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About First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
Apr 18, 2011
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
US33737J1097
FPA aims to outperform the Developed Asia-Pacific Ex-Japan market using a quant-based methodology considering both growth and value factors while also producing severe sector and size biases. Selected stocks are split into quintiles based on their selection score, with higher scoring quintiles receiving a greater weight in the index. The fund also sets weighting constraints set at 15% above the sector/country percentages of the base index. Note that FPA includes a heavy allocation to South Korea, which other funds consider as an emerging country and therefore exclude. The fund is rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.69%
Finance23.58%
Producer Manufacturing13.07%
Electronic Technology11.65%
Transportation8.47%
Non-Energy Minerals7.23%
Utilities6.86%
Consumer Non-Durables6.40%
Consumer Durables6.01%
Health Technology4.82%
Energy Minerals3.62%
Retail Trade3.15%
Communications1.61%
Technology Services1.58%
Commercial Services0.79%
Consumer Services0.62%
Process Industries0.23%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.31%
Cash0.31%
Miscellaneous−0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia79.42%
Oceania19.36%
Europe1.21%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FPA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 23.58% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 13.07% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
FPA top holdings are SK Square Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Rotem Co., occupying 2.78% and 2.69% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FPA last dividends amounted to 0.22 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.34 USD in dividends, which shows a 51.65% decrease.
FPA assets under management is 22.31 M USD. It's fallen 5.14% over the last month.
FPA fund flows account for 3.43 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, FPA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.84%. The last dividend (Sep 30, 2025) amounted to 0.22 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FPA shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Apr 18, 2011, and its management style is Passive.
FPA expense ratio is 0.80% meaning you'd have to pay 0.80% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FPA follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FPA invests in stocks.
FPA price has risen by 2.00% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 19.02% increase. See more dynamics on FPA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.98% over the last month, showed a 4.87% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 26.43% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.98% over the last month, showed a 4.87% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 26.43% in a year.
FPA trades at a premium (0.56%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.