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%
#4,362 of 5,861 · expensive
Fund Size
$13M
#4,754 of 5,861 · small
Return (1Y)Goal
+29.1%
Track Record
14 years
#965 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,870+28.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
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 = 9.5% of fund✓ well diversified
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
99.4%
Other
0.5%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Industrials
22.1%
Consumer Cyclical
19.2%
Technology
14.5%
Financial Services
12.3%
Basic Materials
10.5%
Consumer Defensive
4.9%
Real Estate
4.5%
Energy
3.8%
Other
8.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
19.3%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-51.7%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.94Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.37Good 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 2026-08-04