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First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
40.02 USD +0.63 (1.599%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:24 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. EDT

EMDM has shown a recent upward trend, with the price rising to a new high of $38.37 in the last week, indicating potential momentum. The recent price movement suggests a buy-the-dip opportunity, especially given the recent dip below the 50-day moving average. The dividend yield of 3.21% is attractive, with a consistent payout history over the past few years, making it a good candidate for dividend-focused investors. However, the long-term outlook is slightly bearish due to the volatility and the overall uncertain macroeconomic environment for emerging markets. Overall, EMDM could be a good short-term trade with a potential for upside, but long-term investors should remain cautious.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.049444
AutoETS0.051321
AutoARIMA0.051416
AutoTheta0.065729

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.813
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.70

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.66% 3.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-12 0.800 2.660636
2025-09-25 0.203 0.749818
2025-06-26 0.115 0.474515
2024-12-13 0.847 4.068146
2024-09-26 0.157 0.689049
2024-06-27 0.177 0.835884
2024-03-21 0.016 0.077779
2023-12-22 0.161 0.792989
2023-09-22 0.098 0.538963
2023-06-27 0.230 1.195405
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 39.73
All Time Low 18.914
Ask 40.08
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,045
Average Volume 8,045
Average Volume10Days 9,190
Beta3 Year 1.21
Bid 39.96
Bid Size 100
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 40.345
Day Low 40.02
Dividend Yield 3.21
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.3970168
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.69194
Fifty Day Average Change 3.3280602
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.09070276
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 85.495636
Fifty Two Week High 40.345
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.32500076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00805554
Fifty Two Week Low 21.235
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.785
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8846244
Fifty Two Week Range 21.235 - 40.345
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,677,853,800,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,677,715,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred shares and real estate investment trusts that comprise the index. The index is constructed to track the performance of companies within emerging market countries as determined by the index Provider, that meet minimum political rights and civil liberties standards to qualify as Electoral Democracies according to Freedom House. It is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1815112995
Nav Price 39.41
Net Assets 20,888,192.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.75
Open 40.02
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 39.39
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.63000107
Regular Market Change Percent 1.5993935
Regular Market Day High 40.345
Regular Market Day Low 40.02
Regular Market Day Range 40.02 - 40.345
Regular Market Open 40.02
Regular Market Previous Close 39.39
Regular Market Price 40.02
Regular Market Time 1,776,453,880
Regular Market Volume 13,623
Short Name First Trust Bloomberg Emerging
Source Interval 15
Symbol EMDM
Three Year Average Return 0.2901439
Total Assets 20,888,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 16.695753
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 11.85733
Trailing Three Month Returns 11.85733
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 30.943954
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.076046
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.29330596
Type Disp ETF
Volume 13,623
Yield 0.0321
Ytd Return 11.85733