First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB)

NASDAQ: FEMB · Real-Time Price · USD
26.36
+0.16 (0.61%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.61%
Assets $184.26M
Expense Ratio 0.85%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 7.05M
Dividend (ttm) $1.59
Dividend Yield 6.02%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2024
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return -9.85%
Volume 26,759
Open 26.30
Previous Close 26.20
Day's Range 26.16 - 26.45
52-Week Low 26.01
52-Week High 30.11
Beta 0.51
Holdings 88
Inception Date Nov 4, 2014

About FEMB

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in a broad range of bonds issued by emerging-market sovereign, sub-sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, denominated in local currencies. FEMB was launched on Nov 4, 2014 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond
Region Emerging Markets
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FEMB
ETF Provider First Trust

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2024 $0.133 n/a
Nov 21, 2024 $0.133 n/a
Oct 22, 2024 $0.133 Oct 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024 $0.133 Sep 30, 2024
Aug 21, 2024 $0.133 Aug 30, 2024
Jul 23, 2024 $0.133 Jul 31, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

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