Performance analysis of FEMB (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FEMB has had an average annual return of +7.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FEMB has had an average annual return of +1.63%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FEMB has had an average annual return of +2.50%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Nov 5, 2014, FEMB has had an average annual return of +0.95%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.93% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.60% | +21.76% | -5.61% | +17.12% | -10.51% | -13.40% | +3.14% | +11.51% | -7.20% | +11.90% | +7.27% | -14.12% |
| 2014 | |||||||||||
| -3.38% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.60% | +1.68% | -6.18% | +2.67% | +0.98% | -0.85% | +0.60% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.87% | +0.79% | +1.36% | +3.78% | +1.67% | +3.36% | -1.49% | +3.22% | +1.39% | +0.46% | +1.24% | +1.33% | +21.76% |
| 2024 | -1.21% | -0.59% | -0.17% | -3.22% | +1.96% | -0.83% | +1.92% | +2.77% | +3.26% | -5.13% | -0.49% | -3.63% | -5.61% |
| 2023 | +5.97% | -4.28% | +5.48% | +0.78% | -0.56% | +4.71% | +2.64% | -3.26% | -3.75% | -0.87% | +6.39% | +3.49% | +17.12% |
| 2022 | +1.02% | -1.91% | -0.99% | -6.59% | +1.83% | -5.44% | -1.14% | -0.27% | -5.38% | -0.08% | +7.67% | +1.04% | -10.51% |
| 2021 | -2.03% | -3.86% | -2.82% | +1.76% | +2.60% | -1.59% | -1.03% | +0.53% | -4.61% | -1.28% | -2.85% | +1.18% | -13.40% |
| 2020 | -1.16% | -3.66% | -13.82% | +3.94% | +7.08% | -0.25% | +3.47% | -0.59% | -2.38% | +0.94% | +6.84% | +4.55% | +3.14% |
| 2019 | +4.39% | +0.15% | -0.72% | -0.17% | -0.28% | +4.13% | +1.44% | -2.97% | +1.16% | +1.30% | -1.02% | +3.82% | +11.51% |
| 2018 | +4.40% | -1.60% | -0.03% | -2.49% | -5.56% | -3.28% | +2.78% | -4.31% | +0.63% | -1.22% | +2.84% | +0.93% | -7.20% |
| 2017 | +1.98% | +2.62% | +2.04% | +0.72% | +2.01% | -1.30% | +4.64% | -0.03% | -0.54% | -3.28% | +0.03% | +2.66% | +11.90% |
Drawdown analysis of FEMB (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FEMB was -30.44%, occurring on Oct 19, 2022. Recovery took 725 trading sessions.
The current FEMB drawdown is -3.91%.
Since Nov 5, 2014 FEMB has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -30.44% | Dec 18, 2020 | 461 | Oct 19, 2022 | 725 | Sep 11, 2025 | 1186 |
| -23.94% | Feb 1, 2018 | 537 | Mar 23, 2020 | 180 | Dec 7, 2020 | 717 |
| -20.53% | Nov 25, 2014 | 293 | Jan 27, 2016 | 404 | Sep 1, 2017 | 697 |
| -7.58% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -7.13% | Sep 8, 2017 | 48 | Nov 15, 2017 | 46 | Jan 24, 2018 | 94 |
| -1.70% | Sep 23, 2025 | 14 | Oct 13, 2025 | 18 | Nov 6, 2025 | 32 |
| -1.40% | Nov 18, 2025 | 3 | Nov 21, 2025 | 7 | Dec 3, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.30% | Dec 3, 2025 | 4 | Dec 9, 2025 | 10 | Dec 23, 2025 | 14 |
| -1.20% | Jan 29, 2026 | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 3 | Feb 10, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.78% | Nov 5, 2014 | 2 | Nov 7, 2014 | 7 | Nov 18, 2014 | 9 |
| -0.78% | Jan 26, 2018 | 2 | Jan 30, 2018 | 2 | Feb 1, 2018 | 4 |
| -0.66% | Nov 13, 2025 | 2 | Nov 17, 2025 | 1 | Nov 18, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.65% | Feb 17, 2026 | 2 | Feb 19, 2026 | 4 | Feb 25, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.55% | Dec 10, 2020 | 2 | Dec 14, 2020 | 1 | Dec 15, 2020 | 3 |
| -0.48% | Sep 17, 2025 | 2 | Sep 19, 2025 | 2 | Sep 23, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.47% | Dec 26, 2025 | 1 | Dec 29, 2025 | 4 | Jan 5, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.41% | Nov 11, 2025 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | 1 | Nov 13, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.41% | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 | Sep 15, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.30% | Jan 13, 2026 | 1 | Jan 14, 2026 | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.27% | Jan 15, 2026 | 1 | Jan 16, 2026 | 2 | Jan 21, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.17% | Jan 5, 2026 | 3 | Jan 8, 2026 | 2 | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 |