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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
Jan 2, 2026$27.82
Jan 5, 2026$28.03
Jan 6, 2026$28.38
Jan 7, 2026$28.39
Jan 8, 2026$28.31
Jan 9, 2026$28.66
Jan 12, 2026$28.99
Jan 13, 2026$28.76
Jan 14, 2026$28.97
Jan 15, 2026$29.08
Jan 16, 2026$28.87
Jan 20, 2026$28.91
Jan 21, 2026$29.14
Jan 22, 2026$29.47
Jan 23, 2026$29.73
Jan 26, 2026$29.98
Jan 27, 2026$30.29
Jan 28, 2026$30.58
Jan 29, 2026$30.47
Jan 30, 2026$29.45
Feb 2, 2026$29.21
Feb 3, 2026$29.66
Feb 4, 2026$29.65
Feb 5, 2026$29.16
Feb 6, 2026$29.89
Feb 9, 2026$30.36
Feb 10, 2026$30.45
Feb 11, 2026$30.89
Feb 12, 2026$30.62
Feb 13, 2026$30.54
Feb 17, 2026$30.48
Feb 18, 2026$30.65
Feb 19, 2026$30.57
Feb 20, 2026$31.02
Feb 23, 2026$30.89
Feb 24, 2026$31.29
Feb 25, 2026$31.70
Feb 26, 2026$31.18
Feb 27, 2026$31.36
Mar 2, 2026$31.32
Mar 3, 2026$29.93
Mar 4, 2026$30.22
Mar 5, 2026$29.75
Mar 6, 2026$29.60
Mar 9, 2026$30.07
Mar 10, 2026$30.16
Mar 11, 2026$30.36
Mar 12, 2026$29.91
Mar 13, 2026$29.55
Mar 16, 2026$29.87
Mar 17, 2026$30.00
Mar 18, 2026$29.66
Mar 19, 2026$29.77
Mar 20, 2026$28.75
Mar 23, 2026$29.43
Mar 24, 2026$29.32
Mar 25, 2026$30.08
Mar 26, 2026$29.18
Mar 27, 2026$29.19
Mar 30, 2026$29.54
Mar 31, 2026$29.95
Apr 1, 2026$30.30
Apr 2, 2026$30.25
Apr 6, 2026$30.33
Apr 7, 2026$30.25
Apr 8, 2026$31.62
Apr 9, 2026$31.87
Apr 10, 2026$32.12
Apr 13, 2026$32.23
Apr 14, 2026$32.39
Apr 15, 2026$32.43
Apr 16, 2026$32.47
Apr 17, 2026$32.96
Apr 20, 2026$32.90
Apr 21, 2026$32.46
Apr 22, 2026$32.92
Apr 23, 2026$32.41
Apr 24, 2026$32.88
Apr 27, 2026$32.61
Apr 28, 2026$32.56
Apr 29, 2026$32.49
Apr 30, 2026$33.38
May 1, 2026$33.32
May 4, 2026$33.12
May 5, 2026$33.51
May 6, 2026$33.70
May 7, 2026$33.29
May 8, 2026$33.50
May 11, 2026$33.73
May 12, 2026$33.13
May 13, 2026$33.30
May 14, 2026$33.12
May 15, 2026$32.03
May 18, 2026$32.08
May 19, 2026$31.63
May 20, 2026$32.08
May 21, 2026$32.14
May 22, 2026$32.61
May 26, 2026$33.38
May 27, 2026$33.12
May 28, 2026$32.91
May 29, 2026$32.68
Jun 1, 2026$33.15
Jun 2, 2026$33.36
Jun 3, 2026$32.90
Jun 4, 2026$32.86
Jun 5, 2026$31.30
Jun 8, 2026$31.62
Jun 9, 2026$31.64
Jun 10, 2026$31.16
Jun 11, 2026$32.03
Jun 12, 2026$32.14
Jun 15, 2026$32.78
Jun 16, 2026$32.18
Jun 17, 2026$32.05
Jun 18, 2026$32.62
Jun 22, 2026$32.96
Jun 23, 2026$31.77
Jun 24, 2026$31.55
Jun 25, 2026$31.52
Jun 26, 2026$31.35
Jun 29, 2026$31.64
Jun 30, 2026$31.99
Jul 1, 2026$31.48
Jul 2, 2026$31.43
Jul 6, 2026$32.16
Jul 7, 2026$31.10
Jul 8, 2026$31.37
Jul 9, 2026$31.70
Jul 10, 2026$32.07
Jul 13, 2026$31.44
Jul 14, 2026$31.66
Jul 15, 2026$31.85
Jul 16, 2026$31.34
Jul 17, 2026$30.82
Jul 20, 2026$30.56
Jul 21, 2026$31.39
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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