EMDM - First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
The First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred shares, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), and other securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using a replication strategy, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $14.7M
- Beta
- 1.21
- 52-Week Range
- 23.4-43.28
- Dividend Yield
- $1.12
- IPO Date
- Mar 3, 2023
- Exchange
- AMEX
EMDM Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for EMDM is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The EMDM overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked EMDM overview questions
- What is EMDM?
- EMDM is the ticker symbol for First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred shares, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), and other securities that comprise the Index. Listed on AMEX. EMDM is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are EMDM's key statistics?
- First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM) carries a market capitalization of $14.7M, 52-week range of 23.4-43.28. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does EMDM belong to?
- First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare EMDM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the EMDM data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for EMDM, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.