EFIX — First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF
Data updated: 2025-07-24
EFIX — First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $41.25M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
EFIX Fund Overview
EFIX — First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $41.25M
- 1-year return: 10.7%
- Ticker: EFIX
- SEC CIK: 0001667919
- SEC series ID: S000070694
- Share class ID: C000224778
EFIX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Republic Of Senegal | 1.79% |
| Saudi International Bond | 1.72% |
| Saudi International Bond | 1.66% |
| Oman Gov Interntl Bond | 1.50% |
| Republic Of Gabon | 1.37% |
| Arab Republic Of Egypt | 1.28% |
| Greensaif Pipelines Bidc | 1.23% |
| Republic Of Senegal | 1.16% |
| State Of Israel | 1.12% |
| United Mexican States | 1.10% |
EFIX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 97.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
EFIX Performance
Total returns for EFIX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 10.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.9% |
EFIX Risk Information
Risk metrics for EFIX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.4%
EFIX Costs and Fees
EFIX costs about $95 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.95%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.95%
- Portfolio turnover: 98%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
EFIX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2025-02, First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF had net inflows of $3.98M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | $0 |
| 2025-01 | $814.61K |
| 2024-12 | $831.18K |
| 2024-11 | $0 |
| 2024-10 | −$2.50M |
| 2024-09 | $0 |
EFIX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Republic Of Senegal | 1.79% |
| Saudi International Bond | 1.72% |
| Saudi International Bond | 1.66% |
| Oman Gov Interntl Bond | 1.50% |
| Republic Of Gabon | 1.37% |
| Arab Republic Of Egypt | 1.28% |
| Greensaif Pipelines Bidc | 1.23% |
| Republic Of Senegal | 1.16% |
| State Of Israel | 1.12% |
| United Mexican States | 1.10% |
EFIX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-12-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2022-12-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-04-22
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-01-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2024-10-23
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2022-11-14
- Annual census, amended (N-CEN/A) — filed 2025-07-24
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.