Performance analysis of RFEM (FIRST TRUST RIVERFRONT DYNAMIC EMERGING MARKETS ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, RFEM has had an average annual return of +25.35%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, RFEM has had an average annual return of +9.43%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Since Jun 15, 2016, RFEM has had an average annual return of +10.42%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.77% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +23.38% | +27.73% | +10.82% | +20.76% | -19.02% | +0.94% | +8.19% | +20.37% | -18.81% | +35.73% | +8.60% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +7.19% | +4.76% | -7.56% | +12.83% | +2.79% | +2.47% | +23.38% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.03% | +0.78% | +1.01% | +0.39% | +2.89% | +6.64% | -0.20% | +3.21% | +3.97% | +3.37% | +0.27% | +1.58% | +27.73% |
| 2024 | -1.96% | +3.77% | +1.79% | +0.55% | +4.01% | +3.28% | +0.02% | +0.73% | +3.92% | -4.61% | -1.04% | +0.25% | +10.82% |
| 2023 | +9.17% | -5.50% | +2.35% | -1.35% | -0.14% | +5.76% | +4.08% | -5.26% | -0.81% | -1.62% | +7.77% | +5.85% | +20.76% |
| 2022 | -0.74% | -2.79% | -0.57% | -5.96% | +1.07% | -12.11% | +2.54% | -1.69% | -11.50% | +3.16% | +14.15% | -3.81% | -19.02% |
| 2021 | +3.94% | +2.04% | +0.18% | +0.56% | +2.40% | -0.39% | -4.73% | +0.77% | -5.31% | -0.47% | -1.55% | +3.98% | +0.94% |
| 2020 | -4.90% | -5.18% | -17.97% | +7.25% | +3.11% | +5.42% | +10.71% | +0.47% | -1.01% | +0.61% | +6.96% | +5.88% | +8.19% |
| 2019 | +10.72% | +0.02% | +1% | +1.07% | -7.19% | +5.45% | -1.20% | -5.81% | +2.16% | +4.35% | +0.82% | +8.80% | +20.37% |
| 2018 | +9.88% | -4.29% | +0.63% | -2.43% | -1.91% | -6.71% | +1.05% | -3.87% | -1.99% | -9.80% | +4.26% | -4.03% | -18.81% |
| 2017 | +7.27% | +3.83% | +2.22% | +0.74% | +3.29% | -0.12% | +6.44% | +2.16% | -0.29% | +2.78% | -0.29% | +3.21% | +35.73% |
Drawdown analysis of RFEM (FIRST TRUST RIVERFRONT DYNAMIC EMERGING MARKETS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the RFEM was -42.20%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 206 trading sessions.
Since Jun 15, 2016 RFEM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -42.20% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 206 | Jan 14, 2021 | 747 |
| -36.00% | Feb 17, 2021 | 409 | Sep 30, 2022 | 441 | Jul 5, 2024 | 850 |
| -15.81% | Sep 26, 2024 | 132 | Apr 8, 2025 | 28 | May 19, 2025 | 160 |
| -11.65% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 36 |
| -10.45% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 35 | Sep 24, 2024 | 51 |
| -9.07% | Sep 22, 2016 | 37 | Nov 14, 2016 | 48 | Jan 25, 2017 | 85 |
| -6.52% | Jun 23, 2016 | 2 | Jun 27, 2016 | 11 | Jul 13, 2016 | 13 |
| -6.34% | May 11, 2026 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -5.18% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 5 | Feb 5, 2021 | 11 |
| -4.83% | Sep 6, 2016 | 5 | Sep 13, 2016 | 7 | Sep 22, 2016 | 12 |
| -4.57% | Mar 20, 2017 | 21 | Apr 19, 2017 | 14 | May 9, 2017 | 35 |
| -4.27% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -4.12% | Nov 22, 2017 | 10 | Dec 7, 2017 | 15 | Dec 29, 2017 | 25 |
| -3.68% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.44% | Feb 23, 2017 | 10 | Mar 9, 2017 | 4 | Mar 15, 2017 | 14 |
| -3.35% | Sep 19, 2017 | 4 | Sep 25, 2017 | 8 | Oct 5, 2017 | 12 |
| -3.29% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 29 |
| -3.19% | Aug 7, 2017 | 8 | Aug 17, 2017 | 6 | Aug 25, 2017 | 14 |
| -3.16% | May 16, 2017 | 2 | May 18, 2017 | 5 | May 25, 2017 | 7 |
| -3.10% | Aug 16, 2016 | 11 | Aug 31, 2016 | 3 | Sep 6, 2016 | 14 |
| -2.95% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 6 | Dec 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -2.41% | May 19, 2025 | 8 | May 30, 2025 | 6 | Jun 9, 2025 | 14 |
| -2.35% | Jun 6, 2017 | 11 | Jun 21, 2017 | 14 | Jul 12, 2017 | 25 |
| -2.19% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -2.16% | Oct 16, 2017 | 8 | Oct 26, 2017 | 7 | Nov 6, 2017 | 15 |