Expense Ratio History

RFEM expense ratio history

First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF

Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.99%

In basis points
99 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$99
Prospectus dated
2 March 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.95% on 2 March 2026

Fee over time

RFEM expense ratio: 0.95% until 2 Mar 2026, then 0.99%; read at 0.99% on 2 Mar 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2016Nov 2017Aug 2019May 2021Feb 2023Nov 20240.95% before0.99% from 2 Mar 2026
RFEM expense ratio: 0.95% until 2 Mar 2026, then 0.99%; read at 0.99% on 2 Mar 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2016Jul 2019Dec 20220.95% before0.99% from 2 Mar 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
2 Mar 2026 0.99% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
2 Mar 2026 0.99% Raised from 0.95% to 0.99%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-27
3 Mar 2025 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2024 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2023 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2022 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2021 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2020 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-04-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Mar 2020 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-03-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2019 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2018 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2017 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jul 2016 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-07-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
15 Jun 2016 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-06-15 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2016 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.99% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,217 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,781.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$101
3 years$317
5 years$549
10 years$1,217

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 14 prospectuses for this share class since 2016. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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