FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG EMERGING MARKET DEMOCRACIES ETF
Symbol: EMDM
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Technology
Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
Inception date: 02/03/2023
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $39.50
Expense ratio: 0.75%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-11.78%
Ann. -67.00% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
45.23%
Sharpe ratio
-1.562
VaR 95%
-4.24%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
0.07%
Ann. 45.66% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
32.82%
Sharpe ratio
1.281
VaR 95%
-3.58%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
17.84%
Ann. 59.96% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
26.23%
Sharpe ratio
2.147
VaR 95%
-2.58%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
61.14%
Ann. 68.68% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
23.65%
Sharpe ratio
2.750
VaR 95%
-1.88%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
83.40%
Ann. 30.11% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.56%
Sharpe ratio
1.288
VaR 95%
-1.96%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
101.05%
Ann. 25.17% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.96%
Sharpe ratio
1.136
VaR 95%
-1.74%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.206%
Best day
5.971%
Worst day
-6.871%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $37.87 | $41.68 | $37.87 | $39.50 | 112,300 |
| 17/07/2026 | $38.90 | $39.91 | $38.89 | $39.61 | 9,400 |
| 16/07/2026 | $40.22 | $40.28 | $39.78 | $39.93 | 65,700 |
| 15/07/2026 | $41.35 | $41.35 | $40.62 | $41.05 | 6,800 |
| 14/07/2026 | $41.05 | $41.47 | $41.05 | $41.32 | 34,600 |
| 13/07/2026 | $40.96 | $40.96 | $40.42 | $40.44 | 9,500 |
| 10/07/2026 | $41.73 | $42.14 | $41.73 | $42.07 | 6,500 |
| 09/07/2026 | $41.74 | $42.09 | $41.74 | $41.87 | 15,600 |
| 08/07/2026 | $41.02 | $41.41 | $40.80 | $41.41 | 3,000 |
| 07/07/2026 | $41.76 | $41.77 | $41.24 | $41.42 | 8,500 |