First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB)

Assets	$383.41M
Expense Ratio	0.85%
PE Ratio	n/a
Forward PE	n/a
Shares Out	13.30M
Dividend	$1.97 (6.88%)
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 21, 2026
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	13,952
Open	28.68
Previous Close	28.68
Day's Range	28.52 - 28.68
52-Week Low	28.13
52-Week High	31.55
Beta	0.42
Holdings	101
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 a broad mix of bonds. 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

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 21, 2026	$0.200	Oct 30, 2026
Sep 24, 2026	$0.200	Sep 30, 2026
Aug 21, 2026	$0.185	Aug 31, 2026
Jul 21, 2026	$0.165	Jul 31, 2026
Jun 25, 2026	$0.165	Jun 30, 2026
May 21, 2026	$0.165	May 29, 2026

Performance

FEMB had a total return of 4.74% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.11%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 22, 2026

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