First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
$66.93+0.28 (+0.42%)
- 0.80%
- $13M
- +24.4%
- 2.73%
- 1.24K sh
- low $54.50high $72.63
The ETF.net FDTS Grade
F
Score 19 out of 100
- 16 of 16
Score 19 of 100 falls in the F 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.F7 out of 100Rank 15 of 16Mission
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 11 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F10 out of 100Rank 16 of 16Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 12 of 16Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D27 out of 100Rank 15 of 16
Our read on FDTS
In short
FSmall caps outside the US, picked by rulebook instead of size: FDTS ranks developed-market small companies on growth and value marks, then holds roughly 400 of them. It has run this way since 2012.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Developed Markets Ex-US Small CapTM Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FDTS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FDTS$12,438
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | FDTS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.3% |
| 1 month | −5.7% |
| 3 months | −2.0% |
| 1 year | +24.4% |
| 3 years | +25.0% |
| 5 years | +10.6% |
| 10 years | +10.1% |
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 | FDTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.3% | |
| 2025 | +51.2% | |
| 2024 | +2.4% | |
| 2023 | +10.9% | |
| 2022 | −15.3% | |
| 2021 | +11.8% | |
| 2020 | +12.9% |
FDTS in the news
FDTS Dividends
- 2.73%
- $1.82
- $0.28 per share
- Quarterly
FDTS Risk
- 16.7%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −30.6%
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.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
FDTS Cost
Overpaying vs VSS, tied cheapest in International Small-Cap
$14,076
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FDTS 0.80%
$15,346
VSS 0.06% Tied cheapest
$1,270
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FDTS | VSS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,422 | $110 | $1,312 |
| 20 | $5,393 | $432 | $4,961 |
| 30 | $15,346 | $1,270 | $14,076 |
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- CDDLSWisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +11.6%
- CHSCZiShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.83%1 year return +17.2%
- DTISCThrivent International Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return
- DAZTDAztlan Global Stock Selection Dm SMID ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +10.8%
- FASCIabrdn International Small Cap Active ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +4.5%
