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RNEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF

Grow my money9y track recordRanked #2,513 of 2,993 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2017

Annual Cost

0.76%

#4,042 of 5,853 · expensive

Fund Size

$16M

#4,589 of 5,853 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+8.6%

Track Record

9 years

#1,546 of 5,853 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,933+9.3%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Low volatility

Index tracked

Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 23.8% of fundwell diversified

United Microelectronics Corp.
3.6%
CHINA RESOURCES PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LTD
2.6%
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP
2.6%
China Tower Corporation Limited
2.4%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
2.3%
Titan Co Ltd.
2.3%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
2.2%
State Bank of India
2.1%
Axis Bank Ltd.
1.9%
Sbi Life Insurance Co Ltd.
1.8%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%

By sector

Financial Services
36.0%
Basic Materials
13.8%
Consumer Cyclical
10.0%
Communication
8.5%
Energy
6.5%
Technology
6.5%
Consumer Defensive
5.9%
Healthcare
4.5%
Other
8.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-40.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.23Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.33Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index targets low volatility securities in Emerging Markets, with significant investments in financial companies and Asian issuers.
Inception date
June 20, 2017
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-02