About this ETF
Operating as an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund endeavors to deliver investment performance that closely reflects the overall returns—both capital appreciation and income—of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index, prior to accounting for the fund's own operational costs and charges.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +9.27% | -1.41% | -0.72% | +21.15% | +30.33% | +22.50% | +8.59% | +7.65% | +5.90% |
| Total return | +9.27% | -0.27% | +0.67% | +22.84% | +34.45% | +26.52% | +12.34% | +10.72% | +8.75% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.80% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $80.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 410 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSE Co., Ltd. | — | 0.74% | 602 | $103.0K |
| 2 | Jeju Semiconductor Corp. | — | 0.70% | 1.81K | $97.9K |
| 3 | NHN Corporation | 181710.KS | 0.62% | 1.69K | $86.7K |
| 4 | Seiko Group Corporation | 8050.T | 0.59% | 1.20K | $82.8K |
| 5 | easyJet Plc | EZJ.L | 0.59% | 9.07K | $82.6K |
| 6 | Draper Esprit Plc | GROW.L | 0.57% | 8.60K | $79.2K |
| 7 | Embracer Group AB | — | 0.56% | 10.29K | $78.0K |
| 8 | The Shikoku Bank, Ltd. | 8387.T | 0.56% | 3.70K | $77.8K |
| 9 | Shinsegae Inc. | 004170.KS | 0.55% | 265 | $76.5K |
| 10 | GigaVis Co., Ltd. | — | 0.54% | 875 | $75.5K |
| 11 | Procrea Holdings, Inc. | 7384.T | 0.53% | 2.70K | $74.3K |
| 12 | PSK Inc. | — | 0.53% | 800 | $73.5K |
| 13 | JET2 Plc | JET2.L | 0.52% | 3.54K | $73.0K |
| 14 | Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc. | 2767.T | 0.52% | 4.70K | $72.3K |
| 15 | Kumho Tire Co., Inc. | 073240.KS | 0.51% | 13.36K | $70.9K |
| 16 | Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | 088350.KS | 0.51% | 17.95K | $70.6K |
| 17 | GEK TERNA S.A. | GEKTERNA.AT | 0.50% | 1.33K | $69.7K |
| 18 | Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. | 161390.KS | 0.50% | 1.47K | $69.6K |
| 19 | Ocado Group Plc | OCDO.L | 0.50% | 21.86K | $69.5K |
| 20 | DN Automotive Corporation | 007340.KS | 0.50% | 2.08K | $69.4K |
| 21 | Topre Corporation | 5975.T | 0.50% | 3.50K | $69.4K |
| 22 | Daeduck Electronics Co., Ltd. | 353200.KS | 0.48% | 829 | $66.4K |
| 23 | Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. | 4471.T | 0.48% | 1.70K | $66.3K |
| 24 | Fuji Seal International, Inc. | 7864.T | 0.47% | 3.20K | $65.8K |
| 25 | TRE Holdings Corporation | 9247.T | 0.47% | 5.30K | $65.7K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 2.65% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.8767 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.7453 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +16.66% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +5.77% / +11.36% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.7453 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1554 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.6346 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.3414 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.6186 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1232 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.7166 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.1503 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.4994 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.2036 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.3768 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.1382 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 19.72% / 18.04% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.70 / 1.39 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -13.11% / -13.19% | Sortino 1Y | 2.55 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.798 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.731 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 13.14% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 2.07K | Average volume | 1.33K |
| AUM | $14.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.91% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$2.5K | -0.02% | $14.0M → $14.0M |
| 1 Week | -$358.3K | -2.52% | $14.2M → $14.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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