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EMDMFirst Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF

Grow my money3y track recordRanked #2,358 of 2,960 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$19,165+91.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

Political

Index tracked

Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (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