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About First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
Feb 14, 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
3
ISIN US33737J1907
FGM tries to outperform the German market by using a quantitative model to select 40 stocks out of a broad German equity index. It then ranks these stocks based on their attractiveness and weights them equally within quintiles. Sector weightings are also subject to constraints which are set at 15% above the sector percentages of the base index. The fund reconstitutes and rebalances its portfolio semiannually to maintain exposure to expected outperformers while still controlling transaction costs.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Consumer Durables
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.94%
Finance19.49%
Producer Manufacturing15.73%
Consumer Durables12.00%
Non-Energy Minerals10.58%
Industrial Services8.80%
Transportation8.48%
Process Industries7.37%
Health Technology5.33%
Communications3.28%
Utilities2.65%
Consumer Services2.37%
Distribution Services1.70%
Health Services1.48%
Technology Services0.68%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Cash0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FGM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 19.49% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 15.73% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
FGM top holdings are Aurubis AG and Schaeffler AG, occupying 5.18% and 4.80% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FGM last dividends amounted to 0.04 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.38 USD in dividends, which shows a 856.63% decrease.
FGM assets under management is 96.04 M USD. It's risen 13.71% over the last month.
FGM fund flows account for 66.57 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, FGM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.59%. The last dividend (Dec 31, 2025) amounted to 0.04 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
FGM shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Feb 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
FGM expense ratio is 0.80% meaning you'd have to pay 0.80% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FGM follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Germany Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FGM invests in stocks.
FGM price has risen by 7.02% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 67.11% increase. See more dynamics on FGM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.05% over the last month, showed a 20.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 69.14% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.05% over the last month, showed a 20.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 69.14% in a year.
FGM trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.