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EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF

Passive ETF Equity

Not rated

The EMDM Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index. The EMDM ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 90 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$37.41

-$1.2 (-3.02%) yesterday

1:30 PM 10/30/26 Closed

1D price range

$37.22$37.77

52W price range

$28.54$45.03

YTD Perf.

+25.48%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€36M

Share class AuM

€36M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33734X7545

TER

0.75%

Inception date

3/2/2023

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 29, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 09/30/26

Technology

37.74%

Finance

23.96%

Non-Energy Materials

13.78%

Energy

5.51%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

4.14%

Industrials

2.17%

Telecommunications

1.80%

Consumer Cyclicals

1.66%

Unavailable

7.96%

Other

1.28%

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FAQ about EMDM

EMDM is a passively managed ETF that invests in the EM Large & Mid Cap segment.

EMDM tracks the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Total Return Index - USD, through a full replication replication method.

EMDM carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.75%.

EMDM was introduced to the market on March 2, 2023.

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF, EMDM, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

EMDM oversees €36M in assets as of October 29, 2026.

EMDM follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 29, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 2.99%.

As of September 30, 2026, EMDM has significant geographic allocations in Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Brazil.

As of September 30, 2026, EMDM focuses largely on Technology, Finance and Non-Energy Materials.

As of September 30, 2026, EMDM holds 90 positions in its portfolio, with 55.14% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of September 30, 2026, EMDM top three holdings include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and SK hynix, Inc..

The base currency of EMDM is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 09/30/26

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

12.47%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

11.74%

SK hynix, Inc.

7.00%

Grupo México S.A.B. de C.V.

4.10%

Petróleo Brasileiro SA

2.70%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc

2.26%

PKO Bank Polski SA

1.97%

OTP Bank Nyrt

1.84%

HDFC Bank Ltd.

1.68%

ORLEN SA

1.63%

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