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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.

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
+23.38%+27.73%+10.82%+20.76%-19.02%+0.94%+8.19%+20.37%-18.81%+35.73%+8.60%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-42.20%Jan 26, 2018541Mar 23, 2020206Jan 14, 2021747
-36.00%Feb 17, 2021409Sep 30, 2022441Jul 5, 2024850
-15.81%Sep 26, 2024132Apr 8, 202528May 19, 2025160
-11.65%Feb 25, 202623Mar 30, 202613Apr 17, 202636
-10.45%Jul 12, 202416Aug 5, 202435Sep 24, 202451
-9.07%Sep 22, 201637Nov 14, 201648Jan 25, 201785
-6.52%Jun 23, 20162Jun 27, 201611Jul 13, 201613
-6.34%May 11, 20266May 19, 20264May 26, 202610
-5.18%Jan 21, 20216Jan 29, 20215Feb 5, 202111
-4.83%Sep 6, 20165Sep 13, 20167Sep 22, 201612
-4.57%Mar 20, 201721Apr 19, 201714May 9, 201735
-4.27%Oct 6, 20254Oct 10, 20256Oct 20, 202510
-4.12%Nov 22, 201710Dec 7, 201715Dec 29, 201725
-3.68%Jul 23, 20257Aug 1, 20258Aug 13, 202515
-3.44%Feb 23, 201710Mar 9, 20174Mar 15, 201714
-3.35%Sep 19, 20174Sep 25, 20178Oct 5, 201712
-3.29%Oct 29, 202516Nov 20, 202513Dec 10, 202529
-3.19%Aug 7, 20178Aug 17, 20176Aug 25, 201714
-3.16%May 16, 20172May 18, 20175May 25, 20177
-3.10%Aug 16, 201611Aug 31, 20163Sep 6, 201614
-2.95%Dec 10, 20255Dec 17, 20256Dec 26, 202511
-2.41%May 19, 20258May 30, 20256Jun 9, 202514
-2.35%Jun 6, 201711Jun 21, 201714Jul 12, 201725
-2.19%Jan 28, 20266Feb 5, 20262Feb 9, 20268
-2.16%Oct 16, 20178Oct 26, 20177Nov 6, 201715