Is FRDM a good investment?

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FRDM 7.6 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.7), lowest on Risk (3.0). It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.7. Its ten largest holdings are 54% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is FRDM rated? ETF Copilot scores Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) 7.6 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) 7.6 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 7.6 / 10
Growth: 9.7 / 10
Valuation: 5.1 / 10
Risk: 3.0 / 10
Quality: 9.0 / 10
Return: 9.5 / 10

FRDM is ranked #3 of 10 in ETF Copilot's International list.

What is FRDM's expense ratio? 0.49% a year

As of September 11, 2026, FRDM charges 0.49% a year, yields 2.90% and holds $3.6B in assets across 131 positions.

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) — cost, income and size
Measure	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.49%
Dividend yield	2.90%
Assets under management	$3.6B
Holdings	131

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in FRDM's data

Emerging-market stocks weighted by a country's freedom score.

Has returned more than most emerging-market funds over the last three years — the freedom screen hasn't cost performance.

A 37% annualized three-year return beats the 22% category median, ahead of most peers. Volatility runs at 23.0% and the expense ratio is 0.49%.

Adds a values tilt to an emerging-market allocation, with a track record that has kept up.

Why did FRDM move this week? It rose 1.7% in the week to September 11, 2026 — SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics drove it

FRDM rose 1.7% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were SK Hynix (+14.8%), Samsung Electronics (+4.9%) and Mediatek (+6.7%); Delta Elec (−7.0%) pushed the other way.

Is FRDM expensive right now? It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.7

As of September 11, 2026, FRDM is more expensive than 53% of its own 89 monthly readings since 2019 — 47 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside FRDM? 48% Tech

What's inside FRDM: Size (Large 60%, Mid 30%, Small 10%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 47.6%; AI 7.0%; Semiconductors 27.5%; Memory 37.1%.

What are FRDM's top holdings? The ten largest are 54% of the fund

More concentrated than 92% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of FRDM's weight sits in its 9 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 23 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (FRDM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/frdm