First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
$91.90+0.50 (+0.54%)
- 0.80%
- $1.4B
- +28.2%
- 3.01%
- 0.1M sh
- $92.40
- low $73.80high $101.32
The ETF.net FDT Grade
D
Score 39 out of 100
- 23 of 30
Score 39 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F9 out of 100Rank 26 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D39 out of 100Rank 21 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A76 out of 100Rank 5 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B65 out of 100Rank 13 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 5 of 30
Our read on FDT
DA 2011-vintage quant screen pointed at developed markets outside the US: rank stocks on growth and value signals, hold roughly 300 of them, ignore market cap. That conviction costs more than most multifactor rivals.
The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Developed Markets Ex-USTM Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Not a cap-weighted index in a costume. The AlphaDEX screen ranks developed ex-US stocks on growth and value measures, then holds roughly 300 of the survivors.ftportfolios.com
- Running since 2011, so this is a long live record for the strategy overseas, not a backtest with a ticker attached.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund with moderate trading activity, and it distributes on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- At 0.80% a year, it charges more than double the 0.38% median for international multifactor funds. INTF (0.16%) and FDEV (0.18%) run similar ideas for far less.
- That fee is the main reason it lands in the lower half of its international multifactor peer group, despite sound plumbing and a deep asset base.
- A growth-and-value screen builds a portfolio that can look nothing like a standard developed-markets index, so its path will diverge from EAFE-style funds.ftportfolios.com
FDT Holdings
- Stocks
- 309
- 10%
- 009150.KS
Sectors
- Industrials33.0%
- Financials11.1%
- Consumer Discretionary10.9%
- Technology10.7%
- Materials9.1%
- Energy9.0%
- Utilities5.0%
- Real Estate4.6%
- Communication2.7%
- Consumer Staples2.6%
- Health Care1.4%
Geography
- Japan30.35%
- South Korea20.77%
- Hong Kong7.25%
- United Kingdom6.01%
- Canada5.24%
- Israel4.13%
- Germany4.04%
- Australia3.00%
- 19.20%
Developed 73% · Emerging 27%
FDT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FDT$12,820
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FDT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.1% |
| 1 month | −5.6% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +28.2% |
| 3 years | +27.3% |
| 5 years | +12.4% |
| 10 years | +9.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FDT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.1% | |
| 2025 | +52.2% | |
| 2024 | +6.9% | |
| 2023 | +15.0% | |
| 2022 | −19.5% | |
| 2021 | +11.4% | |
| 2020 | +4.3% |
FDT in the news
FDT Dividends
- 3.01%
- $2.75
- $0.53 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FDT Risk
- 16.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.29
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −31.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.10
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FDT Cost
0.80%
FDT0.80%
- The middle half of International Multifactor funds
- Median 0.35%
25 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.
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