First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

Assets	$263.85M
Expense Ratio	0.80%
PE Ratio	7.79
Shares Out	6.20M
Dividend (ttm)	$1.59
Dividend Yield	3.76%
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 25, 2025
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	29.32%

Volume	30,846
Open	42.53
Previous Close	41.90
Day's Range	42.09 - 42.72
52-Week Low	32.31
52-Week High	45.10
Beta	0.66
Holdings	239
Inception Date	Feb 15, 2012

About FEMS

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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

28.40% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Currency Contract - Usd	n/a	10.30%
Indonesian Rupiah	n/a	6.08%
New Turkish Lira	n/a	2.64%
Mexican Neuvo Peso	n/a	1.92%
Malaysian Ringgit	n/a	1.80%
Phillipine Peso	n/a	1.79%
PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk	ENRG	1.03%
Chilean Peso	n/a	1.01%
EZconn Corporation	6442	0.92%
MiTAC Holdings Corporation	3706	0.90%

Dividends

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 25, 2025	$0.532	Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.5218	Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025	$0.0936	Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024	$0.4454	Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024	$0.3413	Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024	$0.5415	Jun 28, 2024

Performance

FEMS had a total return of 11.40% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.25%.