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JPEA iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc

ISIN IE00BYXYYK40London Stock Exchange: JPEABlackRock, Inc.

Latest close

LSE

$6.40

on

Ongoing charge
0.45% a year
Fund size
£1.8bn

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, JPEA (iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc, ISIN IE00BYXYYK40) closed at $6.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year (about £45 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +8.7%, or −15.2% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+0.5%
−3.0% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+21.0%
+9.3% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+8.7%
−15.2% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,087 on 13/11/2026 — about £848 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.7%, 2023 +4.9%, 2024 +8.5%, 2025 +4.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.6%. Returns of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +1.6%; to 30/09/2025: +7.8%; to 30/09/2024: +8.7%; to 30/09/2023: −1.5%; to 30/09/2022: −7.2%.

Calendar-year returns of JPEA, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +0.6%−2.6%
to +4.5%+0.9%
to +8.5%+4.8%
+4.9%+0.7%
−8.7%−16.4%
Returns of JPEA over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +1.6%−2.0%
from +7.8%+3.6%
from +8.7%+6.0%
from −1.5%−7.4%
from −7.2%−14.7%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

8.5%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year6.3%
3 years7.2%
5 years8.5%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−13.5%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−10.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+14.4%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
3.4%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 6.3% over 1 year, 7.2% over 3 years, 8.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc since November 2021, in pounds: −13.5% from 10/12/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −10.6% (12 months to 09/12/2022); the highest was +14.4% (12 months to 26/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc was 3.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (26/06/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.45%
a year
On £10,000
£45
a year, roughly
Over five years
£223
of £10,000, before growth
Among 428 corporate and other bond funds, share classes counted once
  • 344 charge less
  • 10 the same
  • 73 charge more

Ongoing charge of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 73 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 10 the same and 344 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017.

It tracks the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year — about £45 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
JPEA
ISIN
IE00BYXYYK40
Also listed as
JPEE (London Stock Exchange, euros), IS02 (Xetra, euros)
Provider
iShares
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.45% a year · about £45 on £10,000
Fund size
£1.8bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
USD

Price chart

Closing price
$6.40−0.2% over 1 year · closing price
JPEA closing price: $6.41 on 14/11/2025, $6.40 on 13/11/2026 (−0.2%); low $6.30, high $6.64.

Over the last year, the closing price went from $6.41 on 14/11/2025 to $6.40 on 13/11/2026 (−0.1%). The lowest close shown was $6.30 on 02/10/2026 and the highest $6.64 on 03/07/2026.

One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

As of , JPEA holds 613 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Argentina Republic of Government 4.13% 09/07/2035 at 1.00% of the fund; the ten largest make up 5.9%.
Holdings
613
on record
Ten largest
5.9%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
459
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
1.0%
Argentina Republic of Government 4.13% 09/07/2035

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of JPEA: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Argentina Republic of Government 4.13% 09/07/2035Sovereign1.00%
2ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 6.90% 31/07/2035Sovereign0.76%
3Argentina Republic of Government 0.75% 09/07/2030Sovereign0.61%
4Argentina Republic of Government 5.00% 09/01/2038Sovereign0.59%
5GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 5.00% 03/07/2035Sovereign0.57%
6EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 5.50% 17/08/2030Sovereign0.53%
7Uruguay (Oriental Republic Of) 5.10% 18/06/2050Sovereign0.53%
8Argentina Republic of Government 3.50% 09/07/2041Sovereign0.48%
9OMAN SULTANATE OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 6.75% 17/01/2048Sovereign0.43%
10UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 4.00% 01/02/2032Sovereign0.42%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By sector

  1. Sovereign87.2%
  2. Owned No Guarantee11.0%
  3. Government Guaranteed1.7%
  4. Cash and derivatives0.1%
As published for the fund, as of 06/11/2026.

By country

  1. Saudi Arabia6.4%
  2. Mexico6.3%
  3. Turkey4.9%
  4. Indonesia4.3%
  5. Brazil3.9%
  6. Poland3.7%
  7. Dominican Republic3.5%
  8. Philippines3.5%
  9. Other countries63.5%
As published for the fund, as of 06/11/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Bonds99.9%
  2. Cash and money market0.1%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .

All 613 holdings of JPEA

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 613 holdings; the ten largest make up 5.9% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency, maturity and credit quality.

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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Funds tracking the same index

6 funds track J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.30% to 0.50% a year (13/11/2026).

6 funds that track the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index, listed by name. Returns are as reported to 13/11/2026, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
FundCharge1 year3 years5 years
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Dist)Distributing · Currency hedged · 0.50% a year0.50%−6.2%+18.0%−6.5%
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.45% a year0.45%−0.3%+19.7%+9.1%
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF AccThis fundAccumulating · 0.45% a year0.45%+0.5%+21.0%+8.7%
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF GBP Hedged DistDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.50% a year0.50%+0.7%+29.0%+2.7%
iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF MXN Hedged AccAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.50% a year0.50%+1.4%+30.6%+53.7%
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ETF Accum A USDAccumulating · 0.30% a year0.30%+1.4%+12.8%+12.7%

As of

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes

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Other versions of this fund

iShares’s other share classes and funds on the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of JPEA?

The ongoing charge of JPEA is 0.45% a year — about £45 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares J.P. Morgan USD EM Bond UCITS ETF Acc 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 73 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 10 the same and 344 less (share classes counted once).

What does JPEA track?

JPEA tracks the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index.

Is JPEA accumulating or distributing?

JPEA is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of JPEA?

The ISIN of JPEA is IE00BYXYYK40. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; JPEA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as JPEE (London Stock Exchange, euros) and IS02 (Xetra, euros).

What does JPEA hold?

As of 06/11/2026, JPEA holds 613 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Argentina Republic of Government 4.13% 09/07/2035 at 1.00% of the fund; the ten largest make up 5.9%. Its ten largest holdings are Argentina Republic of Government 4.13% 09/07/2035 (1.00%), ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 6.90% 31/07/2035 (0.76%), Argentina Republic of Government 0.75% 09/07/2030 (0.61%), Argentina Republic of Government 5.00% 09/01/2038 (0.59%), GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 5.00% 03/07/2035 (0.57%), EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 5.50% 17/08/2030 (0.53%), Uruguay (Oriental Republic Of) 5.10% 18/06/2050 (0.53%), Argentina Republic of Government 3.50% 09/07/2041 (0.48%), OMAN SULTANATE OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 6.75% 17/01/2048 (0.43%) and UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 4.00% 01/02/2032 (0.42%).

What were JPEA’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of JPEA in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.7%, 2023 +4.9%, 2024 +8.5%, 2025 +4.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has JPEA done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 JPEA’s total return was +8.7%, or −15.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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Fund documents and methods

Fund documents
Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )

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