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This EM Bond ETF's Luck Can't Get Any Worse, Can It?

At least for the moment, it is fair to say emerging markets bonds are "so 2012" and it really does not matter if one is talking about the dollar-denominated variety or local currency bonds.Amid plunging currencies and heightened fears the Federal Reserve is looking to end quantitative easing, investors have scampered out of emerging markets bond ETFs at almost break-neck speed in recent weeks.Since the start of May, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (NYSE:EMB),the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (NYSE:PCY) and the Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE:EMLC) have lost over $1 billion in assets combined, according to Index Universe data .On emerging markets bond ETF that has yet to be hit by the outflow virus is the iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund (NYSE:EMHY). No, this is not a misprint, but EMHY has seen INFLOWS of almost $5.5 million since early May.EMHY started to rally last year and kept those good times...

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