VEMBX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
VEMBX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $5.84B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VEMBX Fund Overview
VEMBX — Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Malvern Funds, categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Vanguard Malvern Funds
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $5.84B
- 1-year return: 11.4%
- Ticker: VEMBX
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000053069
- Share class ID: C000166998
VEMBX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 5.22% |
| Hungary Government International Bond | 3.91% |
| Indonesia Government International Bond | 3.42% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 3.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.24% |
| Saudi Government International Bond | 2.90% |
| Ukraine Government International Bond | 2.64% |
| Ecuador Government International Bond | 2.63% |
| Turkiye Government International Bond | 2.48% |
| Petroleos Mexicanos | 2.43% |
VEMBX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 95.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.3% |
VEMBX Performance
Total returns for VEMBX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 3.4% |
| 1 year | 11.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 4.2% |
VEMBX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VEMBX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.2%
VEMBX Costs and Fees
VEMBX costs about $50 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.50%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.50%
- Portfolio turnover: 119%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VEMBX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund had net inflows of $911.66M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $97.41M |
| 2026-05 | $72.88M |
| 2026-04 | $25.89M |
| 2026-03 | −$28.65M |
| 2026-02 | $103.76M |
| 2026-01 | $107.36M |
VEMBX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 5.22% |
| Hungary Government International Bond | 3.91% |
| Indonesia Government International Bond | 3.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.24% |
| Saudi Government International Bond | 2.90% |
| Ukraine Government International Bond | 2.64% |
| Ecuador Government International Bond | 2.63% |
| Turkiye Government International Bond | 2.48% |
| Petroleos Mexicanos | 2.43% |
| Argentine Republic Government International Bond | 2.18% |
VEMBX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-31
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-02-03
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.