ETF · iShares
SEML iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B5M4WH52London Stock Exchange: SEMLBlackRock, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£33.84
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year
- Fund size
- £2.7bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, SEML (iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B5M4WH52) closed at £33.84 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +11.8%, or −12.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- +4.5%
- +1.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +14.5%
- +3.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- +11.8%
- −12.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,118 on 01/10/2026 — about £874 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £50
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £248
- of £10,000, before growth
- 261 charge less
- 3 the same
- 11 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF 0.50% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 11 of the 275 other government bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 261 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2011.
It tracks the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 10% Cap 1% Floor Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- SEML
- ISIN
- IE00B5M4WH52
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 10% Cap 1% Floor Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.7bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £34.07 on 18/09/2026 to £33.84 on 01/10/2026 (−0.7%). The lowest close shown was £33.84 on 01/10/2026 and the highest £34.17 on 25/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 363
- on record
- Ten largest
- 13.1%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 165
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 4.3%
- Ishares Brazil Ltn $ Govt Bo Usdha 0.00%
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishares Brazil Ltn $ Govt Bo Usdha 0.00%ETFs | 4.33% |
| 2 | Brazil Federative Republic of (Gov 10.00% 01/01/2031Treasury | 1.38% |
| 3 | China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.43% 25/01/2030Treasury | 1.08% |
| 4 | India (Republic Of) 7.10% 08/04/2034Treasury | 1.04% |
| 5 | South Africa (Republic Of) 8.75% 28/02/2048Treasury | 0.98% |
| 6 | China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.45% 25/04/2030Treasury | 0.89% |
| 7 | India (Republic Of) 5.77% 03/08/2030Treasury | 0.87% |
| 8 | India (Republic Of) 7.26% 14/01/2029Treasury | 0.86% |
| 9 | Mexico (United Mexican States) (Go 7.75% 29/05/2031Treasury | 0.86% |
| 10 | Mexico (United Mexican States) (Go 8.50% 01/03/2029Treasury | 0.85% |
Source: iShares, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Treasury94.9%
- ETFs4.4%
- Cash and derivatives0.8%
By country
- China10.0%
- India9.9%
- Mexico9.7%
- Malaysia9.4%
- Indonesia9.1%
- Poland8.6%
- Thailand7.6%
- South Africa7.2%
- Other countries28.4%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.2%
- Cash and money market1.2%
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 .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 363 holdings; the ten largest make up 13.1% 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
2 funds track JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 10% Cap 1% Floor Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.50% a year (01/10/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | +4.5% | +14.5% | +11.8% |
| iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | +5.0% | +16.3% | +13.0% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SEML?
The ongoing charge of SEML is 0.50% a year — about £50 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 EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF 0.50% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 11 of the 275 other government bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 261 less (share classes counted once).
What does SEML track?
SEML tracks the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified 10% Cap 1% Floor Index.
Is SEML accumulating or distributing?
SEML is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of SEML?
The ISIN of SEML is IE00B5M4WH52. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SEML is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does SEML hold?
As of 30/09/2026, SEML holds 353 positions, according to the holdings iShares publishes. The largest is Ishares Brazil Ltn $ Govt Bo Usdha 0.00% at 4.33% of the fund; the ten largest make up 13.1%. Its ten largest holdings are Ishares Brazil Ltn $ Govt Bo Usdha 0.00% (4.33%), Brazil Federative Republic of (Gov 10.00% 01/01/2031 (1.38%), China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.43% 25/01/2030 (1.08%), India (Republic Of) 7.10% 08/04/2034 (1.04%), South Africa (Republic Of) 8.75% 28/02/2048 (0.98%), China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.45% 25/04/2030 (0.89%), India (Republic Of) 5.77% 03/08/2030 (0.87%), India (Republic Of) 7.26% 14/01/2029 (0.86%), Mexico (United Mexican States) (Go 7.75% 29/05/2031 (0.86%) and Mexico (United Mexican States) (Go 8.50% 01/03/2029 (0.85%).
How has SEML done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 SEML’s total return was +11.8%, or −12.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- iShares, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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