Jamaica government bonds
Jamaica'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
| Bonds | Measured against | Count | Spread | 10-year spread | Priced-in 5y odds | 1-month change | Median yield | Held by US funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD Emerging markets, US-dollar bonds | vs US Treasuries | 3 | 127 bp | — | 10.0% | +15 bp | 6.00% | $114.1M |
| JMD Other foreign-currency bonds | own currency: yield only, no default number | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | $7.4M |
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.
Jamaica'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.
Who holds Jamaica's debt
Fund series holding Jamaica's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 56 now, 61 a quarter earlier. Names as reported in the filings.
| Fund series | Report | Bonds | Face value | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $64.3M | $75.2M |
| VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND | 2026-07-31 | 3 | $19.5M | $22.2M |
| GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $19.7M | $20.8M |
| Fidelity New Markets Income Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $4.9M | $5.8M |
| Western Asset SMASh Series Core Plus Completion Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $843.0M | $5.7M |
| iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 3 | $4.9M | $5.5M |
| iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $4.3M | $5.0M |
| American Beacon Developing World Income Fund | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $719.5M | $4.7M |
| Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $617.0M | $4.2M |
| SIIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $3.8M | $4.0M |
| Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $2.0M | $2.4M |
| Emerging Markets Core Fund | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $2.0M | $2.3M |
| SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $2.1M | $2.2M |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $1.8M | $2.1M |
| Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $1.7M | $2.0M |
| Western Asset Management Strategic Bond Opportunities Portfolio | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $227.0M | $1.5M |
| T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $1.2M | $1.4M |
| Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $206.0M | $1.4M |
ETFs holding Jamaica's bonds
From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report, as a share of its net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.
| ETF | Report | Bonds | Value | % of net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $75.2M | 0.51% |
| VWOB VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND | 2026-07-31 | 3 | $22.2M | 0.33% |
| IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 3 | $5.5M | 0.01% |
| EMHY iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $5.0M | 0.81% |
| EMBX VanEck Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $1.3M | 0.52% |
| JEMB Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $1.3M | 0.30% |
| EMHC State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $1.1M | 0.40% |
| JPMB JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $713K | 1.11% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $443K | 0.00% |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $409K | 0.01% |
| ILTB iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $357K | 0.06% |
| GEMD Goldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $238K | 0.70% |
| BEMB iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $235K | 0.56% |
| UNIY WisdomTree VOYA Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $176K | 0.01% |
| BNDP VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND INDEX ETF | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $16K | 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.