First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM)Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
33.00 USD
-0.28
(-0.826%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 33.00 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:10 a.m. EDT
The emerging markets alpha strategy is showing signs of life, driven by a robust recovery in the trailing twelve months (+15.7%) and a healthy nine-year cumulative gain of +27.7%. While the fund trades at a modest discount to its moving averages, the technical setup is constructive, sitting above both the 50-day and 200-day lines. The options market is screaming bullishness, with traders positioning for a breakout above the $33 resistance zone, which aligns with the recent price action climbing back above the 50-day average. However, the dividend yield of 2.3% is merely inflationary and lacks the safety margin of a true income play, given the variable payout history seen in recent years. This is a moderate-conviction momentum play rather than a defensive hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.045592 |
| AutoETS | 0.046088 |
| AutoTheta | 0.057022 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.066722 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 55% |
| H-stat | 3.81 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.919 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 11.47 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls (38 and 39 strikes) representing 90% of put/call volume. This heavy skew suggests a bet on a significant upside move toward year-end, while put activity is negligible and focused only on deep out-of-the-money protection.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.60% | 2.56% | 3.36% | 4.37% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.190 | 0.602792 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.033 | 0.113091 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.209 | 0.777241 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.283 | 1.062312 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.324 | 1.328958 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.039 | 0.167814 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.145 | 0.634018 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.325 | 1.355296 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.241 | 1.014310 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.095 | 0.411255 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.090 | 0.410210 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.461 | 2.190024 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.505 | 2.415112 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.043 | 0.205447 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.204 | 0.975143 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.536 | 2.754368 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.541 | 2.529219 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.014 | 0.055622 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.223 | 0.852121 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.554 | 2.015278 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.275 | 0.978648 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.031 | 0.121760 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.451 | 2.105509 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.195 | 0.916784 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.031 | 0.168295 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.089 | 0.351501 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.443 | 1.867622 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.327 | 1.379165 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.018 | 0.070012 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.068 | 0.296425 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.422 | 1.759800 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.298 | 1.131789 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.016 | 0.055325 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.208 | 0.766114 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.242 | 0.858156 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.178 | 0.777293 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.056 | 0.240757 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.005 | 0.025164 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.266 | 1.256495 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.187 | 0.994152 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.038 | 0.205962 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.389 | 2.186622 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.223 | 0.955441 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.065 | 0.303738 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.321 | 1.323166 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.228 | 0.915663 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.043 | 0.174230 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.145 | 0.582329 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.403 | 1.786348 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.059 | 0.227098 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.032 | 0.125098 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.166 | 0.692244 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.386 | 1.744239 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.151 | 0.682640 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.054 | 0.191693 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 35.61 |
| All Time Low | 15.26 |
| Ask | 32.01 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 69,770 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 102,085 |
| Average Volume | 102,085 |
| Average Volume10Days | 69,770 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.79 |
| Bid | 29.48 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Diversified Emerging Mkts |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 33.4 |
| Day Low | 32.9536 |
| Dividend Date | 1,522,281,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.33 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.8770602 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.8214 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.1786003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03703798 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.965178 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.6100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.073294036 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.1499996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2765957 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.85 - 35.61 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,303,219,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0878024 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -0.275002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.826451 |
| Fullday Price | 33.0 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,303,084,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to select stocks from the NASDAQ Emerging Markets Index (the "base index") that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology. |
| Long Name | First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_130256910 |
| Nav Price | 32.91 |
| Net Assets | 749,049,470.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.8 |
| Open | 33.32 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0099983215 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.030288767 |
| Post Market Price | 33.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,948,100 |
| Previous Close | 33.275 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.27500153 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.8264508 |
| Regular Market Day High | 33.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.9536 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.9536 - 33.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 33.275 |
| Regular Market Price | 33.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 81,649 |
| Short Name | First Trust Emerging Markets Al |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FEM |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1929706 |
| Total Assets | 749,049,472 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 11.470041 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -6.32794 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -6.32794 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.50875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.491249 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.081656866 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 81,649 |
| Yield | 0.0233 |
| Ytd Return | 13.25625 |