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First Trust WCM Developing World Equity ETF (WCME)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
18.83 USD -0.71 (-3.657%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 3:52 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:36 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains flat due to a lack of established price history; the security has too little price history to assess long-term trends or validate the recent volatility. While the trailing twelve-month performance shows a nominal gain, the absence of a multi-year track record prevents any meaningful assessment of structural growth or competitive durability. The recent price action displays choppy movement, oscillating between $19.00 and $20.25 without a clear directional bias, which aligns with the neutral short-term stance. On the income side, the yield is negligible at roughly 0.34%, offering minimal cushion against potential drawdowns and failing to provide meaningful income relative to the broader market.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.041379
MSTL0.045712
AutoARIMA0.055883
AutoETS0.055884
MSTL_720.062091

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 1.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.545
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.14

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 0.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.052 0.267765
2025-12-12 0.014 0.082450
2025-06-26 0.104 0.666667
2024-12-13 0.068 0.505576
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.34

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 20.29
All Time Low 12.08
Ask 29.38
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,093
Average Volume 9,093
Average Volume10Days 7,720
Beta3 Year 1.08
Bid 18.8
Bid Size 400
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 19.02
Day Low 18.8
Dividend Yield 0.34
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.0383275
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.3304
Fifty Day Average Change -0.49820137
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.025772946
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.109673
Fifty Two Week High 20.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4578018
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07184829
Fifty Two Week Low 15.44
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.3921995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21970205
Fifty Two Week Range 15.44 - 20.29
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,728,653,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.059243396
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,585,612,800
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 circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies located in developing countries. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust WCM Developing World Equity ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1884587413
Nav Price 19.32
Net Assets 36,356,752.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 19.0
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 19.547
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.714802
Regular Market Change Percent -3.65684
Regular Market Day High 19.02
Regular Market Day Low 18.8
Regular Market Day Range 18.8 - 19.02
Regular Market Open 19.0
Regular Market Previous Close 19.547
Regular Market Price 18.8322
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,354
Regular Market Volume 51,412
Short Name First Trust WCM Developing Worl
Source Interval 15
Symbol WCME
Three Year Average Return 0.1394585
Total Assets 36,356,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.137053
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 15.37573
Trailing Three Month Returns 15.37573
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.058535
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.7736645
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04284204
Type Disp ETF
Volume 51,412
Yield 0.0034
Ytd Return 12.69102