First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF (RNEM)
About this ETF
RNEM seeks stability by filtering the universe of large- and midcap emerging-market stocks for companies with historically low volatility of returns. Within each emerging market country, the fund selects the 25 stocks with the lowest volatility over the previous 12 months. The resulting portfolio is sorted into country/sector buckets, with each bucket set to market weight at each rebalance. Holdings are equal-weighted within the buckets. The funds use of a NASDAQ parent index means that it classifies both South Korea and Taiwan as emerging markets, which may not align with how they are classified in other emerging-market funds. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced semi-annually.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Novatek Microelectronics Corporation 3034.TT | 4.05% |
| Titan Company Limited TTAN.IS | 3.30% |
| ANTA Sports Products Limited 2020.HK | 2.76% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited 700.HK | 2.72% |
| Reliance Insurance PLC RELIANCE.IS | 2.51% |
| Shree Cement Limited SRCM.IS | 2.50% |
| UltraTech Cement Limited UTCEM.IS | 2.36% |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. PIDI.IS | 2.29% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS.IS | 2.23% |
| ICICI Bank Limited ICICIBC.IS | 1.88% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +1.71% |
| 3 months | -3.13% |
| 6 months | -1.68% |
| Year to date | -0.36% |
| 1 year | -0.84% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +4.80% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +1.92% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 12.70% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.00 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.40 |
| Sortino (1y) | -0.01 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -10.71% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -23.90% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -41.83% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.70 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.69 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.3481 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.3324 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.6253 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.5624 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.9824 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.5733 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.1429 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.0623 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.6049 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.1743 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.0537 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.8986 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.3209 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-30 | USD 0.8431 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | USD 0.6932 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.3285 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.7741 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.2738 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.0296 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.1025 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 1.0331 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.2000 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.1633 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.1231 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.8005 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.4385 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.0068 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.6786 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.5660 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF VWO | 0.06% | 162.80B | 1.9% |
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IEMG | 0.09% | 156.92B | 1.5% |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 0.5% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |

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