Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM)

BATS: FRDM · Real-Time Price · USD
33.84
+0.18 (0.53%)
At close: Jan 17, 2025, 4:00 PM
33.88
+0.04 (0.12%)
After-hours: Jan 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
0.53%
Assets $912.86M
Expense Ratio 0.49%
PE Ratio 13.63
Shares Out 25.55M
Dividend (ttm) $0.83
Dividend Yield 2.45%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 30, 2024
Payout Ratio 33.39%
1-Year Return +11.39%
Volume 109,176
Open 33.74
Previous Close 33.66
Day's Range 33.74 - 34.19
52-Week Low 30.38
52-Week High 37.97
Beta 1.04
Holdings 118
Inception Date May 23, 2019

About FRDM

Fund Home Page

The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund selects and weights exposure to emerging market equities based on personal and economic freedom metrics. FRDM was launched on May 23, 2019 and is issued by Freedom Day.

Asset Class Equity
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Region Global
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol FRDM
ETF Provider Freedom Day
Index Tracked Life + Liberty Freedom 100 Emerging Markets Index

Top 10 Holdings

44.78% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM 13.44%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 005930 4.80%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. 2317 4.59%
MediaTek Inc. 2454 4.01%
SK hynix Inc. 000660 3.47%
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. PEO 3.39%
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM 3.31%
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. LTM 2.81%
Banco de Chile CHILE 2.71%
Dino Polska S.A. DNP 2.27%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 30, 2024 $0.213 n/a
Sep 27, 2024 $0.171 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 $0.420 Jun 28, 2024
Mar 26, 2024 $0.025 Mar 28, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.254 Dec 22, 2023
Sep 27, 2023 $0.231 Sep 29, 2023
Full Dividend History

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