FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG EMERGING MARKET DEMOCRACIES ETF
Symbol: EMDM
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Technology
Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
Inception date: 02/03/2023
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $40.50
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
-2.98%
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
-0.93%
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
3.86%
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
44.25%
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
87.81%
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
122.97%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.163%
Best day
5.971%
Worst day
-6.871%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $40.03 | $40.52 | $40.03 | $40.50 | 3,200 |
| 14/10/2026 | $40.98 | $40.98 | $40.65 | $40.69 | 11,200 |
| 13/10/2026 | $41.42 | $41.46 | $41.39 | $41.45 | 3,400 |
| 12/10/2026 | $41.77 | $41.78 | $41.74 | $41.78 | 1,800 |
| 09/10/2026 | $41.91 | $42.15 | $41.87 | $42.15 | 3,800 |
| 08/10/2026 | $41.94 | $41.94 | $41.52 | $41.55 | 2,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $42.37 | $42.66 | $42.29 | $42.35 | 3,900 |
| 06/10/2026 | $43.29 | $43.29 | $43.06 | $43.06 | 5,800 |
| 05/10/2026 | $42.96 | $43.39 | $42.96 | $43.24 | 4,700 |
| 02/10/2026 | $41.98 | $42.30 | $41.90 | $42.25 | 7,400 |