First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

Assets	$242.55M
Expense Ratio	0.80%
PE Ratio	8.67
Shares Out	5.70M
Dividend (ttm)	$1.80
Dividend Yield	4.22%
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 12, 2025
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	36.63%

Volume	19,260
Open	42.45
Previous Close	42.10
Day's Range	42.19 - 42.64
52-Week Low	32.31
52-Week High	45.10
Beta	0.55
Holdings	218
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

11.14% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk	ENRG	1.68%
EZconn Corporation	6442	1.41%
IOI Properties Group Berhad	IOIPG	1.11%
PT Petrosea Tbk	PTRO	1.09%
Telkom SA SOC Ltd	TKG	1.02%
JHSF Participações S.A.	JHSF3	1.01%
Thungela Resources Limited	TGA	0.97%
Bradespar S.A.	BRAP4	0.97%
Ral Yatirim Holding AS	RALYH.E.IS	0.94%
Dynamic Holding Co., Ltd.	3715	0.94%

Dividends

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Sep 26, 2024	$0.3413	Sep 30, 2024

Performance

FEMS had a total return of 17.71% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.31%.