FDTFirst Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2011
Annual Cost
0.80%
#4,355 of 5,854 · expensive
Fund Size
$1.3B
#992 of 5,854 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+32.7%
Track Record
15 years
#863 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,188+31.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USStrategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.1% of fund✓ well diversified
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
7.5%
SK Square Co Ltd
1.1%
Hyundai Motor Co.
1.0%
SK Hynix Inc.
0.9%
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation
0.8%
Hochtief AG
0.8%
Fujikura Ltd.
0.8%
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.
0.8%
Yancoal Australia Ltd
0.8%
Tenaris SA
0.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.2%
Other
0.7%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Industrials
33.3%
Technology
13.1%
Consumer Cyclical
11.1%
Financial Services
10.0%
Basic Materials
8.6%
Energy
7.6%
Real Estate
5.1%
Utilities
4.7%
Other
6.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
20.8%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-46.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.02Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.46Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Index using an indexing investment approach. Focuses on small, mid, and large cap companies in developed market countries excluding the U.S., with significant investments in industrial, Japanese, Asian, and European issuers.
- Inception date
- April 18, 2011
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-03