# FRDM (Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF)

Life + Liberty · Stock ETFs · Emerging markets · data as of Nov 4, 2026

FRDM returned +33.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026, charges 0.49% a year and holds $3.6bn in net assets on Jun 30, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. It names no index it tracks. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

FRDM tracks an index and returned +33.5% over the past year.

## Key facts

- FRDM, total return, 1 year: +33.5%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FRDM, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Jan 22, 2026.
- FRDM, holdings: 126, as of Jun 30, 2026.
- FRDM, below its high: −17.7%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FRDM, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.5%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FRDM, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $0.2934, as of Sep 28, 2026.
- FRDM, net assets: $3.6bn (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026).

## FRDM over each window to Nov 4, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (GSEE) | Gap to GSEE | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −13.9% | −10.3% | −3.6 pts | −1.0% |
| 3 months | −7.3% | −6.5% | −0.8 pts | −0.1% |
| 6 months | −7.9% | −8.6% | +0.7 pts | +5.0% |
| Year to date | +22.8% | +12.7% | +10.1 pts | +13.3% |
| 1 year | +33.5% | +14.3% | +19.2 pts | +14.8% |
| 3 years | +125.1% | +69.0% | +56.1 pts | +82.9% |
| 5 years | +111.2% | +37.9% | +73.3 pts | +75.0% |
| Since launch | +194.9% | not available | not available | +203.4% |
| Since launch, annualised | +15.6% | – | – | – |

## FRDM key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $76.19 on Jun 22, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $46.12 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range: $62.16, 53% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 126
- Top ten weight: 56.6%

## FRDM trading

- Not scored.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/frdm/trading/

## FRDM for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- FRDM interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Emerging markets | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 22, 2026 |
| Price | $62.16 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | May 23, 2019 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $3.6bn | SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index, measured by GSEE, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, Dec 2, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| FRDM, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 | +33.5% | ETFIQ |
| GSEE, the same days | +14.3% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | +19.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −17.7% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 126 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 56.6% | ETFIQ |
| Cash, not in the top ten | 0.2% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Jun 30, 2026 | SEC N-PORT |
| 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 |

## Questions

### How has FRDM performed?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FRDM returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. Over three years the number is +125.1%.

### What does FRDM cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

### What does FRDM hold?

126 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 56.6% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is FRDM below its high?

17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 4, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, FRDM, stock fund, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/frdm
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