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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) Price, Holdings & Fees

$504.66+0.73%+$3.68End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) closed at $504.66 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.73% from the previous close of $500.98.

Share price, past year

1Y +0.65%

52-week range $447.70 – $507.95. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$504.66
Sep 30, 2026$487.64
Aug 31, 2026$464.92
Jul 31, 2026$463.53
Jun 30, 2026$459.34
May 29, 2026$474.37
Apr 30, 2026$460.10
Mar 31, 2026$471.24
Feb 27, 2026$495.15
Jan 30, 2026$476.07
Dec 31, 2025$482.94
Nov 28, 2025$489.18
Oct 31, 2025$474.81

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.85%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$361.9M
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
88
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$447.70 – $507.95

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.85%: $85.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF held 88 investments worth $361.87M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was THAILAND, KINGDOM OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, at 4.22% of the fund.

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1THAILAND, KINGDOM OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE4.22%$457.60K
2MALAYSIA, FEDERATION OF3.79%$3.36M
3INDIA, GOVERNMENT OF3.72%$141.05K
4INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE3.72%$747.11
5INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE3.55%$714.67
6POLAND, REPUBLIC OF - STATE TREASURY3.54%$3.42M
7SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF - NATIONAL TREASURY3.27%$715.15K
8COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTERO DE HACIENDA Y CREDITO PUBLICO3.14%$3.60K
9INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE3.07%$617.23
10CHILE, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE3.03%$11.80K
11BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF - SECRETARIA DO TESOURO NACIONAL2.96%$2.11M
12SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF - NATIONAL TREASURY2.95%$646.72K
13INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (WORLD BANK)2.80%$106.17K
14INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE2.79%$561.28
15BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF - SECRETARIA DO TESOURO NACIONAL2.69%$1.92M
16HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE2.57%$29.39K
17BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF - SECRETARIA DO TESOURO NACIONAL2.53%$1.81M
18UNITED MEXICAN STATES - SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA Y CREDITO PUBLICO2.47%$515.99K
19UNITED MEXICAN STATES - SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA Y CREDITO PUBLICO2.41%$504.52K
20INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK2.28%$86.32K
21PERU, REPUBLIC OF - DIRECCION GENERAL DE CREDITO PUBLICO2.14%$2.28M
22THAILAND, KINGDOM OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE2.13%$230.75K
23SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF - NATIONAL TREASURY2.09%$458.29K
24MALAYSIA, FEDERATION OF1.88%$1.66M
25ROMANIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE1.82%$1.45M

Top 25 of 88 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt92.83%
Currency derivatives0.26%
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
Indonesia13.93%
Brazil10.33%
South Africa9.19%
Malaysia8.50%
Thailand6.35%
United States6.32%
Colombia4.89%
Mexico4.88%
India4.84%
Poland4.26%

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 Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF's total return was +1.73%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026+0.56%
Jun 30, 2026+0.49%
May 31, 2026+0.67%

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 Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Ticker
FEMB
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III
SEC series ID
S000046751
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 Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is FEMB's price?

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) closed at $504.66 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.73% from the previous close of $500.98.

What is FEMB's expense ratio?

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.85%: $85.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does FEMB hold?

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF held 88 investments worth $361.87M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was THAILAND, KINGDOM OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, at 4.22% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were THAILAND, KINGDOM OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MALAYSIA, FEDERATION OF, INDIA, GOVERNMENT OF, INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF - MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

How has FEMB performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF's total return was +1.73%, 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