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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.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-30.44%Dec 18, 2020461Oct 19, 2022725Sep 11, 20251186
-23.94%Feb 1, 2018537Mar 23, 2020180Dec 7, 2020717
-20.53%Nov 25, 2014293Jan 27, 2016404Sep 1, 2017697
-7.58%Feb 25, 202623Mar 30, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-7.13%Sep 8, 201748Nov 15, 201746Jan 24, 201894
-1.70%Sep 23, 202514Oct 13, 202518Nov 6, 202532
-1.40%Nov 18, 20253Nov 21, 20257Dec 3, 202510
-1.30%Dec 3, 20254Dec 9, 202510Dec 23, 202514
-1.20%Jan 29, 20265Feb 5, 20263Feb 10, 20268
-0.78%Nov 5, 20142Nov 7, 20147Nov 18, 20149
-0.78%Jan 26, 20182Jan 30, 20182Feb 1, 20184
-0.66%Nov 13, 20252Nov 17, 20251Nov 18, 20253
-0.65%Feb 17, 20262Feb 19, 20264Feb 25, 20266
-0.55%Dec 10, 20202Dec 14, 20201Dec 15, 20203
-0.48%Sep 17, 20252Sep 19, 20252Sep 23, 20254
-0.47%Dec 26, 20251Dec 29, 20254Jan 5, 20265
-0.41%Nov 11, 20251Nov 12, 20251Nov 13, 20252
-0.41%Sep 11, 20251Sep 12, 20251Sep 15, 20252
-0.30%Jan 13, 20261Jan 14, 20261Jan 15, 20262
-0.27%Jan 15, 20261Jan 16, 20262Jan 21, 20263
-0.17%Jan 5, 20263Jan 8, 20262Jan 12, 20265