Key stats
About First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF
Home page
Inception date
Jun 20, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33738R7796
RNEM seeks stability by filtering the universe of large- and midcap emerging-market stocks for companies with historically low volatility of returns. Within each emerging market country, the fund selects the 25 stocks with the lowest volatility over the previous 12 months. The resulting portfolio is sorted into country/sector buckets, with each bucket set to market weight at each rebalance. Holdings are equal-weighted within the buckets. The funds use of a NASDAQ parent index means that it classifies both South Korea and Taiwan as emerging markets, which may not align with how they are classified in other emerging-market funds. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced semi-annually.
Classification
Returns
| 1 month | 3 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks97.74%
Finance34.63%
Technology Services8.52%
Non-Energy Minerals6.81%
Communications6.53%
Consumer Durables6.14%
Energy Minerals6.11%
Consumer Non-Durables4.67%
Process Industries4.58%
Producer Manufacturing3.07%
Distribution Services3.06%
Health Technology3.01%
Electronic Technology2.97%
Retail Trade2.10%
Transportation2.08%
Utilities1.73%
Health Services1.01%
Industrial Services0.42%
Consumer Services0.30%
Bonds, Cash & Other2.26%
UNIT1.52%
Cash0.73%
Miscellaneous0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia78.05%
Latin America9.75%
North America4.29%
Africa4.07%
Europe3.83%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
RNEM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 34.63% stocks, and Technology Services, with 8.52% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
RNEM top holdings are Tencent Holdings Ltd and HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., occupying 3.54% and 3.03% of the portfolio correspondingly.
RNEM last dividends amounted to 0.56 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.98 USD in dividends, which shows a 74.68% decrease.
RNEM assets under management is 16.75 M USD. It's risen 1.23% over the last month.
RNEM fund flows account for −2.55 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, RNEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.81%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.56 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
RNEM shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Jun 20, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
RNEM expense ratio is 0.76% meaning you'd have to pay 0.76% of your investment to help manage the fund.
RNEM follows the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging Markets Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
RNEM invests in stocks.
RNEM price has risen by 0.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.24% increase. See more dynamics on RNEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.87% over the last month, showed a 2.20% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.28% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.87% over the last month, showed a 2.20% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.28% in a year.
RNEM trades at a premium (0.21%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.