Sri Lanka government bonds
Sri Lanka'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 | 13 | n/a | — | — | — | — | $492.3M |
| LKR Other foreign-currency bonds | own currency: yield only, no default number | 30 | — | — | — | — | 11.61% | $208.9M |
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.
Sri Lanka's LKR curve
Yield to maturity of each LKR bond US funds hold (21 bonds, government and government-related issuers, index-linked excluded), Jul 2026 fund marks. Hover a point for the bond.
Who holds Sri Lanka's debt
Fund series holding Sri Lanka's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 159 now, 164 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 | 4 | $138.8M | $131.6M |
| T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 2026-06-30 | 8 | $125.0M | $117.4M |
| MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 2026-07-31 | 3 | $95.6M | $93.2M |
| Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio | 2026-07-31 | 22 | $27.32B | $84.4M |
| Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fund | 2026-07-31 | 12 | $18.80B | $53.7M |
| Fidelity New Markets Income Fund | 2026-06-30 | 6 | $54.3M | $52.6M |
| BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio | 2026-06-30 | 10 | $53.2M | $48.5M |
| VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND | 2026-06-30 | 6 | $45.6M | $44.2M |
| American Beacon Developing World Income Fund | 2026-07-31 | 12 | $6.31B | $41.1M |
| VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND | 2026-07-31 | 6 | $42.7M | $40.9M |
| LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $35.6M | $35.9M |
| TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $35.1M | $34.1M |
| GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund | 2026-05-31 | 5 | $31.2M | $28.5M |
| Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund | 2026-05-31 | 6 | $29.4M | $27.5M |
| Global Macro Portfolio | 2026-07-31 | 23 | $8.80B | $27.1M |
| Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 2026-06-30 | 6 | $26.3M | $25.4M |
| Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 2026-07-31 | 5 | $24.5M | $24.5M |
| PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 2026-06-30 | 9 | $24.2M | $24.1M |
| iShares Flexible Income Active ETF | 2026-07-31 | 10 | $22.4M | $21.0M |
| THE HARTFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $17.2M | $17.3M |
ETFs holding Sri Lanka'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 | 4 | $131.6M | 0.90% |
| VWOB VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND | 2026-07-31 | 6 | $40.9M | 0.61% |
| IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 6 | $9.6M | 0.02% |
| JEMB Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF | 2026-07-31 | 4 | $9.3M | 2.15% |
| EMHY iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 4 | $8.8M | 1.42% |
| JPIE JPMorgan Income ETF | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $3.8M | 0.04% |
| HFSI Hartford Strategic Income ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $3.7M | 0.34% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 6 | $3.5M | 0.01% |
| EMBD Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 6 | $1.8M | 0.71% |
| EMHC State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF | 2026-06-30 | 9 | $1.7M | 0.62% |
| JPMB JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 5 | $1.2M | 1.79% |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $554K | 0.01% |
| VEMY Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $496K | 1.00% |
| SIO Touchstone ETF Trust-Touchstone Strategic Income ETF | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $420K | 0.16% |
| NFLT Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $376K | 0.08% |
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.