Performance analysis of EMDM (FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG EMERGING MARKET DEMOCRACIES ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EMDM has had an average annual return of +27.89%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Since Mar 3, 2023, EMDM has had an average annual return of +27.36%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.55% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30.85% | +59.74% | -4.98% | +14.20% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.97% | +11.77% | -11.39% | +12.13% | +9.79% | +0.50% | -5.48% | +30.85% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.51% | -0.26% | +3.70% | +3.28% | +5.24% | +7.84% | -0.96% | +3.41% | +10.42% | +7.01% | +0.89% | +5.27% | +59.74% |
| 2024 | -4.84% | +0.76% | +5.07% | -0.80% | -0.22% | +3.48% | +1.07% | +1.40% | +1.07% | -4.51% | -3.53% | -3.50% | -4.98% |
| 2023 | -0.32% | +0.14% | -0.62% | +7% | +4.36% | -7.30% | -3.69% | -1.95% | +10.62% | +6.47% | +14.20% |
Drawdown analysis of EMDM (FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG EMERGING MARKET DEMOCRACIES ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EMDM was -18.84%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 33 trading sessions.
The current EMDM drawdown is -8.80%.
Since Mar 3, 2023 EMDM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18.84% | Sep 26, 2024 | 132 | Apr 8, 2025 | 33 | May 27, 2025 | 165 |
| -15.65% | Feb 26, 2026 | 22 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 35 |
| -13.22% | Jul 28, 2023 | 46 | Oct 3, 2023 | 51 | Dec 14, 2023 | 97 |
| -11.79% | Jun 22, 2026 | 19 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -10.24% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 37 | Sep 26, 2024 | 53 |
| -9.10% | Jun 2, 2026 | 3 | Jun 5, 2026 | 9 | Jun 18, 2026 | 12 |
| -7.68% | Dec 27, 2023 | 13 | Jan 17, 2024 | 49 | Mar 27, 2024 | 62 |
| -6.66% | Mar 3, 2023 | 8 | Mar 15, 2023 | 18 | Apr 11, 2023 | 26 |
| -6.15% | Apr 9, 2024 | 8 | Apr 19, 2024 | 17 | May 14, 2024 | 25 |
| -5.74% | May 11, 2026 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -5.70% | May 15, 2024 | 13 | Jun 4, 2024 | 20 | Jul 3, 2024 | 33 |
| -4.29% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 19 |
| -4.19% | Apr 17, 2026 | 8 | Apr 29, 2026 | 4 | May 5, 2026 | 12 |
| -4.03% | Jun 15, 2023 | 13 | Jul 6, 2023 | 4 | Jul 12, 2023 | 17 |
| -3.95% | Apr 13, 2023 | 9 | Apr 26, 2023 | 26 | Jun 2, 2023 | 35 |
| -3.66% | Jan 28, 2026 | 2 | Jan 30, 2026 | 6 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -3.51% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 3 | Oct 15, 2025 | 5 |
| -3.16% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 4 | Aug 7, 2025 | 11 |
| -3.06% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 4 | Dec 23, 2025 | 8 |
| -2.84% | Jul 3, 2025 | 6 | Jul 14, 2025 | 7 | Jul 23, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.66% | Aug 13, 2025 | 13 | Sep 2, 2025 | 4 | Sep 8, 2025 | 17 |
| -2.57% | Nov 3, 2025 | 1 | Nov 4, 2025 | 4 | Nov 10, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.57% | Sep 23, 2025 | 2 | Sep 25, 2025 | 2 | Sep 29, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.53% | Feb 11, 2026 | 3 | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Feb 20, 2026 | 6 |
| -1.52% | Jun 12, 2025 | 3 | Jun 17, 2025 | 4 | Jun 24, 2025 | 7 |