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Azerbaijan government bonds

Azerbaijan's bonds as US funds mark them in their filings (SEC Form N-PORT), by currency. Fund marks as of Jul 2026; they lag the market by about two months.

By currency

BondsMeasured againstCountSpread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month changeMedian yieldHeld by US funds
USD Emerging markets, US-dollar bonds vs US Treasuries3 59 bp —4.8% +10 bp4.93% $34.2M

Priced-in odds = spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery) over five years; it includes a risk premium and overstates actual defaults. Own-currency bonds get a yield and no odds: a government can print its own currency.

USD spread history

Median spread vs US Treasuries, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.

48 bp178 bp307 bpJan 2021Jul 20262021-01-31: 182 bp2021-02-28: 185 bp2021-03-31: 190 bp2021-04-30: 168 bp2021-05-31: 163 bp2021-06-30: 151 bp2021-07-31: 169 bp2021-08-31: 174 bp2021-09-30: 187 bp2021-10-31: 161 bp2021-11-30: 194 bp2021-12-31: 186 bp2022-01-31: 180 bp2022-02-28: 233 bp2022-03-31: 217 bp2022-04-30: 222 bp2022-05-31: 239 bp2022-06-30: 307 bp2022-07-31: 239 bp2022-08-31: 239 bp2022-09-30: 266 bp2022-10-31: 221 bp2022-11-30: 184 bp2022-12-31: 215 bp2023-01-31: 172 bp2023-02-28: 192 bp2023-03-31: 196 bp2023-04-30: 182 bp2023-05-31: 201 bp2023-06-30: 176 bp2023-07-31: 162 bp2023-08-31: 168 bp2023-09-30: 187 bp2023-10-31: 203 bp2023-11-30: 150 bp2023-12-31: 142 bp2024-01-31: 159 bp2024-02-29: 168 bp2024-03-31: 160 bp2024-04-30: 162 bp2024-05-31: 145 bp2024-06-30: 149 bp2024-07-31: 135 bp2024-08-31: 138 bp2024-10-31: 158 bp2025-01-31: 118 bp2025-03-31: 138 bp2025-04-30: 153 bp2025-06-30: 112 bp2025-07-31: 87 bp2025-09-30: 83 bp2025-10-31: 82 bp2025-12-31: 70 bp2026-01-31: 78 bp2026-03-31: 98 bp2026-04-30: 55 bp2026-06-30: 48 bp2026-07-31: 59 bp

Azerbaijan's USD curve

Yield to maturity of each USD bond US funds hold (3 bonds, government and government-related issuers, index-linked excluded), Jul 2026 fund marks. Hover a point for the bond.

4.85%4.89%4.93%0y3y6yRepublic of Azerbaijan 5.125 2029-09-01: 4.85%REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN 3.5 2032-09-01: 4.93%

Who holds Azerbaijan's debt

Fund series holding Azerbaijan's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 30 now, 42 a quarter earlier. Names as reported in the filings.

Fund seriesReportBondsFace valueValue
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF2026-07-31 1$22.1M$20.4M
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND2026-06-30 1$18.5M$17.3M
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 1$14.6M$13.6M
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND2026-07-31 1$5.4M$5.0M
Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-06-30 1$3.9M$3.6M
Nuveen Core Bond Fund2026-06-30 1$3.3M$3.0M
VANGUARD STAR CORE-PLUS BOND FUND2026-07-31 1$2.0M$2.0M
BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF2026-07-31 1$2.1M$2.0M
Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-06-30 1$1.9M$1.8M
THRIVENT CORE EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND2026-07-31 1$1.9M$1.8M
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF2026-07-31 2$1.7M$1.6M
Nuveen Strategic Income Fund2026-05-31 1$1.7M$1.6M
American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 1$1.6M$1.5M
Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund2026-06-30 1$1.6M$1.5M
SIIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND2026-05-31 1$1.1M$1.1M
SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-06-30 1$625K$582K
Nomura Diversified Income Fund2026-07-31 1$603K$558K
Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Fund2026-07-31 2$900K$549K
Opportunistic Credit Fund2026-07-31 1$350K$323K
MORGAN STANLEY EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC2026-06-30 1$340K$317K

ETFs holding Azerbaijan's bonds

From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report, as a share of its net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.

ETFReportBondsValue% of net assets
EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2026-07-311$20.4M 0.14%
VWOB VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND 2026-07-311$5.0M 0.07%
XEMD BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF 2026-07-311$2.0M 0.24%
IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 2026-07-312$1.6M 0.00%
EMHC State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF 2026-06-301$233K 0.09%
EMBD Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2026-05-311$187K 0.07%
UNIY WisdomTree VOYA Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund 2026-05-311$141K 0.01%

Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.

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