First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB)

NASDAQ: FEMB · Real-Time Price · USD
28.30
-0.17 (-0.60%)
Jul 30, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
-0.60%
Assets$211.77M
Expense Ratio0.85%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out5.70M
Dividend (ttm)$1.64
Dividend Yield5.80%
Ex-Dividend DateJul 22, 2025
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume144,351
Open28.35
Previous Close28.47
Day's Range28.25 - 28.56
52-Week Low25.60
52-Week High29.84
Beta0.42
Holdings98
Inception DateNov 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-DividendAmountPay Date
Jul 22, 2025$0.1425Jul 31, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.1425Jun 30, 2025
May 21, 2025$0.1425May 30, 2025
Apr 22, 2025$0.1425Apr 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.1425Mar 31, 2025
Feb 21, 2025$0.1325Feb 28, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

FEMB had a total return of 9.90% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.26%.

News

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to ...

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Peak Inflation May Hint At Peak Rates In Emerging Markets

Central banks across emerging markets have reacted to elevated inflation by significantly tightening monetary policy, in some cases, well ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Ban...

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EM Sovereign Debt: Real Rates Come Into Play

Taming inflation has been a priority in developed markets this year. Positive real rates mean that local bond investors are being compensated for investing in bonds even after accounting for the effec...

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