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First TrustDiversified Emerging MarketsAFEM · Nasdaq

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF (AFEM)

Price
$90.06
—12 Nov 2026
Assets
$83.1M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.85%
Category 1.06%
Yield
2.55%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
21.5%+4.2%
Category 17.3%
5Y CAGR
9.8%+4.2%
Category 5.6%

$90.06—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets
$83.1M
Expense
0.85%
Categ. exp
1.06%
Yield
2.55%
ReturnFundCateg.
1Y17.3%11.7%
3Y21.5%17.3%
5Y9.8%5.6%
Launch9.3%—
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First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-7.0%-6.9%-1.7%+16.0%+17.3%+21.5%+9.8%+9.1%+9.3%
Diversified Emerging Markets average-7.0%-7.7%-7.3%11.3%11.7%17.3%5.6%7.6%9.2%
Difference0.0%+0.8%+5.5%+4.6%+5.6%+4.2%+4.2%+1.5%+0.2%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 38.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd13.97%
005930.KQSamsung Electronics Co Ltd7.88%
000660.KQSK hynix Inc3.79%
3037.TWUnimicron Technology Corp2.18%
0992.HKLenovo Group Ltd1.86%
01398Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd Class H1.84%
3653.TWJentech Precision Industrial Co Ltd1.74%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.64%
03328Bank of Communications Co Ltd Class H1.62%
000270.KQKia Corp1.52%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
12.8
P/B
2.0
P/S
1.5
P/CF
8.0

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

11sectors
  1. Technology43.9%
  2. Financial services16.9%
  3. Consumer discretionary8.7%
  4. Industrials6.9%
  5. Energy5.8%
  6. Health care4.7%
  7. Materials4.3%
  8. Consumer staples3.4%
  9. Communication services3.2%
  10. Real estate1.3%
  11. Utilities1.0%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.7%
  • Cash0.3%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Diversified Emerging Markets
Ticker
AFEM
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
14 Jun 2016 (10.4 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.85% (category 1.06%)
Holdings turnover
4% (category 57%)
Distribution yield
2.55%
Beta, 3 years
0.89
Total net assets
$83.1M

Prices and returns as of 12 Nov 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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