EMDMFirst Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2023
Annual Cost
0.75%
#3,765 of 5,562 · expensive
Fund Size
$32M
#3,983 of 5,562 · small
Return (1Y)Goal
+93.0%
Track Record
3 years
#2,946 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$19,165+91.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsStrategy
Index tracking
Focus
Political
Index tracked
Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 45.7% of fundmoderately concentrated
TSMC
9.9%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
9.3%
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
5.4%
SK hynix Inc
4.4%
Naspers Ltd
3.5%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc
2.8%
OTP Bank Nyrt
2.8%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci B
2.6%
PETROBRAS
2.6%
America Movil SAB de CV
2.5%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%
By sector
Technology
38.4%
Financial Services
24.5%
Basic Materials
14.4%
Consumer Cyclical
5.7%
Energy
5.2%
Communication
3.9%
Consumer Defensive
3.0%
Industrials
2.7%
Other
2.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
25.5%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-18.8%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.28Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.92Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index, using a replication strategy to match its performance. The Index tracks companies in emerging markets that meet political rights and civil liberties standards to qualify as Electoral Democracies.
- Inception date
- March 2, 2023
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19