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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
48.95 USD +0.69 (1.425%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.95 +0.00 (0.005%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:52 p.m. EDT

FEMS has shown strong recent momentum with a rising trend in price, particularly over the past few weeks, indicating a potential buying opportunity for short-term traders. The recent price increase suggests a wave of momentum to ride. The dividend yield of 4.43% is highly attractive, and the consistent dividend payments over the years reflect a solid track record of reliability and sustainability. For long-term investors, the fund's fundamentals and recent performance make it a good candidate for buy-and-hold strategy. The forecasting model indicates a slight positive direction, although the statistical metrics suggest some volatility, which should be considered for risk management.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.023994
AutoARIMA0.024122
MSTL0.024637
AutoTheta0.025462

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 2.52
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.211
Excess Kurtosis -0.86
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 11.05

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 4.83% 4.70% 5.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.303 0.687387
2025-12-12 0.649 1.551891
2025-09-25 0.532 1.246941
2025-06-26 0.522 1.346464
2025-03-27 0.094 0.259995
2024-12-13 0.445 1.192064
2024-09-26 0.341 0.891497
2024-06-27 0.542 1.447194
2024-03-21 0.168 0.462677
2023-12-22 0.370 1.072012
2023-09-22 0.652 1.866044
2023-06-27 0.665 2.087202
2023-03-24 0.100 0.308512
2022-12-23 0.092 0.271814
2022-09-23 0.751 2.560685
2022-06-24 0.809 2.693736
2022-03-25 0.119 0.350554
2021-12-23 0.836 2.506210
2021-09-23 0.729 2.065126
2021-06-24 0.431 1.155536
2021-03-25 0.514 1.529464
2020-12-24 0.251 0.802727
2020-09-24 0.419 1.624053
2020-06-25 0.338 1.353285
2020-03-26 0.185 0.930720
2019-12-13 0.645 2.290243
2019-09-25 0.705 2.759571
2019-06-14 0.379 1.574278
2018-12-18 0.415 1.761501
2018-09-14 0.422 1.684734
2018-06-21 0.488 1.789754
2018-03-22 0.183 0.593860
2017-12-21 0.436 1.527099
2017-09-21 0.741 2.503089
2017-06-22 0.292 1.187981
2016-12-21 0.110 0.555248
2016-09-21 0.317 1.428663
2016-06-22 0.285 1.477311
2016-03-23 0.017 0.091667
2015-12-23 0.262 1.470915
2015-09-23 0.332 1.887355
2015-06-24 0.293 1.309811
2014-12-23 0.439 2.151626
2014-09-23 0.424 1.836600
2014-06-24 0.220 0.983255
2014-03-25 0.048 0.213698
2013-12-18 0.148 0.682482
2013-09-20 0.239 1.135627
2013-06-21 0.167 0.824193
2013-03-21 0.089 0.406242
2012-12-21 0.136 0.675174
2012-09-21 0.227 1.327515
2012-06-21 0.315 1.980964
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 4.43

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.0
All Time Low 21.98
Ask 62.83
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 36,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 28,249
Average Volume 28,249
Average Volume10Days 36,950
Beta3 Year 0.65
Bid 35.0
Bid Size 2
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.28
Day Low 48.7295
Dividend Date 1,530,230,400
Dividend Yield 4.43
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.4285655
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 46.0474
Fifty Day Average Change 2.900097
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06298068
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 34.963463
Fifty Two Week High 49.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.33250046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0067471685
Fifty Two Week Low 35.21
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.737499
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.39015904
Fifty Two Week Range 35.21 - 49.28
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,329,489,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0675953
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,329,264,000
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 Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170740227
Nav Price 48.89
Net Assets 251,259,920.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 49.08
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.0024986267
Post Market Change Percent 0.0051049683
Post Market Price 48.9475
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 48.26
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.6875
Regular Market Change Percent 1.4245752
Regular Market Day High 49.28
Regular Market Day Low 48.7295
Regular Market Day Range 48.7295 - 49.28
Regular Market Open 49.08
Regular Market Previous Close 48.26
Regular Market Price 48.9475
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 36,846
Short Name First Trust Emerging Markets Sm
Source Interval 15
Symbol FEMS
Three Year Average Return 0.1372501
Total Assets 251,259,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 11.052675
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 7.11893
Trailing Three Month Returns 7.11893
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 43.70805
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.2394485
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11987377
Type Disp ETF
Volume 36,846
Yield 0.044299997
Ytd Return 7.11893