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FEMD Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD

ISIN IE00BYSX4739London Stock Exchange: FEMDFMR LLC

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Latest close

LSE

£6.32

on

Ongoing charge
0.50% a year
Fund size
£105m

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, FEMD (Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BYSX4739) closed at £6.32 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +66.8%, or +30.4% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 30/09/2026
+43.6%
+39.1% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+88.6%
+70.2% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
+66.8%
+30.4% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,668 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,304 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −18.6%, 2023 +5.7%, 2024 +2.6%, 2025 +16.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +34.7%. Returns of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +38.7%; to 30/09/2025: +9.9%; to 30/09/2024: +11.4%; to 30/09/2023: +2.9%; to 30/09/2022: −20.5%.

Calendar-year returns of FEMD, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 30/09/2026
YearReturnAfter inflation
to +34.7%+31.0%
+16.2%+12.2%
+2.6%−0.8%
+5.7%+1.5%
−18.6%−25.5%
Returns of FEMD over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +38.7%Not available
from +9.9%+5.6%
from +11.4%+8.5%
from +2.9%−3.3%
from −20.5%−26.9%

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record the returns come from, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

16.0%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year23.4%
3 years16.4%
5 years16.0%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since October 2021
−26.5%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−23.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+58.7%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
3.9%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 23.4% over 1 year, 16.4% over 3 years, 16.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD since October 2021, in pounds: −26.5% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −23.6% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +58.7% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD was 3.9% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds.

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.50%
a year
On £10,000
£50
a year, roughly
Over five years
£248
of £10,000, before growth
Among 141 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 86 charge less
  • 11 the same
  • 43 charge more

Ongoing charge of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 11 the same and 86 less (share classes counted once).

Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Fidelity, launched in 2019.

It tracks the Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
FEMD
ISIN
IE00BYSX4739
Provider
Fidelity
Tracks
Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid quarterly
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
Fund size
£105m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Emerging markets

Price chart

Closing price
£6.32+12.5% since 31/07/2026 · closing price
FEMD closing price: £5.62 on 31/07/2026, £6.32 on 30/09/2026 (+12.5%); low £5.62, high £6.41.

Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £5.62 on 31/07/2026 to £6.32 on 30/09/2026 (+12.5%). The lowest close shown was £5.62 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £6.41 on 25/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

8 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

Funds tracking the same index

2 funds track Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.50% a year (30/09/2026).

2 funds that track the Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF AccAccumulating · 0.50% a year+43.6%+66.8%
Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USDThis fundDistributing · 0.50% a year+43.6%+66.8%

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

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Other versions of this fund

Fidelity’s other share classes and funds on the Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.

  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 246 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 142 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Rank among similar funds

    Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 125 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (149 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of FEMD?

The ongoing charge of FEMD is 0.50% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 11 the same and 86 less (share classes counted once).

What does FEMD track?

FEMD tracks the Fidelity Emerging Markets Quality Income Index.

Is FEMD accumulating or distributing?

FEMD is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.

What is the ISIN of FEMD?

The ISIN of FEMD is IE00BYSX4739. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FEMD is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were FEMD’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of FEMD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −18.6%, 2023 +5.7%, 2024 +2.6%, 2025 +16.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +34.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has FEMD done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 FEMD’s total return was +66.8%, or +30.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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Sources and dates

Prices
London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Calendar years, risk
Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
Charges
The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
Identity
FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
Fund size
TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate

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