EMDM First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF

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First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM) ETF

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Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2023-03-02
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough Jun 2026flows, SEC filings
International Equity Emerging Markets#83 of 109 by assets First Trust Emerging Markets Index-tracking
Expense ratio
0.75%
prospectus, filed Jan 28, 2026
Assets
$42M
issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
Trailing yield
2.86%
paid quarterly
Average daily volume
$406K
30 sessions
Holdings
106
top 10 are 39.9%
Listed
Mar 2, 2023
NYSE Arca
Net asset value
$40.23
issuer, Oct 20, 2026
30-day SEC yield
0.72%
issuer, Sep 30, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
2.5%
low: trading volume · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
28
how it is built
Cost16
Liquidity20
Scale23
Diversification66

Moves with. Emerging markets over US (48% of its variance, beta 0.93); US large-cap stocks (34% of its variance, beta 1.04); Gold (3% of its variance, beta 0.06). These factors explain 94% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. "The First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (the ""Fund"" ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index (the Index )." (from the fund's prospectus)

All 106 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Emerging Markets ETFs

Fund flows
through Jun 2026SEC filings
Jun 2026
+$4.3M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$11M
+29.3% of assets
Latest 12 months
+$19M
+52.7% of assets
Jul 2025: $0Aug 2025: $0AugSep 2025: $0Oct 2025: $0OctNov 2025: +$1.5MDec 2025: $0DecJan 2026: +$3.3MFeb 2026: +$1.9MFebMar 2026: +$1.8MApr 2026: $0AprMay 2026: +$6.3M+$6.3MJun 2026: +$4.3MJun
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Net flows of EMDM by month, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
MonthNet flow
Jun 2026+$4.3M
May 2026+$6.3M
Apr 2026$0
Mar 2026+$1.8M
Feb 2026+$1.9M
Jan 2026+$3.3M
Dec 2025$0
Nov 2025+$1.5M
Oct 2025$0
Sep 2025$0
Aug 2025$0
Jul 2025$0

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 42 months ago

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Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.

Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data
Insider buying
0%
of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 1% net selling
Reporting earnings
1.3%
of weight in 7 days; 1.3% in 14
Holdings reporting in the next 14 days · weighted implied move this week 0.08%
SCCO10/27 · 1.3% · ±6.5%

Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.

What changed in the portfolio
Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026
ActionHoldingWeight beforeWeight afterShares vs flows
DecreaseSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.9.34%5.91%−41.6%
DecreaseTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.12.35%9.20%−29.2%
DecreaseSK Hynix Inc.5.04%3.27%−38.6%
IncreasePetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) (Preference Shares)3.31%4.49%+19.2%
IncreaseAngloGold Ashanti Plc2.28%2.99%+17.6%
IncreaseItau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Preference Shares)1.89%2.52%+22.5%
DecreaseBanco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (Unit)0.72%0.10%−87.6%
IncreaseGold Fields Limited1.65%2.17%+16.9%
IncreaseFirstRand Limited1.42%1.81%+17.5%
IncreaseBanco BTG Pactual SA (Unit)0.91%1.26%+27.1%

0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.8%. Full holdings and history

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
106
AUM
$42.2M
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2023-03-02
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.75%
Dividend Yield
2.86%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-09-24 2026-09-30 $0.1847 CD
2026-06-25 2026-06-30 $0.1772 CD
2025-12-12 2025-12-31 $0.8000 CD
2025-09-25 2025-09-30 $0.2033 CD
2025-06-26 2025-06-30 $0.1152 CD
2024-12-13 2024-12-31 $0.8473 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 106 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 9.31% Equity (Foreign) TW
— Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 6.05% Equity (Foreign) KR
— Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (Class B) 4.92% Equity (Foreign) MX
— Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) (Preference Shares) 4.42% Equity (Foreign) BR
— SK Hynix Inc. 3.31% Equity (Foreign) KR
— AngloGold Ashanti Plc 2.95% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Preference Shares) 2.57% Equity (Foreign) BR
— OTB Bank Plc 2.18% Equity (Foreign) HU
— Gold Fields Limited 2.11% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. 2.11% Equity (Foreign) PL
— HDFC Bank Limited 2.06% Equity (Foreign) IN
— Naspers Limited (Class N) 2.02% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Vale S.A. 1.94% Equity (Foreign) BR
— ICICI Bank Limited 1.93% Equity (Foreign) IN
— ORLEN SA 1.90% Equity (Foreign) PL
— Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 1.86% Equity (Foreign) MX
— FirstRand Limited 1.83% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Capitec Limited 1.58% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Standard Bank Group Limited 1.58% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Falabella SA 1.56% Equity (Foreign) CL
— Reliance Insurance PLC 1.49% Equity (Foreign) IN
BAP Credicorp Ltd. 1.47% Equity (Foreign) PE
— Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA) 1.44% Equity (Foreign) MX
— America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (Class B) 1.37% Equity (Foreign) MX
— Banco BTG Pactual SA (Unit) 1.35% Equity (Foreign) BR
— National Bank of Greece S.A. 1.34% Equity (Foreign) GR
— MTN Group Limited 1.30% Equity (Foreign) ZA
SCCO Southern Copper Corporation 1.28% Equity (US) US
— Valterra Platinum Limited 1.26% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference Shares) 1.24% Equity (Foreign) BR
— Grupo Cibest S.A. (Preference) 1.22% Equity (Foreign) CO
— Bank Pekao S.A. 1.19% Equity (Foreign) PL
— Bharti Airtel Ltd. 1.07% Equity (Foreign) IN
— B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 1.06% Equity (Foreign) BR
— AXIA Energia SA 1.03% Equity (Foreign) BR
— MediaTek Inc. 0.93% Equity (Foreign) TW
— CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (Unit) 0.91% Equity (Foreign) MX
— Itausa S.A. (Preference Shares) 0.88% Equity (Foreign) BR
— WEG S.A. 0.87% Equity (Foreign) BR
— Walmart de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.79% Equity (Foreign) MX
— Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 0.74% Equity (Foreign) IN
— Axis Bank Limited 0.73% Equity (Foreign) IN
— Infosys Limited 0.71% Equity (Foreign) IN
— State Bank of India 0.69% Equity (Foreign) IN
— Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP 0.68% Equity (Foreign) BR
— Impala Platinum Holdings Limited 0.65% Equity (Foreign) ZA
— Ambev S.A. 0.63% Equity (Foreign) BR
— Banco do Brasil S.A. 0.62% Equity (Foreign) BR
— Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited 0.62% Equity (Foreign) IN
— Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 0.54% Equity (Foreign) IN
Geographic Breakdown
Non-Equity Breakdown
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-08-21)
Net assets: $36M · 101 total positions · equity 99.73% · non-equity 2.34%
Non-equity holdings — 1 positions, 2.34% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Short-term investment 2.34% $845532 1
Chart
Seasonality
'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan---3.24%2.08%10.19%3.01%
Feb---0.78%0.18%10.56%3.32%
Mar-0.32%3.59%4.22%-10.09%-0.65%
Apr0.18%-0.63%2.46%10.09%3.02%
May-0.16%-0.44%5.57%9.61%3.65%
Jun3.96%2.49%6.32%-1.36%2.85%
Jul3.29%1.02%-0.98%-5.05%-0.43%
Aug-5.85%3.02%3.50%5.29%1.49%
Sep-5.09%3.11%10.10%-0.92%1.80%
Oct-1.12%-3.84%6.22%-2.41%*-0.29%
Nov8.78%-3.27%-0.20%--1.77%
Dec4.60%-7.78%2.83%---0.12%
Total7.63%-7.18%50.76%26.03%19.31%
* Only 4 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $41.63
SMA 50: $42.02
SMA 200: $39.60
Current: $40.58
EMA 12: $41.06
EMA 26: $41.56
MACD: -0.4934 | Signal: -0.1890
BEARISH
ADX (14): 17.22
RANGE
+DI: 23.18
−DI: 41.34

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 41.03
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 13.17
Stoch %D: 10.56
Williams %R: -83.76

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $43.43
BB Lower: $39.84
NEUTRAL
OBV: -73,612
Vol SMA 20: 7,800
Vol ROC: -27.91%
ATR: $0.58
True Range: $0.20
HV 20: 19.9%
HV 30: 22.8%
HV 60: 23.3%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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EMDM Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 1.7173
Alpha: 10.86%
Correlation: 0.7527
R-Squared: 56.7%
Stock Volatility: 29.0%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

EMDM Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

20 filers391,454 shares$17.07M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 COMPASS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LLC 66,413 $2.85M 16.71% — 2026-06-30
2 NAPLES GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 63,011 $2.72M 15.95% — 2026-06-30
3 GeoWealth Management, LLC 45,007 $1.94M 11.39% — 2026-06-30
4 NI ACQUISITIONS COMPANY, LLC 32,533 $1.62M 9.49% — 2026-06-30
5 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 28,420 $1.23M 7.19% — 2026-06-30
6 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 25,781 $1.11M 6.52% — 2026-06-30
7 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 22,684 $980.04K 5.74% — 2026-06-30
8 MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 20,980 $906.42K 5.31% — 2026-06-30
9 Treasure Coast Financial Planning 20,942 $904.76K 5.30% — 2026-06-30
10 OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC 13,895 $600.31K 3.52% — 2026-06-30
11 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 10,445 $451.25K 2.64% — 2026-06-30
12 DAVENPORT & Co LLC 10,311 $428.32K 2.51% — 2026-09-30
13 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian 7,039 $304.11K 1.78% — 2026-06-30
14 RHODES INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /ADV 6,425 $266.89K 1.56% — 2026-09-30
15 Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 6,255 $259.85K 1.52% — 2026-09-30
16 OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 5,923 $255.89K 1.50% — 2026-06-30
17 Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, LLC 4,652 $200.98K 1.18% — 2026-06-30
18 CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV 384 $16.59K 0.10% — 2026-06-30
19 ASSETMARK, INC 328 $14.17K 0.08% — 2026-06-30
20 Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 26 $1.12K <0.01% — 2026-06-30
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Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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