First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
41.58USDR
−0.15−0.35%
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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
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.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks95.81%
Finance20.64%
Utilities7.72%
Consumer Non-Durables6.70%
Non-Energy Minerals5.83%
Process Industries5.59%
Health Technology5.20%
Retail Trade5.10%
Energy Minerals5.04%
Technology Services4.79%
Producer Manufacturing4.69%
Consumer Durables4.47%
Electronic Technology3.75%
Consumer Services3.62%
Transportation3.46%
Industrial Services2.29%
Commercial Services2.28%
Health Services1.67%
Distribution Services1.66%
Communications1.31%
Bonds, Cash & Other4.19%
UNIT3.41%
Cash0.78%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia53.19%
Latin America21.13%
Europe14.03%
Africa7.33%
North America4.32%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Symbol
Assets
Symbol
Assets
1
3SBio, Inc.1530
1.62%
9
Newborn Town Inc.9911
1.27%
2
XD, Inc.2400
1.19%
1
Q Technology (Group) Co. Ltd.1478
1.18%
G
Gentera SAB de CVGENTERA
1.16%
1
Meitu, Inc1357
1.15%
E
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A.g.EKGYO
1.05%
T
TAURON Polska Energia S.A.TPE
1.03%
I
PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TbkINKP
1.01%
C
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas GeraisCSMG3
0.98%
Top 10 weight11.64%
202 total holdings
Dividends
Dec '23
Mar '24
Jun '24
Sep '24
Dec '24
Mar '25
Jun '25
0.00
0.15
0.30
0.45
0.60
Dividend amount
Dividend payout history
Ex-date
Record date
Pay date
Amount
Frequency
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
0.522
Quarterly
Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
0.094
Quarterly
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
0.445
Quarterly
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 30, 2024
0.341
Quarterly
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 28, 2024
0.542
Quarterly
Mar 21, 2024
Mar 22, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
0.168
Quarterly
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
0.370
Quarterly
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FEMS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 20.64% stocks, and Utilities, with 7.72% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
FEMS top holdings are 3SBio, Inc. and Newborn Town Inc., occupying 1.62% and 1.27% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FEMS last dividends amounted to 0.52 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.09 USD in dividends, which shows a 82.06% increase.
FEMS assets under management is 266.08 M USD. It's risen 8.84% over the last month.
FEMS fund flows account for −64.92 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 3.36%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.52 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 2.95% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 3.47% increase. See more dynamics on FEMS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.50% over the last month, showed a 13.90% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.07% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.50% over the last month, showed a 13.90% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.07% in a year.
FEMS trades at a premium (0.91%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.