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FEMFIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS ALPHADEX FUND

$31.70-2.52% vs prior close
263452-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FEM price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFEM close
Jul 22, 2026$31.91
Jul 23, 2026$31.49
Jul 24, 2026$31.04
Jul 27, 2026$31.07
Jul 28, 2026$30.55
Jul 29, 2026$29.88
Jul 30, 2026$30.54
Jul 31, 2026$30.78
Aug 3, 2026$31.12
Aug 4, 2026$32.07
Aug 5, 2026$31.99
Aug 6, 2026$32.15
Aug 7, 2026$32.21
Aug 10, 2026$32.17
Aug 11, 2026$32.01
Aug 12, 2026$32.45
Aug 13, 2026$32.28
Aug 14, 2026$32.39
Aug 17, 2026$32.85
Aug 18, 2026$32.39
Aug 19, 2026$32.61
Aug 20, 2026$32.55
Aug 21, 2026$32.88
Aug 24, 2026$32.58
Aug 25, 2026$32.99
Aug 26, 2026$33.01
Aug 27, 2026$33.28
Aug 28, 2026$33.00
Aug 31, 2026$33.01
Sep 1, 2026$33.17
Sep 2, 2026$33.32
Sep 3, 2026$33.40
Sep 4, 2026$33.57
Sep 8, 2026$33.45
Sep 9, 2026$33.81
Sep 10, 2026$33.22
Sep 11, 2026$33.44
Sep 14, 2026$32.88
Sep 15, 2026$32.68
Sep 16, 2026$32.54
Sep 17, 2026$32.93
Sep 18, 2026$32.86
Sep 21, 2026$33.36
Sep 22, 2026$33.29
Sep 23, 2026$32.76
Sep 24, 2026$32.48
Sep 25, 2026$32.60
Sep 28, 2026$32.29
Sep 29, 2026$32.19
Sep 30, 2026$32.21
Oct 1, 2026$32.09
Oct 2, 2026$32.71
Oct 5, 2026$33.31
Oct 6, 2026$33.35
Oct 7, 2026$32.94
Oct 8, 2026$32.72
Oct 9, 2026$33.16
Oct 12, 2026$33.13
Oct 13, 2026$33.13
Oct 14, 2026$32.80
Oct 15, 2026$32.65
Oct 16, 2026$32.18
Oct 19, 2026$32.18
Oct 20, 2026$32.43
Oct 21, 2026$32.52
Oct 22, 2026$31.70

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +15.9% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$429Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
105Kavg daily volume, 30 days
157holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 16, 2024 · beta 1.14

Sector weights

  • Other88.87%
  • Finance22.45%
  • Industrials20.83%
  • Financial Services18.79%
  • Financials18.23%
  • Energy15.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary15.18%
  • Energy Minerals13.44%
  • Materials11.39%
  • Basic Materials10.66%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Other88.87%
Finance22.45%
Industrials20.83%
Financial Services18.79%
Financials18.23%
Energy15.4%
Consumer Discretionary15.18%
Energy Minerals13.44%
Materials11.39%
Basic Materials10.66%

Country weights

  • Other85.11%
  • China27.47%
  • Turkey15.71%
  • India11.15%
  • Brazil9.68%
  • Taiwan, Province of China8.54%
  • Russian Federation7.42%
  • Taiwan7.15%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Other85.11%
China27.47%
Turkey15.71%
India11.15%
Brazil9.68%
Taiwan, Province of China8.54%
Russian Federation7.42%
Taiwan7.15%
Performance
1 week-1.5%
1 month-4.8%
3 months-0.7%
6 months-3.6%
YTD+15.9%
1 year+20.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.2%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
119Kshares traded
The case against FEM

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FEM on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M445× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M180× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.2B+$609M96× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M76× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF0.34%$30.4B+$83M71× the assets · +$83M in over the monthHead-to-head
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