First TrustDiversified Emerging MarketsEMDM · NYSE Arca

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM)

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Price: $38.13; —12 Nov 2026
Assets: $39.5M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.75%; Category 1.06%
Yield: 3.09%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 27.2%+15.5%; Category 11.7%
3Y CAGR: 27.7%+10.4%; Category 17.3%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 5.6%

$38.13—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets: $39.5M
Expense: 0.75%
Categ. exp: 1.06%
Yield: 3.09%

ReturnFundCateg.

1Y27.2%11.7%

3Y27.7%17.3%

5Y—5.6%

Launch22.7%—

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First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies 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
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-8.0%	-7.2%	-8.2%	+22.7%	+27.2%	+27.7%	—	—	+22.7%
Diversified Emerging Markets average	-7.0%	-7.7%	-7.3%	11.3%	11.7%	17.3%	5.6%	7.6%	9.2%
Difference	-1.0%	+0.5%	-0.9%	+11.4%	+15.5%	+10.4%	—	—	+13.5%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 47.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
2330.TW	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	12.31%
005930.KQ	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	11.42%
000660.KQ	SK hynix Inc	6.79%
GMEXICOB.MX	Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Class B	4.17%
PETR4	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras	2.68%
AU	Anglogold Ashanti PLC	2.25%
PKO.WA	PKO Bank Polski SA	2.06%
OTP.BD	OTP Bank PLC	1.98%
NPN.JO	Naspers Ltd Class N	1.67%
HDFCBANK.NS	HDFC Bank Ltd	1.66%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 13.0
P/B: 2.6
P/S: 2.7
P/CF: 9.9

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology37.6%
Financial services26.9%
Materials13.8%
Energy5.5%
Consumer discretionary5.0%
Communication services3.5%
Consumer staples2.9%
Industrials2.8%
Utilities1.5%
Health care0.5%

Asset mix

Stocks100.0%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Diversified Emerging Markets
Ticker: EMDM
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 2 Mar 2023 (3.7 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.75% (category 1.06%)
Holdings turnover: 24% (category 57%)
Distribution yield: 3.09%
Beta, 3 years: 1.34
Total net assets: $39.5M

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

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