FEMBFirst Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Seeks maximum total return and current income.
By First Trust · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.85%
#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$382M
#1,865 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+4.6%
Track Record
11 years
#1,235 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,246+2.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 35.4% of funddiversified
MALAYSIA, FEDERATION OF
5.0%
INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE
4.0%
POLAND, REPUBLIC OF - STATE TREASURY
3.7%
INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE
3.3%
INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE
3.3%
SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF - NATIONAL TREASURY
3.3%
INDIA, GOVERNMENT OF
3.2%
BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF - SECRETARIA DO TESOURO NACIONAL
3.2%
CHILE, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE
3.2%
INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE
3.0%
Asset allocation
Bonds
97.7%
Cash
2.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
8.2%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-30.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.43Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.64Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
6.9 years
Avg maturity
9.8 years
Credit ratings
US Government
97.7%
AAA
12.7%
AA
2.9%
A
23.3%
BBB
34.7%
BB
26.4%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks maximum total return and current income.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds issued or guaranteed by entities in emerging market countries, denominated in local currencies. Aims for maximum total return and current income while managing interest rate and foreign currency risks.
- Inception date
- November 4, 2014
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18