FDTSFirst Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
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%
#4,189 of 5,562 · expensive
Fund Size
$14M
#4,590 of 5,562 · small
Return (1Y)Goal
+43.6%
Track Record
14 years
#983 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$14,163+41.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Small
Strategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 8.1% of fund✓ well diversified
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
3.3%
Hankook Tire & Technology Co L
0.6%
Migdal Insurance & Financial H
0.6%
Wasion Holdings Ltd
0.6%
Baytex Energy Corp
0.5%
Aris Mining Corp
0.5%
Hyosung Corp
0.5%
Modec Inc
0.5%
Toa Corp/Tokyo
0.5%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd
0.5%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.1%
Other
0.5%
Cash
0.4%
By sector
Industrials
22.2%
Consumer Cyclical
18.9%
Technology
14.1%
Financial Services
11.9%
Basic Materials
11.3%
Consumer Defensive
4.7%
Real Estate
4.3%
Energy
4.0%
Other
8.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
18.2%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-51.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.12Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.64Good downside protection
Where to buy
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 Index, using an indexing approach to replicate its performance. The Index is composed of small cap companies in developed markets excluding the U.S. and employs the AlphaDEX selection methodology to choose securities. The Fund may invest in common stocks, depositary receipts, REITs, and preferred securities, and is subject to semi-annual rebalancing and reconstitution.
- Inception date
- February 15, 2012
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19