FEMB — First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Data updated: 2026-06-22
FEMB — First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $352.92M AUM · 0.85% expense ratio · 12.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FEMB Fund Overview
FEMB — First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, 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 III
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $352.92M
- 1-year return: 12.7%
- Ticker: FEMB
- SEC CIK: 0001424212
- SEC series ID: S000046751
- Share class ID: C000146034
FEMB Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Malaysia, Federation Of | 5.02% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 4.05% |
| Poland, Republic Of - State Treasury | 3.72% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.34% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.32% |
| South Africa, Republic Of - National Treasury | 3.28% |
| India, Government Of | 3.24% |
| Brazil, Federative Republic Of - Secretaria Do Tesouro Nacional | 3.23% |
| Chile, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.21% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.04% |
FEMB Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 94.6% |
FEMB Performance
Total returns for FEMB (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.5% |
| 1 year | 12.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 7.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.3% |
FEMB Risk Information
Risk metrics for FEMB, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 9.2%
FEMB Costs and Fees
FEMB costs about $85 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.85%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.85%
- Portfolio turnover: 46%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FEMB Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF had net inflows of $197.36M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$13.49M |
| 2026-03 | −$4.08M |
| 2026-02 | $35.15M |
| 2026-01 | $39.32M |
| 2025-12 | $17.74M |
| 2025-11 | $16.18M |
FEMB Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Malaysia, Federation Of | 5.02% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 4.05% |
| Poland, Republic Of - State Treasury | 3.72% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.34% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.32% |
| South Africa, Republic Of - National Treasury | 3.28% |
| India, Government Of | 3.24% |
| Brazil, Federative Republic Of - Secretaria Do Tesouro Nacional | 3.23% |
| Chile, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.21% |
| Indonesia, Republic Of - Ministry Of Finance | 3.04% |
FEMB Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.