First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF (RFEM)Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
98.47 USD
-0.36
(-0.359%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 98.47 +0.04 (0.036%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT
The emerging markets exposure offers a compelling entry point with a trailing P/E of roughly 15x, significantly lower than developed peers, while the fund has delivered a robust +30.7% cumulative gain over the last nine years. The recent price action shows strong momentum, trading well above both the 50-day and 200-day averages, suggesting institutional accumulation. However, the short-term outlook is tempered by a neutral statistical forecast indicating no directional bias over the next 45 days, which suggests the recent rally may be pausing rather than accelerating further immediately. For the long term, the asset avoids the 'value trap' of multi-year declines, showing five years of positive annual returns against four negative ones, though the volatility inherent to the sector keeps it from being a top-tier buy. The dividend yield of 2.67% provides a solid floor, offering income that outpaces inflation without appearing to erode capital, making this a balanced core holding for emerging market exposure. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.039408 |
| AutoTheta | 0.049574 |
| MSTL | 0.060420 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063104 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 55% |
| H-stat | 3.54 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.683 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.46 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 15.22 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.22% | 2.99% | 3.00% | 4.07% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 1.121 | 1.224040 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.050 | 0.061977 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.647 | 0.830328 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.657 | 0.873473 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.261 | 0.365444 |
| 2024-12-13 | 1.243 | 1.916701 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.329 | 0.469799 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.730 | 1.120078 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.627 | 1.068507 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.575 | 1.068853 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.740 | 1.337478 |
| 2022-12-23 | 1.460 | 2.874016 |
| 2022-09-23 | 1.612 | 3.375209 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.850 | 1.563362 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.897 | 1.327512 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.589 | 0.855607 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.636 | 0.851292 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.049 | 0.069049 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.087 | 0.128527 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.575 | 0.966224 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.182 | 0.323211 |
| 2019-12-13 | 1.344 | 2.154951 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.810 | 1.419310 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.273 | 0.463026 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.285 | 0.507931 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.742 | 1.203959 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.263 | 0.390034 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.036 | 0.048603 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.525 | 0.756048 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.407 | 0.597037 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.155 | 0.249919 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.055 | 0.090716 |
| 2016-12-21 | 1.424 | 2.708254 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.546 | 0.950723 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 99.69 |
| All Time Low | 42.316 |
| Ask | 123.39 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,169 |
| Average Volume | 3,169 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,280 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.9 |
| Bid | 69.27 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Diversified Emerging Mkts |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 99.195 |
| Day Low | 98.4296 |
| Dividend Date | 1,490,918,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.67 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.4690323 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 94.22944 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.2355576 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04494941 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.696815 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 99.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.2250061 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.012288154 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 72.15 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 26.314995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3647262 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 72.15 - 99.69 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,465,997,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.116661996 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -0.355003 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.359242 |
| Fullday Price | 98.465 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,465,862,400 |
| 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 invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of equity securities of emerging market companies, including through investments in common stock, depositary receipts, and common and preferred shares of real estate investment trusts, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency spot transactions used to hedge the fund's exposure to the currencies in which the equity securities of such emerging market companies are denominated. The fund may invest in small, mid and large capitalization companies. |
| Long Name | First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_317654871 |
| Nav Price | 99.14 |
| Net Assets | 78,656,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.99 |
| Open | 99.07 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03539276 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.035957437 |
| Post Market Price | 98.465 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,805 |
| Previous Close | 98.82 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.35500336 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.3592424 |
| Regular Market Day High | 99.195 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 98.4296 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 98.4296 - 99.195 |
| Regular Market Open | 99.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 98.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 98.465 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,042 |
| Short Name | First Trust RiverFront Dynamic |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | RFEM |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2608252 |
| Total Assets | 78,656,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 15.220978 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.54789 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.54789 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 87.719696 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 10.7453 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12249587 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,042 |
| Yield | 0.026700001 |
| Ytd Return | 18.80462 |