0.30%).

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EBND vs EMLC.

Top shared holdings

385 shared in total
#HoldingIn EBNDIn EMLCOverlap
1NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.73%0.90%0.73%
2NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.70%0.72%0.70%
3MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.65%0.63%0.63%
4MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.59%0.76%0.59%
5TITULOS DE TESORERIA0.58%0.60%0.58%
6REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.61%0.57%0.57%
7REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.56%0.59%0.56%
8MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.54%0.67%0.54%
9REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.54%0.59%0.54%
10REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.52%0.68%0.52%
11LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL0.50%0.58%0.50%
12REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.50%0.61%0.50%

Only in EBND

236 total
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.49%
  • LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL0.48%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.47%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.42%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.41%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.38%
  • PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT0.37%
  • POLAND GOVERNMENT BOND0.37%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.35%
  • Israel Government Bonds - Fixed0.35%

Only in EMLC

113 total
  • REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY0.43%
  • NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.42%
  • BONOS TESORERIA PESOS0.41%
  • REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY0.40%
  • INTL FINANCE CORP0.39%
  • State Street Global Advisors0.36%
  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC0.34%
  • REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY0.32%
  • INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.32%
  • REPUBLICA ORIENT URUGUAY0.30%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.