First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF
$56.49+0.60 (+1.08%)
- 0.75%
- $17M
- +8.0%
- 2.35%
- 0M sh
- $56.02
- low $46.90high $59.01
The ETF.net RNEM Grade
C
Score 47 out of 100
- 15 of 28
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D35 out of 100Rank 18 of 28Mission
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.B63 out of 100Rank 5 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 18 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 10 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 15 of 28
Our read on RNEM
CFirst Trust's emerging-markets entry: roughly 300 EM stocks in a rules-based basket tracking an index that carries risk-analytics firm Riskalyze's name. A boutique-sized outsider in a category ruled by cheap, giant index funds.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging MarketsTM Index. It normally invests at least 90% of assets in the common stocks and depositary receipts included in that index.
Why people hold it
- Wide net: about 300 emerging-market names, with at least 90% of assets in the index's stocks and depositary receipts. Published rules pick the book, not a manager's hunch.ftportfolios.com
- Trading since 2017, so it carries a multi-year record through real emerging-market weather rather than one flattering stretch.
- Income arrives on a set quarterly schedule, and the portfolio stays in listed shares and depositary receipts. No derivatives layer to decode.
Worth knowing
- The 0.76% fee runs above the 0.65% median for its emerging-markets group, and the highest-rated peers (AVEM at 0.33%, DFEM at 0.39%) charge about half or less.
- A small fund that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's household names.
- The benchmark is a bespoke Nasdaq Riskalyze index, not a standard EM yardstick, so there is less outside history to size it up against.ftportfolios.com
RNEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 294
- 25%
- 3034.TW
Sectors
- Financials36.8%
- Materials13.4%
- Consumer Discretionary10.1%
- Communication8.2%
- Energy7.0%
- Technology6.5%
- Consumer Staples5.6%
- Health Care4.3%
- Industrials4.0%
- Utilities3.4%
- Real Estate0.7%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)21.93%
- China21.43%
- Brazil16.09%
- India13.46%
- Mexico5.59%
- South Africa4.73%
- Thailand3.38%
- Poland2.98%
- 10.40%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
RNEM Performance
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RNEM$10,802
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 | RNEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.0% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +8.0% |
| 3 years | +8.3% |
| 5 years | +5.6% |
| 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 | RNEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.0% | |
| 2025 | +15.6% | |
| 2024 | −1.5% | |
| 2023 | +23.4% | |
| 2022 | −8.7% | |
| 2021 | +6.1% | |
| 2020 | −8.1% |
RNEM in the news
RNEM Dividends
- 2.35%
- $1.32
- $0.63 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
RNEM Risk
- 10.1%
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.
- 0.31
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.
- −21.4%
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.
- 0.61
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RNEM Cost
0.75%
RNEM0.75%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
17 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Active Equity
- CJADEJPMorgan Active Developing Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +36.5%
- CBREEMFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return —
- CGEMEPacific NoS Global EM Equity Active ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +39.2%
- CEMKTLazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return —
- CRISEThe 2023 ETF Series Trust - Pictet Emerging Markets Rising Economies ETFExpense ratio 0.73%1 year return —