First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

NASDAQ: FEMS · Real-Time Price · USD
38.43
-0.20 (-0.52%)
Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.52%
Assets $264.83M
Expense Ratio 0.80%
PE Ratio 6.26
Shares Out 6.85M
Dividend (ttm) $1.50
Dividend Yield 3.89%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2024
Payout Ratio 24.38%
1-Year Return -0.88%
Volume 13,178
Open 38.76
Previous Close 38.63
Day's Range 38.39 - 38.99
52-Week Low 35.97
52-Week High 42.57
Beta 0.87
Holdings 219
Inception Date Feb 15, 2012

About FEMS

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is issued by First Trust.

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

Top 10 Holdings

11.75% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Asia Optical Co., Inc. 3019 1.53%
GDS Holdings Limited 9698 1.40%
Q Technology (Group) Company Limited 1478 1.32%
Tigerair Taiwan Co., Ltd. 6757 1.27%
TCL Electronics Holdings Limited 1070 1.16%
Enel Chile S.A. ENELCHILE 1.08%
Fufeng Group Limited 0546 1.02%
Bumi Armada Berhad ARMADA 1.02%
CCC S.A. CCC 0.99%
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS EKGYO.E.IS 0.97%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2024 $0.4454 Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024 $0.3413 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 $0.5415 Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.1684 Mar 28, 2024
Dec 22, 2023 $0.3704 Dec 29, 2023
Sep 22, 2023 $0.6517 Sep 29, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

FEMS: This Small-Cap Emerging Market Fund Fails To Generate Interest

FEMS offers investors an option to invest in some potential alpha generating small-cap equities in diversified sectors in the emerging market economies. 70 percent of FEMS's investments are in Turkey,...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

EEMS Vs. FEMS: Comparing Small-Cap Emerging Market Equity ETFs

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF invests based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index. The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX ETF invests based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX...

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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