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RFEMFirst Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF

Grow my money10y track recordRanked #2,356 of 2,992 in this goal

Provides capital appreciation.

By First Trust · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.99%

#5,120 of 5,854 · expensive

Fund Size

$78M

#3,220 of 5,854 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+32.5%

Track Record

10 years

#1,417 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,781+27.8%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Active selection

Factor

Multifactor

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 40.8% of fundmoderately concentrated

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD
16.1%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP
3.8%
ISHARES TRUST
3.5%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
3.5%
MEDIATEK INC
3.4%
JENTECH PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
2.4%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE)
2.2%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
2.2%
GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP
1.9%
INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES INC
1.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Technology
36.5%
Financial Services
22.3%
Consumer Cyclical
10.7%
Industrials
8.4%
Energy
5.6%
Communication
5.1%
Basic Materials
4.0%
Consumer Defensive
2.9%
Other
4.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
19.1%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.98Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.43Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Provides capital appreciation.
Strategy
Invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies, including small, mid, and large capitalization stocks. Utilizes a dynamic currency hedging strategy and selects securities based on value, quality, and momentum attributes.
Inception date
June 14, 2016
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-04