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About First Trust Emerging Markets 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
Identifiers
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ISIN US33737J3077
FEMS tries to outperform the competition by using a multi-factor selection methodology to choose the best-performing stocks. It makes sizable country bets, notably excluding South Korea. FEMS scores each potential holding by both value (book value-to-price, cash flow-to-price and return on assets) and growth (3-, 6- and 12-month price appreciation, sales-to-price and 1-year sales growth) characteristics, then ranks stocks by whichever trait scores highest. It takes the top 200 names, broken into equal-weighted quintiles, weighting higher-scoring quintiles more heavily. The fund makes many sector bets, but those bets are liable to change with time, so its exposure bears watching.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks98.55%
Finance17.78%
Electronic Technology8.78%
Utilities8.55%
Energy Minerals7.88%
Process Industries6.53%
Producer Manufacturing5.75%
Health Technology5.64%
Non-Energy Minerals5.58%
Consumer Non-Durables5.52%
Distribution Services4.52%
Retail Trade4.50%
Consumer Durables3.79%
Transportation3.44%
Industrial Services2.76%
Technology Services1.97%
Communications1.89%
Commercial Services1.78%
Consumer Services1.48%
Health Services0.41%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.45%
UNIT1.07%
Cash0.36%
Miscellaneous0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia59.16%
Latin America18.26%
Europe14.11%
Africa5.90%
North America2.58%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FEMS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 17.78% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 8.78% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
FEMS top holdings are EZconn Corp. and PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk, occupying 1.84% and 1.46% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FEMS last dividends amounted to 0.65 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.53 USD in dividends, which shows a 18.08% increase.
FEMS assets under management is 262.56 M USD. It's risen 2.60% over the last month.
FEMS fund flows account for −47.05 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, FEMS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.86%. The last dividend (Dec 31, 2025) amounted to 0.65 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FEMS 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.
FEMS expense ratio is 0.80% meaning you'd have to pay 0.80% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FEMS follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FEMS invests in stocks.
FEMS price has risen by 4.62% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 23.22% increase. See more dynamics on FEMS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.71% over the last month, showed a 10.50% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.30% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.71% over the last month, showed a 10.50% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.30% in a year.
FEMS trades at a premium (0.00%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.