HYEM - VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of global emerging region. It invests in U.
As of Oct 14, 2026: spot at $19.39, ATM IV 33.1%, max pain $18.00, net GEX -$2.9K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $510.3M
- Beta
- 0.51
- 52-Week Range
- 19.2-20.36
- Dividend Yield
- $1.37
- IPO Date
- May 8, 2012
- Exchange
- AMEX
What HYEM Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 16.6% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$2.9K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (-0.173) prices puts richer than calls, the typical equity downside-protection skew.
What This Page Covers
The HYEM overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
HYEM fund facts: expense ratio 0.40%, assets under management $509.6M, NAV $19.38 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 547 holdings in its latest file, launched May 8, 2012, issued by VanEck. See the HYEM holdings.
Frequently asked HYEM overview questions
- What is HYEM?
- HYEM is the ticker symbol for VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of global emerging region. Listed on AMEX. HYEM is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the HYEM options snapshot look like today?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, the HYEM options snapshot shows spot at $19.39, ATM IV 33.1%, IV rank 16.6%, max pain $18.00, net GEX -$2.9K, expected move 9.49%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are HYEM's key statistics?
- VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) carries a market capitalization of $510.3M, 52-week range of 19.2-20.36. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does HYEM belong to?
- VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare HYEM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the HYEM data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Oct 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.