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Ukraine government bonds

Ukraine'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 Treasuries18 n/a —— —— $889.6M

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.

435 bp3205 bp5975 bpJan 2021Aug 20242021-01-31: 459 bp2021-02-28: 535 bp2021-03-31: 491 bp2021-04-30: 507 bp2021-05-31: 435 bp2021-06-30: 454 bp2021-07-31: 479 bp2021-08-31: 441 bp2021-09-30: 504 bp2021-10-31: 484 bp2021-11-30: 663 bp2021-12-31: 782 bp2022-01-31: 933 bp2022-02-28: 3639 bp2022-03-31: 2792 bp2022-04-30: 3584 bp2022-05-31: 3019 bp2022-06-30: 3805 bp2022-07-31: 5341 bp2022-08-31: 5412 bp2022-09-30: 5146 bp2022-10-31: 5744 bp2022-11-30: 4809 bp2022-12-31: 4658 bp2023-01-31: 5280 bp2023-02-28: 5975 bp2023-03-31: 4972 bp2023-04-30: 5472 bp2023-05-31: 5892 bp2023-06-30: 4120 bp2023-07-31: 4003 bp2023-08-31: 4309 bp2023-09-30: 3581 bp2023-10-31: 4394 bp2023-11-30: 4215 bp2023-12-31: 3778 bp2024-01-31: 3444 bp2024-02-29: 3207 bp2024-03-31: 2897 bp2024-04-30: 4094 bp2024-05-31: 3106 bp2024-06-30: 2935 bp2024-07-31: 4008 bp2024-08-31: 4181 bp

Who holds Ukraine's debt

Fund series holding Ukraine's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 180 now, 183 a quarter earlier. Names as reported in the filings.

Fund seriesReportBondsFace valueValue
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF2026-07-31 8$387.2M$270.2M
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund2026-07-31 11$253.7M$166.5M
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND2026-06-30 6$204.6M$154.3M
MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-07-31 3$160.4M$110.1M
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 9$149.3M$108.8M
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund2026-06-30 9$110.7M$78.2M
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio2026-06-30 16$103.5M$67.2M
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND2026-07-31 14$93.2M$65.1M
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund2026-05-31 8$73.7M$48.0M
Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund2026-05-31 9$63.1M$43.6M
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-06-30 10$55.5M$41.8M
Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-06-30 9$52.5M$37.1M
Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund2026-06-30 9$40.3M$27.7M
BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF2026-07-31 8$36.9M$25.9M
Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund2026-06-30 9$35.3M$24.6M
THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND2026-07-31 11$37.8M$24.6M
American Beacon Developing World Income Fund2026-07-31 7$34.4M$23.2M
Finisterre Emerging Markets Total Return Bond Fund2026-07-31 4$29.0M$21.9M
JPMorgan Income Builder Fund2026-07-31 8$31.9M$21.1M
Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund2026-07-31 12$27.1M$20.2M

ETFs holding Ukraine'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 2026-07-318$270.2M 1.85%
VWOB VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND 2026-07-3114$65.1M 0.98%
XEMD BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF 2026-07-318$25.9M 3.07%
IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 2026-07-319$15.5M 0.04%
EMHY iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF 2026-07-318$13.1M 2.10%
JEMB Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF 2026-07-319$6.7M 1.56%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 2026-05-319$5.9M 0.02%
XAGG Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF 2026-06-303$5.9M 0.50%
EMBD Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2026-05-317$4.2M 1.63%
EMHC State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF 2026-06-307$3.6M 1.33%
EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF 2026-06-306$3.4M 0.06%
NFLT Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF 2026-07-3111$1.9M 0.41%
VPLS VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF 2026-06-304$1.5M 0.09%
VEMY Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF 2026-07-318$1.2M 2.44%
VSDB VANGUARD SHORT DURATION BOND ETF 2026-06-302$545K 0.06%

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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