First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM)

NASDAQ: FEM · Real-Time Price · USD
32.61
+0.47 (1.47%)
At close: May 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
32.61
-0.01 (-0.02%)
After-hours: May 22, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Assets$747.36M
Expense Ratio0.80%
PE Ratio11.10
Shares Out23.05M
Dividend (ttm)$0.85
Dividend Yield2.60%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 26, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio28.91%
Volume85,217
Open32.54
Previous Close32.14
Day's Range32.45 - 32.76
52-Week Low23.40
52-Week High33.77
Beta0.66
Holdings171
Inception DateApr 18, 2011

About FEM

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM index. The fund tracks an index of emerging markets companies selected using a quantitative methodology and weighted in tiers. FEM was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Region Emerging Markets
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FEM
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Index

Top 10 Holdings

15.01% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.31891.81%
Accton Technology Corporation23451.68%
Unimicron Technology Corp.30371.65%
Elite Material Co., Ltd.23831.48%
Weichai Power Co., Ltd.23381.45%
WPG Holdings Limited37021.44%
Innolux Corporation34811.40%
WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd.30361.38%
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation80461.37%
IOI Properties Group BerhadIOIPG1.35%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 26, 2026$0.0334Mar 31, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$0.2092Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025$0.2827Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.3239Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.0393Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.1449Dec 31, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

FEM had a total return of 40.05% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.01%.

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