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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

FEMB
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 5, 2014
Expense Ratio
0.85%
Type
Global Ex. US Bonds
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,684,351
AUM
$133,811,555
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT N/C 7.50% due 06/03/2027
5.60%
n/a
MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT N/C 3.885% due 08/15/2029
5.37%
n/a
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA N/C 10.50% due 12/21/2026
4.77%
n/a
INDONESIA GOVERNMENT N/C 8.375% due 09/15/2026
4.63%
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NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL N/C 10% due 01/01/2031
4.50%
FR0071
Indonesia - 9% BD REDEEM 15/03/2029 IDR 1000000
4.42%
n/a
ROMANIA GOVERNMENT BOND N/C 6.70% due 02/25/2032
4.28%
TFIT16300632
Colombia - 7% BD REDEEM 30/06/2032 COP 100000
4.25%
R2032
South Africa 8.25 % Regd.Notes 2014-31.3.32 R2032 Series 2032
3.64%
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INDONESIA GOVERNMENT N/C 7% due 09/15/2030
3.30%
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What is FEMB?

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return and current income. 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, bills, certificates of deposit, time deposits, commercial paper and loans issued by issuers in emerging market countries ("Debt Instruments") that are denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

ETFs related toFEMB

ETFs correlated to FEMB include EMLC, EBND, LEMB

FEMB
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
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IBDY
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BWX
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IGOV
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BINC
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What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

FEMB is a Global Ex. US Bonds ETF. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return and current income. 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, bills, certificates of deposit, time deposits, commercial paper and loans issued by issuers in emerging market countries ("Debt Instruments") that are denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

Yes, FEMB is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, FEMB is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on FEMB is -0.0261%. This is the percent change in the value of FEMB over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FEMB is -0.0318%. This is the percent change in the value of FEMB over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FEMB for the past year is 0.1126%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to FEMB include SHY, BIL, and TLT.

ETFs correlated to FEMB include EMLC, EBND, and LEMB.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FEMB include USDU, UUP, and EUO.

Disclaimers

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