FEMB vs. AGZD, WBND, LDSF, WINC, FIXD, FTSM, IUSB, and BND
Should you be buying First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF include WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD), Western Asset Total Return ETF (WBND), First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF), Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF (WINC), First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD), First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM), iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB), and Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (BND).
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF vs.
WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:AGZD) and First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NASDAQ:FEMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF received 5 more outperform votes than WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.83% of users gave WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund an outperform vote while only 63.11% of users gave First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF an outperform vote.
WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
In the previous week, WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund had 2 more articles in the media than First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund and 3 mentions for First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF. First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund's score of 0.23 indicating that First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF beats WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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