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First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF (AFEM) Price, Holdings & Fees

$633.19+0.80%+$5.00End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF (AFEM) closed at $633.19 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.80% from the previous close of $628.19.

Share price, past year

1Y +47.51%

52-week range $410.56 – $633.19. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$633.19
Sep 30, 2026$600.04
Aug 31, 2026$539.51
Jul 31, 2026$530.85
Jun 30, 2026$504.21
May 29, 2026$462.97
Apr 30, 2026$463.51
Mar 31, 2026$476.05
Feb 27, 2026$453.07
Jan 30, 2026$435.47
Dec 31, 2025$430.75
Nov 28, 2025$440.19
Oct 31, 2025$423.15

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.99%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$78.7M
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
114
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$410.56 – $633.19

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF's expense ratio is 0.99%: $99.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF held 114 investments worth $78.66M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, at 10.85% of the fund.

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD10.85%$8.53M
2MEDIATEK INC6.10%$4.80M
3TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD3.40%$2.67M
4ISHARES TRUSTMCHI3.37%$2.65M
5UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP3.18%$2.50M
6KIA CORP2.64%$2.08M
7INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES INC2.50%$1.97M
8INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE)2.27%$1.79M
9KASIKORNBANK PCL1.95%$1.54M
10HDFC BANK LTD1.95%$1.53M
11ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD1.92%$1.51M
12KASIKORNBANK PCL1.92%$1.51M
13GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP1.60%$1.26M
14LENOVO GROUP LTD1.59%$1.25M
15EICHER MOTORS LTDEIM1.45%$1.14M
16JENTECH PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO LTD1.44%$1.13M
17ICICI BANK LTD1.38%$1.09M
18ORLEN SA1.38%$1.08M
19BANK HAPOALIM LTD1.37%$1.08M
20SHRIRAM FINANCE LTD1.32%$1.04M
21TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERY AS1.28%$1.01M
22MERITZ FINANCIAL GROUP INC1.23%$968.29K
23SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDSGXC1.21%$955.26K
24HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY1.16%$909.52K
25SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD1.12%$883.21K

Top 25 of 114 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.88%
Cash and short-term investments0.34%
Currency derivatives−0.03%
First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
Taiwan29.57%
India18.05%
Cayman Islands8.06%
South Korea6.51%
United States5.09%
Brazil4.03%
Thailand3.87%
Türkiye3.25%
Philippines2.50%
Poland2.49%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF's total return was +2.55%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026+0.49%
Jun 30, 2026−2.03%
May 31, 2026+4.16%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF
Ticker
AFEM
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III
SEC series ID
S000052737
SEC CIK
0001424212
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III, the trust behind First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is AFEM's price?

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF (AFEM) closed at $633.19 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.80% from the previous close of $628.19.

What is AFEM's expense ratio?

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF's expense ratio is 0.99%: $99.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does AFEM hold?

First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF held 114 investments worth $78.66M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, at 10.85% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, MEDIATEK INC, TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, ISHARES TRUST, UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.

How has AFEM performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF's total return was +2.55%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 24, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures