EDF - TEI: Profit From The U.S. Dollar's Decline With This Bond CEF
2025-08-14 04:47:02 ET
The Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund ( TEI ) is a closed-end fund that may attract some investors with either a need or a desire to earn a high level of income from the assets in their portfolios. The fund certainly manages to do pretty well at providing its investors with a substantial amount of income, as the fund boasts a 9.39% yield at the current share price. This is a far better yield than any of the major domestic or international bond indices can currently boast:
Index/ETF |
Current Yield |
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ( AGG ) |
3.84% |
Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index ( JNK ) |
6.58% |
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF ( BNDW ) |
4.03% |
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares ( BNDX ) |
4.33% |
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ( EMB ) |
5.14% |