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First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM) Price, Holdings & Fees

$495.22+0.91%+$4.48End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM) closed at $495.22 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.91% from the previous close of $490.74.

Share price, past year

1Y +18.64%

52-week range $415.42 – $521.26. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$495.22
Sep 30, 2026$497.69
Aug 31, 2026$489.70
Jul 31, 2026$482.05
Jun 30, 2026$458.17
May 29, 2026$471.69
Apr 30, 2026$457.90
Mar 31, 2026$452.20
Feb 27, 2026$452.18
Jan 30, 2026$448.70
Dec 31, 2025$438.51
Nov 28, 2025$421.41
Oct 31, 2025$423.31

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.75%
as of Sep 30, 2025
Net assets
$36.1M
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
101
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$415.42 – $521.26

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF's expense ratio is 0.75%: $75.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF held 101 investments worth $36.14M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, at 12.12% of the fund.

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD12.12%$4.38M
2TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD11.67%$4.22M
3SK HYNIX INC8.63%$3.12M
4GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV3.67%$1.33M
5DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS2.34%$845.53K
6OTP BANK NYRT2.17%$782.63K
7PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA2.02%$730.37K
8NASPERS LTD1.91%$691.52K
9ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC1.90%$687.50K
10HDFC BANK LTD1.84%$665.62K
11AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV1.76%$635.32K
12VALE SA1.75%$634.27K
13POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA1.71%$617.64K
14GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV1.53%$551.65K
15ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA1.53%$551.57K
16ICICI BANK LTD1.51%$545.79K
17FIRSTRAND LTD1.45%$522.81K
18ORLEN SA1.42%$514.27K
19GOLD FIELDS LTDGFI1.42%$511.93K
20FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV1.32%$477.34K
21RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD1.29%$466.92K
22CAPITEC BANK HOLDINGS LTD1.24%$449.20K
23STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD1.23%$443.95K
24FALABELLA SA1.21%$439.05K
25CREDICORP LTDBAP1.21%$437.50K

Top 25 of 101 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks93.10%
Preferred stock6.63%
Cash and short-term investments2.34%
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
South Korea25.04%
Taiwan18.00%
India12.68%
Brazil10.90%
Mexico9.96%
South Africa9.68%
Poland4.06%
United States3.28%
Hungary2.17%
United Kingdom1.90%

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 Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF's total return was +22.66%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026−0.47%
May 31, 2026+10.17%
Apr 30, 2026+11.86%

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 Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
Ticker
EMDM
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND II
SEC series ID
S000079490
SEC CIK
0001364608
Fractional shares
No

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND II, the trust behind First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is EMDM's price?

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM) closed at $495.22 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.91% from the previous close of $490.74.

What is EMDM's expense ratio?

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF's expense ratio is 0.75%: $75.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does EMDM hold?

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF held 101 investments worth $36.14M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, at 12.12% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, SK HYNIX INC, GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV, DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS.

How has EMDM performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF's total return was +22.66%, 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 Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 21, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Sep 30, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures