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 Oct 10, 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 | -0.18% | +7.14% | +4.00% | +21.14% | +26.36% | +23.37% | +8.62% | +7.67% | +5.85% |
| Total return | -0.18% | +7.14% | +5.21% | +22.82% | +29.53% | +27.28% | +12.34% | +10.72% | +8.67% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 395 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Dollar | — | 2.29% | 241.31K | $241.3K |
| 2 | TSE Co., Ltd. | — | 0.99% | 451 | $104.5K |
| 3 | Jeju Semiconductor Corp. | — | 0.83% | 1.36K | $87.5K |
| 4 | Daeduck Electronics Co., Ltd. | 353200.KS | 0.69% | 622 | $73.1K |
| 5 | Embracer Group AB | — | 0.64% | 7.72K | $67.3K |
| 6 | GigaVis Co., Ltd. | — | 0.64% | 656 | $67.2K |
| 7 | PSK Inc. | — | 0.61% | 600 | $64.8K |
| 8 | Ocado Group Plc | OCDO.L | 0.61% | 16.40K | $64.5K |
| 9 | easyJet Plc | EZJ.L | 0.58% | 6.80K | $61.3K |
| 10 | Draper Esprit Plc | GROW.L | 0.56% | 6.45K | $58.7K |
| 11 | DN Automotive Corporation | 007340.KS | 0.54% | 1.56K | $57.3K |
| 12 | Korea Circuit Co., Ltd. | 007810.KS | 0.53% | 852 | $55.9K |
| 13 | F&F Co., Ltd. | 383220.KS | 0.51% | 973 | $53.6K |
| 14 | NHN Corporation | 181710.KS | 0.50% | 1.27K | $53.0K |
| 15 | TES Co., Ltd. | — | 0.50% | 430 | $52.6K |
| 16 | Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. | 103590.KS | 0.49% | 858 | $52.0K |
| 17 | Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | 088350.KS | 0.49% | 13.46K | $51.9K |
| 18 | Tomen Devices Corporation | 2737.T | 0.49% | 200 | $51.4K |
| 19 | Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. | 161390.KS | 0.48% | 1.10K | $51.0K |
| 20 | Kumho Tire Co., Inc. | 073240.KS | 0.48% | 10.02K | $50.6K |
| 21 | MPC Container Ships AS | MPCC.OL | 0.48% | 16.58K | $50.2K |
| 22 | JET2 Plc | JET2.L | 0.47% | 2.65K | $49.5K |
| 23 | Hankook & Company Co., Ltd. | 000240.KS | 0.47% | 2.48K | $49.4K |
| 24 | Shibuya Corporation | 6340.T | 0.46% | 1.30K | $48.5K |
| 25 | First Resources Limited | — | 0.45% | 13.90K | $47.7K |
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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) | 2.57% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.8191 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2838 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +1.07% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +9.30% / +10.75% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.2838 |
| 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 |
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 | 19.89% / 18.03% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.66 / 1.41 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -13.11% / -13.19% | Sortino 1Y | 2.51 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.803 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.73 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 13.12% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 362 | Average volume | 938 |
| AUM | $10.6M | Premium/Discount | +0.42% |
| 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 | -$154.5K | -1.44% | $10.7M → $10.6M |
| 1 Month | -$3.6M | -25.15% | $14.3M → $10.6M |
| 1 Week | $66.1K | +0.62% | $10.7M → $10.6M |
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
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