FEMSFirst Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Small Cap Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2012
Annual Cost
0.80%
#4,362 of 5,861 · expensive
Fund Size
$252M
#2,164 of 5,861 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+9.1%
Track Record
14 years
#965 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,166+1.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Small
Strategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Small Cap Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 18.6% of fund✓ well diversified
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC
5.3%
Winway Technology Co Ltd
2.0%
EZCONN CORP
1.9%
Thungela Resources Limited
1.5%
Energi Mega Persada Tbk
1.5%
THAIFOODS GROUP PCL
1.3%
IOI PROPERTIES GROUP BHD
1.3%
DYNAMIC HOLDING CO LTD
1.2%
PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk
1.2%
ADARO ANDALAN INDONESIA TBK PT
1.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.0%
Cash
0.0%
By sector
Industrials
17.2%
Technology
16.3%
Consumer Cyclical
14.9%
Basic Materials
11.0%
Real Estate
7.8%
Energy
6.9%
Consumer Defensive
6.8%
Utilities
5.9%
Other
13.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
17.4%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-48.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.34Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.47Moderate downside risk
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 Small Cap Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in small cap securities issued by companies in emerging market countries using an indexing investment approach to replicate the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Small Cap Index. The Fund may invest in common stocks, depositary receipts, and securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies.
- Inception date
- February 15, 2012
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-04