FEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money15y track recordRanked #1,074 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

0.80%

#4,189 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$765M

#1,265 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+38.4%

Track Record

15 years

#880 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$14,407+44.1%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Emerging markets

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 17.7% of fund✓ well diversified

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

5.4%

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd

1.6%

Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd

1.5%

Wiwynn Corp

1.4%

Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT

1.4%

China Hongqiao Group Ltd

1.3%

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd

1.3%

PetroChina Co Ltd

1.3%

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

1.3%

Astra International Tbk PT

1.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks

99.0%

Cash

0.9%

By sector

Technology

28.4%

Industrials

19.8%

Energy

12.9%

Basic Materials

7.8%

Financial Services

6.4%

Utilities

6.1%

Consumer Cyclical

5.7%

Communication

4.6%

Other

8.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

18.6%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-46.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.89Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.27Good 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 Emerging Markets Index.
Strategy: Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Index, using an indexing approach to replicate its performance. The Index selects securities from the Nasdaq Emerging Markets Index based on growth and value factors, rebalancing semi-annually.
Inception date: April 18, 2011
Fund family: First Trust