FEMS — First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
FEMS — First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity · $251.26M AUM · 0.80% expense ratio · 27.1% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FEMS Fund Overview
FEMS — First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Alphadex Fund II, categorised as Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Alphadex Fund II
- Category: Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $251.26M
- 1-year return: 27.1%
- Ticker: FEMS
- SEC CIK: 0001510337
- SEC series ID: S000036655
- Share class ID: C000112037
FEMS Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 5.34% |
| Winway Technology Co Ltd | 2.01% |
| Ezconn Corp. | 1.92% |
| Thungela Resources Limited | 1.55% |
| Energi Mega Persada Tbk | 1.46% |
| Thaifoods Group Pcl | 1.34% |
| Ioi Properties Group Bhd | 1.31% |
| Dynamic Holding Co. Ltd. | 1.25% |
| PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk | 1.19% |
| Adaro Andalan Indonesia Tbk Pt | 1.18% |
FEMS Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 5.5% |
FEMS Performance
Total returns for FEMS (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.1% |
| 1 year | 27.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.7% |
FEMS Risk Information
Risk metrics for FEMS, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.8%
FEMS Costs and Fees
FEMS costs about $80 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.80%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.80%
- Portfolio turnover: 114%
- Brokerage commissions: 22.33 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FEMS Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund had net outflows of $51.32M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$4.49M |
| 2026-02 | $0 |
| 2026-01 | −$2.24M |
| 2025-12 | −$12.87M |
| 2025-11 | −$4.27M |
| 2025-10 | −$6.44M |
FEMS Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
FEMS Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.