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FDTSFirst Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money14y track recordRanked #2,555 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.80%

#4,522 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$14M

#4,778 of 6,040 · small

Return (1Y)

+29.7%

Track Record

14 years

#977 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,663+26.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 9.5% of funddiversified

DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.
2.5%
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd.
1.2%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd.
0.9%
Wasion Holdings Ltd
0.8%
Etablissements Maurel & Prom S.A.
0.8%
Valeura Energy Inc
0.7%
Baytex Energy Corp.
0.7%
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd.
0.7%
WONIK IPS CO LTD
0.6%
MODEC INC
0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.3%
Other
0.6%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Industrials
21.5%
Consumer Cyclical
19.7%
Financial Services
13.9%
Technology
12.2%
Basic Materials
11.2%
Consumer Defensive
5.3%
Real Estate
4.1%
Energy
4.0%
Other
8.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
19.9%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-51.7%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.13Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.65Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index using an indexing investment approach. Focuses on small cap companies in developed markets excluding the U.S.
Inception date
February 15, 2012
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18