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About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
Feb 15, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33737J4067
FDTS aims to outperform the broad developed ex-US small-cap market by using a quantitative methodology to select stocks with the most appealing growth and value factors. It then ranks these stocks based on their attractiveness and weights them equally within quintiles, with higher scoring quintiles receiving a greater weight in the Index. The fund is rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Producer Manufacturing
Finance
Stocks99.31%
Producer Manufacturing16.23%
Finance12.88%
Non-Energy Minerals9.87%
Industrial Services8.18%
Transportation7.61%
Consumer Durables5.76%
Process Industries5.22%
Electronic Technology4.91%
Retail Trade4.87%
Energy Minerals4.25%
Consumer Non-Durables3.83%
Utilities2.65%
Consumer Services2.60%
Technology Services2.17%
Distribution Services2.12%
Health Technology1.87%
Health Services1.86%
Commercial Services1.25%
Communications0.67%
Miscellaneous0.51%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.69%
Cash0.62%
Mutual fund0.07%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia60.21%
Europe23.79%
North America8.11%
Oceania4.96%
Middle East2.94%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FDTS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Producer Manufacturing, with 16.23% stocks, and Finance, with 12.88% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
FDTS top holdings are Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company, Limited, occupying 0.84% and 0.78% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FDTS last dividends amounted to 0.62 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.12 USD in dividends, which shows a 80.08% increase.
FDTS assets under management is 8.45 M USD. It's risen 5.45% over the last month.
FDTS fund flows account for −2.06 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FDTS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.85%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.62 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FDTS shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Feb 15, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
FDTS expense ratio is 0.80% meaning you'd have to pay 0.80% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FDTS follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US Small Cap Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FDTS invests in stocks.
FDTS price has risen by 5.64% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 29.44% increase. See more dynamics on FDTS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.24% over the last month, showed a 14.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.59% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.24% over the last month, showed a 14.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.59% in a year.
FDTS trades at a premium (0.21%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.