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AFEM

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First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF

First Trust · Inception 2016-06-14

$99.85−0.99 (−0.98%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 100.83 to 99.85. Range 99.33 to 100.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$99.60$100.00$100.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$85M
1Y return
+35.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.45%
Holdings
136
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$100.35
52W range
low $73.81high $100.83

AFEM Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:34 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
136
Top-10 weight
37%
Largest holding
2330.TW13.7%

Sectors

  • Technology45.0%
  • Financials15.9%
  • Industrials7.4%
  • Energy6.9%
  • Consumer Discr.6.4%
  • Communication4.3%
  • Materials4.3%
  • Health Care3.9%
  • Cons. Staples3.5%
  • Real Estate1.4%
  • Utilities1.1%

Geography

  • Taiwan30.87%
  • South Korea16.64%
  • India11.78%
  • China11.54%
  • Hong Kong6.54%
  • Brazil5.82%
  • Turkey1.95%
  • Thailand1.59%
  • Other countries (15)13.28%

Developed 8% · Emerging 92% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 10.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.13.75%148,690$12M175
002005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7.42%32,937$6M176
003000660.KSSK Hynix Inc.3.84%2,392$3M184
0040992.HKLenovo Group Limited2.00%350,081$2M115
0053037.TWUnimicron Technology Corporation1.80%48,881$2M103
0061398.HKIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Class H)1.77%1,549,506$1M100
007000270.KSKia Corporation1.59%15,084$1M101
008KBANK.BKKasikornbank Pcl1.58%173,900$1M13
0093328.HKBank of Communications Co., Ltd. (Class H)1.56%1,259,000$1M78
0102454.TWMediaTek Inc.1.55%8,769$1M162
0113653.TWJentech Precision Industrial Company Ltd.1.40%6,736$1M82
012ICTEFInternational Container Terminal Services, Inc.1.30%75,690$1M53
013CHILE.SNBanco de Chile1.11%4,490,707$926K83
014Federal Bank Limited1.10%264,672$919K1
0152801.TWChang Hwa Commercial Bank1.06%971,633$886K75

Showing 1–15 of 146 holdings

AFEM Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

AFEM$13,507
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. AFEM $13,507. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,382$11,597$13,812Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AFEM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAFEM
Year to date+29.0%
1 month+3.4%
3 months+5.9%
1 year+35.1%
3 years+26.6%per year
5 years+12.4%per year
10 years+9.2%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AFEM
YearReturn barAFEM
2026 YTD+29.0%
2025+27.7%
2024+10.8%
2023+20.8%
2022−19.0%
2021+0.9%
2020+8.2%

AFEM in the news

AFEM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
2.45%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.48Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.12 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 32 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.06; Jun 22, 2017 $0.16; Sep 21, 2017 $0.41; Dec 21, 2017 $0.53; Mar 22, 2018 $0.04; Jun 21, 2018 $0.26; Sep 14, 2018 $0.74; Dec 18, 2018 $0.29; Jun 14, 2019 $0.27; Sep 25, 2019 $0.81; Dec 13, 2019 $1.34; Jun 25, 2020 $0.18; Sep 24, 2020 $0.57; Dec 24, 2020 $0.09; Mar 25, 2021 $0.05; Jun 24, 2021 $0.64; Sep 23, 2021 $0.59; Dec 23, 2021 $0.90; Jun 24, 2022 $0.85; Sep 23, 2022 $1.61; Dec 23, 2022 $1.46; Jun 27, 2023 $0.74; Sep 22, 2023 $0.58; Dec 22, 2023 $0.63; Jun 27, 2024 $0.73; Sep 26, 2024 $0.33; Dec 13, 2024 $1.24; Jun 26, 2025 $0.26; Sep 25, 2025 $0.66; Dec 12, 2025 $0.65; Mar 26, 2026 $0.05; Jun 25, 2026 $1.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$1.12
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.05
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.65
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.66
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.26
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$1.24
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.33
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.73
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.63
Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.58
Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.74
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$1.46

AFEM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.49
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−31.3%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.73
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

AFEM Cost

Expense Ratio
0.85%