
First Eagle Mid Cap Equity ETF
$34.460.00 (0.00%)
- 0.75%
- $4M
- 0M sh
- $34.47
- low $32.43high $38.40
The ETF.net FEMD Grade
Score 26 out of 100
- 56 of 66
Score 26 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 27
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 26
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F18 out of 100Rank 52 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F6 out of 100Rank 61 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 56 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 10 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D32 out of 100Rank 56 of 66
Our read on FEMD
DFirst Eagle takes its value discipline down the market cap ladder: an active mid-cap fund hunting companies whose problems look temporary or fixable, with a visible catalyst attached. Stock picking, not a cheapness screen. It launched in 2026.
The fund seeks long-term growth of capital and uses a bottom-up fundamental process for U.S. mid-cap companies, focusing on transitory or fixable issues and identifiable catalysts.
Why people hold it
- The process is judgment, not a filter: bottom-up work on U.S. mid caps with transitory or fixable issues and an identifiable catalyst, marketed as Catalyst-Driven Value.firsteagle.com
- 0.55% buys active management and sits right at the median for its active value peer group, so the First Eagle name carries no premium.
- Mid cap is the whole mandate, not a tilt. It measures itself against the Russell Mid Cap Value and Russell Mid Cap indexes rather than a large-cap yardstick.firsteagle.com
Worth knowing
- Systematic routes to the same asset class cost less: Avantis' AVMV charges 0.20% for rules-based U.S. mid-cap value.
- A 2026 launch with a small asset base. There is no long record to judge, and young, thinly traded funds can show wider spreads, so limit orders earn their keep.
- The stated goal is long-term growth of capital. Income is not part of the design.
FEMD Holdings
- Stocks
- 64
- 23%
- THC
Geography
- United States93.51%
- Canada3.60%
- Cayman Islands1.60%
- Hong Kong1.29%
FEMD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FEMD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | −5.5% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FEMD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.3% |
FEMD in the news
FEMD Dividends
Listed Jan 2026. No distributions yet.
FEMD Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.75
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FEMD Cost
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
51 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
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