RFEM — First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF
Data updated: 2026-06-22
RFEM — First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity · $77.64M AUM · 0.99% expense ratio · 42.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
RFEM Fund Overview
RFEM — First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, categorised as Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. 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: Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $77.64M
- 1-year return: 42.8%
- Ticker: RFEM
- SEC CIK: 0001424212
- SEC series ID: S000052737
- Share class ID: C000165609
RFEM Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | 16.10% |
| Unimicron Technology Corp. | 3.77% |
| Ishares Trust | 3.53% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 3.46% |
| Mediatek, Inc. | 3.45% |
| Jentech Precision Industrial Co. Ltd. | 2.38% |
| Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd. (the) | 2.17% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 2.15% |
| Global Unichip Corp. | 1.91% |
| International Container Terminal Services, Inc. | 1.87% |
RFEM Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
RFEM Performance
Total returns for RFEM (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.9% |
| 1 year | 42.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 23.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.5% |
RFEM Risk Information
Risk metrics for RFEM, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 17.6%
RFEM Costs and Fees
RFEM costs about $99 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.99%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.99%
- Portfolio turnover: 4%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.06 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
RFEM Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF had net inflows of $31.65M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | $8.44M |
| 2026-02 | $4.35M |
| 2026-01 | $4.03M |
| 2025-12 | $0 |
| 2025-11 | $0 |
RFEM Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
RFEM Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets 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.