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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB)

Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
28.78 USD -0.16 (-0.553%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral as the fund trades below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating lingering downward pressure despite a modest 0.32% statistical edge for the coming month. However, the long-term investment case is anchored by a robust 6.73% dividend yield, which offers significant income potential even if capital appreciation lags. While the lack of detailed price history prevents a definitive assessment of multi-year performance trends, the high yield suggests the asset is priced for stagnation rather than growth, making it suitable for income-focused portfolios rather than aggressive capital gain seekers.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.014778
AutoARIMA0.015830
AutoETS0.015894
MSTL0.016933

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 0.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.54

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 6.53% 6.04% 5.94%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.200 0.701508
2026-08-21 0.185 0.622267
2026-07-21 0.165 0.566718
2026-06-25 0.165 0.567010
2026-05-21 0.165 0.567908
2026-04-21 0.165 0.553413
2026-03-26 0.150 0.524017
2026-02-20 0.150 0.488759
2026-01-21 0.143 0.477144
2025-12-12 0.143 0.484253
2025-11-21 0.143 0.489056
2025-10-21 0.143 0.488388
2025-09-25 0.143 0.489391
2025-08-21 0.143 0.495495
2025-07-22 0.143 0.496873
2025-06-26 0.143 0.498431
2025-05-21 0.143 0.512545
2025-04-22 0.143 0.528651
2025-03-27 0.143 0.530809
2025-02-21 0.133 0.492410
2025-01-22 0.133 0.502456
2024-12-13 0.133 0.496084
2024-11-21 0.133 0.493873
2024-10-22 0.133 0.479971
2024-09-26 0.133 0.455168
2024-08-21 0.133 0.467158
2024-07-23 0.133 0.484871
2024-06-27 0.133 0.489871
2024-05-21 0.133 0.472973
2024-04-23 0.133 0.485933
2024-03-21 0.133 0.469633
2024-02-21 0.133 0.468310
2024-01-23 0.125 0.440917
2023-12-22 0.125 0.430071
2023-11-21 0.125 0.446269
2023-10-24 0.125 0.469925
2023-09-22 0.125 0.453227
2023-08-22 0.125 0.446748
2023-07-21 0.125 0.428669
2023-06-27 0.125 0.436453
2023-05-23 0.125 0.455705
2023-04-21 0.125 0.450775
2023-03-24 0.125 0.459221
2023-02-22 0.125 0.470455
2023-01-24 0.125 0.452243
2022-12-23 0.125 0.472947
2022-11-22 0.125 0.491159
2022-10-21 0.135 0.557161
2022-09-23 0.135 0.536779
2022-08-23 0.140 0.532724
2022-07-21 0.140 0.547303
2022-06-24 0.140 0.521221
2022-05-24 0.140 0.496630
2022-04-21 0.148 0.509642
2022-03-25 0.155 0.522061
2022-02-18 0.138 0.435057
2022-01-21 0.148 0.471338
2021-12-23 0.125 0.400128
2021-11-23 0.156 0.503388
2021-10-21 0.167 0.519602
2021-09-23 0.157 0.471330
2021-08-24 0.170 0.505501
2021-07-21 0.159 0.463557
2021-06-24 0.164 0.468705
2021-05-21 0.169 0.480114
2021-04-21 0.168 0.479151
2021-03-25 0.160 0.466065
2021-02-23 0.153 0.413625
2021-01-21 0.160 0.424459
2020-12-24 0.155 0.406579
2020-11-24 0.170 0.467868
2020-10-21 0.163 0.468391
2020-09-24 0.167 0.487876
2020-08-21 0.194 0.559400
2020-07-21 0.160 0.450070
2020-06-25 0.170 0.488787
2020-05-21 0.140 0.409117
2020-04-21 0.200 0.624415
2020-03-26 0.155 0.483453
2020-02-21 0.150 0.392567
2020-01-22 0.189 0.485113
2019-12-13 0.179 0.466875
2019-11-21 0.165 0.431937
2019-10-22 0.186 0.479876
2019-09-25 0.171 0.447176
2019-08-21 0.158 0.413504
2019-07-23 0.190 0.478831
2019-06-14 0.168 0.441873
2019-05-21 0.170 0.459100
2019-04-23 0.180 0.475436
2019-03-21 0.184 0.479379
2019-02-21 0.178 0.466335
2019-01-23 0.180 0.478215
2018-12-18 0.150 0.411297
2018-11-21 0.160 0.437996
2018-10-23 0.198 0.541724
2018-09-14 0.150 0.414938
2018-08-21 0.192 0.521456
2018-07-20 0.178 0.467744
2018-06-21 0.175 0.462132
2018-05-22 0.175 0.444783
2018-04-20 0.220 0.519113
2018-03-22 0.210 0.488941
2018-02-21 0.150 0.347544
2018-01-23 0.210 0.483982
2017-12-21 0.294 0.706052
2017-11-21 0.330 0.799031
2017-10-20 0.210 0.491228
2017-09-21 0.240 0.546075
2017-08-22 0.210 0.482204
2017-07-21 0.210 0.484865
2017-06-22 0.210 0.491458
2017-05-23 0.210 0.492495
2017-04-21 0.194 0.457234
2017-03-23 0.182 0.427933
2017-02-22 0.190 0.457721
2017-01-20 0.210 0.519429
2016-12-21 0.165 0.413845
2016-11-22 0.187 0.472700
2016-10-21 0.182 0.422372
2016-09-21 0.151 0.350836
2016-08-23 0.220 0.501139
2016-07-21 0.136 0.315545
2016-06-22 0.270 0.635219
2016-05-20 0.217 0.532515
2016-04-21 0.188 0.428246
2016-02-23 0.180 0.452602
2016-01-21 0.145 0.376819
2015-12-23 0.156 0.389513
2015-11-20 0.136 0.333497
2015-10-21 0.110 0.267966
2015-09-23 0.155 0.383758
2015-08-21 0.155 0.368960
2015-07-21 0.171 0.395467
2015-06-24 0.174 0.396807
2015-05-21 0.200 0.435445
2015-03-25 0.200 0.443951
2015-02-20 0.150 0.313873
2015-01-21 0.152 0.311923
2014-12-23 0.210 0.433750
2014-11-21 0.090 0.178042
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 6.73

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.65
All Time Low 23.95
Ask 29.65
Ask Size 15
Average Daily Volume10 Day 143,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 87,787
Average Volume 87,787
Average Volume10Days 143,780
Beta3 Year 1.18
Bid 27.13
Bid Size 2
Category Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 28.92
Day Low 28.65
Display Name EM Local Currency Bond ETF
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 6.73
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 29.27336
Fifty Day Average Change -0.4933586
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.016853502
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.9754767
Fifty Two Week High 31.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.7699986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.087797105
Fifty Two Week Low 28.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.6500015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.023107057
Fifty Two Week Range 28.13 - 31.55
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,415,197,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0361345
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.15999985
Fullday Change Percent -0.55305856
Fullday Price 28.78
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,415,059,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in bonds, notes and bills issued or guaranteed by entities incorporated or domiciled in emerging market countries (collectively, "Bonds") that are denominated in the local currency of the issuer. It is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_271022737
Nav Price 28.86
Net Assets 377,222,944.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 28.92
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 28.94
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.16
Regular Market Change Percent -0.552867
Regular Market Day High 28.92
Regular Market Day Low 28.65
Regular Market Day Range 28.65 - 28.92
Regular Market Open 28.92
Regular Market Previous Close 28.94
Regular Market Price 28.78
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 28,675
Short Name First Trust Emerging Markets Lo
Source Interval 15
Symbol FEMB
Three Year Average Return 0.0900668
Total Assets 377,222,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.98438
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.98438
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.559675
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.77967453
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.026376288
Type Disp ETF
Volume 28,675
Yield 0.0673
Ytd Return 0.65815