FEMSFirst Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money14y track recordRanked #1,467 of 3,055 in this goal

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%

#4,522 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$246M

#2,280 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+4.8%

Track Record

14 years

#977 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$9,499-5.0%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Emerging markets

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Small Cap Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 18.6% of funddiversified

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

99.7%

Cash

0.3%

By sector

Technology

16.3%

Industrials

16.0%

Consumer Cyclical

14.0%

Basic Materials

11.4%

Energy

8.4%

Real Estate

8.1%

Consumer Defensive

6.5%

Financial Services

5.9%

Other

13.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

17.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-48.4%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.36Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.51Moderate 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