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First TrustDiversified Emerging MarketsFEM · Nasdaq

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM)

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Price
$33.44
—11 Sept 2026
Assets
$812.5M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.80%
Category 1.06%
Yield
2.16%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
19.6%-0.5%
Category 20.1%
5Y CAGR
7.7%+0.1%
Category 7.6%
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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+3.1%+4.7%+14.0%+23.1%+26.7%+19.6%+7.7%+8.8%+4.1%
Diversified Emerging Markets average1.9%1.2%18.7%22.9%30.0%20.1%7.6%7.9%14.0%
Difference+1.2%+3.5%-4.7%+0.3%-3.3%-0.5%+0.1%+0.9%-9.9%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 16.5% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
3189.TWKinsus Interconnect Technology Corp2.57%
8046.TWNan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp1.87%
3037.TWUnimicron Technology Corp1.78%
3017.TWAsia Vital Components Co Ltd1.70%
2383.TWElite Material Co Ltd1.67%
3481.TWInnolux Corp1.65%
2615.TWWan Hai Lines Ltd1.46%
2345.TWAccton Technology Corp1.33%
2618.TWEva Airways Corp1.22%
5249.KLIOI Properties Group Bhd1.20%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
11.7
P/B
1.4
P/S
0.7
P/CF
6.3

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

27.7%Technology11 sectors
  1. Technology27.7%
  2. Industrials19.8%
  3. Energy14.2%
  4. Materials8.8%
  5. Financial services6.6%
  6. Utilities5.8%
  7. Consumer discretionary4.9%
  8. Communication services4.1%
  9. Consumer staples3.1%
  10. Health care2.6%
  11. Real estate2.5%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.5%
  • Cash0.5%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Diversified Emerging Markets
Ticker
FEM
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
18 Apr 2011 (15.4 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.80% (category 1.06%)
Holdings turnover
111% (category 57%)
Distribution yield
2.16%
Beta, 3 years
0.78
Total net assets
$812.5M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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