# AFEM (First Trust Active Factor Emerging Markets ETF)

First Trust · Stock ETFs · Emerging markets · data as of Oct 20, 2026

AFEM returned −3.1% from Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, charges 0.85% a year and holds $79m in net assets on Oct 20, 2026.

AFEM is actively managed and returned −3.1% since it first traded on Sep 14, 2026.

## Key facts

- AFEM, total return, since launch, Sep 14, 2026: −3.1%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- AFEM, expense ratio: 0.85%, as of Sep 10, 2026.
- AFEM, holdings: 136, as of Oct 19, 2026.
- AFEM, below its high: −6.3%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- AFEM, last payment, ex-date Sep 24, 2026: $0.6729, as of Sep 24, 2026.
- AFEM, net assets: $79m (issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026).

## AFEM over each window to Oct 20, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −3.9% | +1.0% |
| Since launch | −3.1% | +1.3% |

## AFEM key stats

- High since Sep 14, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $100.83 on Sep 22, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Low since Sep 14, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $93.40 on Oct 16, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range: $93.95, 7% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 136
- Top ten weight: 35.5%
- P/E ratio: 12.99 (First Trust, Sep 30, 2026)

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Emerging markets | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 485BPOS XBRL, Sep 10, 2026 |
| Price | $93.95 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Sep 14, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $79m | issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 19, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −6.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 136 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 35.5% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 19, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 19, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 20, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Oct 20, 2026 | $0 |

Daily counts start Oct 19, 2026, so these windows have no daily figure: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/afem.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### What does AFEM cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

### What does AFEM hold?

136 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, with the top ten at 35.5% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is AFEM below its high?

6.3% below its high of Oct 5, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, AFEM, stock fund, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/afem
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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