RNEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,933+9.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsStrategy
Index tracking
Factor
Low volatility
Index tracked
Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 23.8% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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