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First TrustDiversified Emerging MarketsFEMS · Nasdaq

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

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Price
$46.19
—11 Sept 2026
Assets
$245.6M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.80%
Category 1.06%
Yield
4.09%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
10.3%-9.8%
Category 20.1%
5Y CAGR
5.4%-2.3%
Category 7.6%
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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap 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+0.7%+0.9%+5.2%+11.5%+9.2%+10.3%+5.4%+8.1%+6.7%
Diversified Emerging Markets average1.9%1.2%18.7%22.9%30.0%20.1%7.6%7.9%14.0%
Difference-1.2%-0.3%-13.5%-11.4%-20.8%-9.8%-2.3%+0.2%-7.3%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 15.6% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
6213.TWIteq Corp2.90%
KTLEV.ISKatilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS1.95%
EUPWR.ISEuropower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS1.79%
3026.TWHoly Stone Enterprise Co Ltd1.69%
6949.TWPELL Bio-Med Technology Co Ltd1.67%
RYGYO.ISReysas Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS1.25%
8021.TWTopoint Technology Co Ltd1.12%
8996.TWKaori Heat Treatment Co Ltd1.09%
RCL.BKRegional Container Lines PCL1.08%
2489.TWAmtran Technology Co Ltd1.06%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
7.9
P/B
1.0
P/S
0.6
P/CF
4.8

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

16.3%Technology11 sectors
  1. Technology16.3%
  2. Industrials16.0%
  3. Consumer discretionary14.0%
  4. Materials11.4%
  5. Energy8.4%
  6. Real estate8.1%
  7. Consumer staples6.5%
  8. Financial services5.9%
  9. Utilities5.7%
  10. Communication services3.9%
  11. Health care3.8%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.7%
  • Cash0.3%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Diversified Emerging Markets
Ticker
FEMS
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
15 Feb 2012 (14.6 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.80% (category 1.06%)
Holdings turnover
114% (category 57%)
Distribution yield
4.09%
Beta, 3 years
0.63
Total net assets
$245.6M

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

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