First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

Assets	$263.57M
Expense Ratio	0.80%
PE Ratio	8.95
Shares Out	5.55M
Dividend (ttm)	$2.01
Dividend Yield	4.30%
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 26, 2026
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	38.52%

Volume	34,546
Open	46.89
Previous Close	47.79
Day's Range	46.38 - 46.89
52-Week Low	38.53
52-Week High	49.49
Beta	0.53
Holdings	220
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

11.16% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
ITEQ Corporation	6213	1.40%
Topoint Technology Co., Ltd.	8021	1.26%
Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman Anonim Sirketi	KTLEV	1.24%
Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS	EUPWR.E.IS	1.17%
Nexa Resources S.A.	NEXA	1.14%
Astor Enerji AS	ASTOR.E.IS	1.03%
AmTRAN Technology Co.,Ltd	2489	1.01%
Kaori Heat Treatment Co., Ltd.	8996	0.98%
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.	8150	0.97%
Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakir Sanayi AS	SARKY.E.IS	0.95%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 26, 2026	$0.3033	Mar 31, 2026
Dec 12, 2025	$0.6494	Dec 31, 2025
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

Performance

FEMS had a total return of 27.04% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.88%.