VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

EMLC tracks an index of debt issued by emerging market governments and denominated in local currencies of the issuers.

Here in the U.S., fixed income investors are dealing with a rough 2021 and are pondering the impact of a 2022 interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Some global central banks are already hiking rates, but that's not all bad news, as some exchange traded funds could benefit from that tightening.

Central Bank Tightening Could Boost This Bond ETF

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Rising inflation has been emerging as a great cause for concern globally. Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 and prolonged ultra-easy monetary policy have led to such a scenario.

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International diversification for bond allocations is, in theory, an attractive concept, but in practice it's not working out so great in 2021 for US investors, based on a set of ETFs. A key headwind for foreign bonds is the rebound in the US dollar.

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EMLC is a sovereign local currency EM ETF.

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The Federal Reserve isn't the only central bank deploying various monetary policy tools to help an economy contend with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Various emerging market central banks are responding to the global health crisis, and some of those moves could be prove impactful for exchange traded funds, such as the VanEck Vectors [.

Will EM Central Bank Policy Benefit This VanEck ETF?

Declining 10-year Treasury yields are viewed as positives for an array of asset classes. Emerging markets debt may be joining that list because as yields on U.S. government debt decline, the yield gap between U.S. bonds and international bonds grows wider.

Declining Treasury Yields May Lead to EM Bond Opportunities

Rate hikes usually force yields higher on bonds currently on the market, meaning prices move the opposite direction. However, rate increases can serve the purpose of supporting the local currency, indicating the VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMLC) could be a compelling idea for fixed income investors if central banks in developing [.

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US bonds posted the only gain for the major asset classes for the trading week ended Friday, June 18, based on a set of ETFs. For the one-year trend, all but one of the major asset classes are posting gains, although the range of results varies widely.

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The value factor, after a long drought, is showing signs of life. To be fair, not every deeply discounted market corner has rallied.

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The allure of REITs is rising as inflation worries heat up. Foreign property shares were the second-best performer last week.

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Amid low domestic bond yields, advisors and investors are being compelled to get creative when it comes to generating fixed income. That effort can include emerging markets sovereign debt, which is accessible via an array of exchange traded funds, including the VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMLC).

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Emerging markets offer attractive alternatives to fixed income investors searching for yield amid the trillions of dollars of negative-, zero-, and low-yielding debt globally. Within emerging market hard currency investment grade bonds, we think it is prudent to be shorter duration or at least hedge the Treasury risk component, given the low yield per unit of duration today.

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One international play on an economic rebound is the VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC). Investors may have been walking on eggshells around emerging markets since the pandemic, but focusing on bonds in the current market environment is a potentially positive reopening trade.

Looking for a Rebound Play? Try EM Currencies with the EMLC ETF

Treasury yields are still elevated and the dollar is still weak. However, both assets recently rallied, indicating there's room to the downside.

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The value-investing concept remains on the defensive, although some variations of the strategy are showing hints of a revival in recent months after an extended drought.

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Amid flat-to-negative performances for most of the major asset classes, last week's strong rally in real estate stocks ex-US stands out. This corner of global markets led by a wide margin, based on a set of ETFs through the close of the trading week on Friday, Mar. 19.

Foreign Property Shares Led Markets By Wide Margin Last Week

In a mixed week for asset classes, shares in developed nations ex-US ran away with the best performance for trading through Friday, Mar. 5, based on a set of proxy ETFs representing the major asset classes. Most categories of bonds lost ground last week, with emerging markets governments taking the biggest hit.

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In modest allocations, emerging markets assets are functional in retirement portfolios and that's particularly true on the fixed income side. Enter the VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMLC).

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Vanguard US Real Estate popped 1.9% last week, the fund's strongest weekly gain since mid-November. The Global Markets Index retreated last week for the first time this year.

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With the U.S. inflation forecast surging, investor interest in inflation-hedge assets has increased as well. Emerging market local currency bonds offer both a negative U.S. dollar inflation hedge as well as a high 5% dividend yield.

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The decline of the US dollar this year has been a bullish force for American investors holding foreign bond funds.

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Emerging markets have had different approaches to coping with COVID-19 and are at different stages of recovery.

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Many EMs continue to show textbook adjustment of their trade balances, which leads to positive feedback loops in the economy.

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