FDT vs INTF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

FDTDNasdaq

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

INTFANYSE Arca

Overlap

13.1%by weight

Expense ratio

INTF −0.64pt a year

FDT0.80%INTF0.16%

Avg volume · 30D

INTF 2.5×the volume

FDT122KINTF309K

10Y return · a year

FDT +0.2pt

FDT+9.5%INTF+9.3%

FDT vs INTF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+70.4%FDT+65.8%INTF

Expense ratio: FDT 0.80%; INTF 0.16%, better
Fund size: FDT $1.35B; INTF $3.7B
1Y total return: FDT +18.5%, better; INTF +17.0%
Yield (12M): FDT 3.10%, better; INTF 3.02%
Holdings: FDT 313; INTF 501
Avg volume (30D): FDT 122K sh; INTF 309K sh, better
NAV per share: FDT $88.49; INTF $41.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for FDT, INTF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	FDT	INTF
Cost30% weight	F5	A98Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	D29	B55Higher
Tradability15% weight	A75Higher	A73
Holdings10% weight	A79Higher	B68
Durability5% weight	A71	A86Higher

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. FDT and INTF are both graded against the same 30 International Multifactor funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Multifactor⁠

Category · 30 funds

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INTF ranks 1st and FDT 21st of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 77
Rank 20CJHMDJohn Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETFScore 45
Rank 21DFDTFirst Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX FundScore 38
Rank 21DRWINRayliant NxtGen Multifactor International Equity ETFScore 38

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FDTDFirst Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

INTFAiShares International Equity Factor ETF

In short

FDT A 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.

INTF Five factors at once (value, quality, momentum, low volatility, low size) aimed at developed markets outside the US, for 0.16% a year. That is well under half what the typical international multifactor fund charges.

Stated mandate

FDT 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.

INTF The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks chosen using value, quality, momentum, low-volatility, and low-size factors.

Why people hold it

FDT 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.

INTF At 0.16% a year it undercuts the peer median of 0.38%, and also GSIE (0.25%), RODM (0.29%) and FDEV (0.18%).
One basket of roughly 500 developed-market stocks does the work of separate value, quality, momentum, low-volatility and small-size sleeves.
Live since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, giving it more history than much of the international multifactor shelf.
Rates among the strongest implementations in its international multifactor peer group of 29 funds.

Worth knowing

FDT 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

INTF Factor tilts are the whole point, so returns can wander from a plain cap-weighted international index in either direction, sometimes for long stretches.
Developed markets only. No emerging-market exposure here, and returns move with foreign currencies as well as foreign stocks.
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders help. Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly.

Full FDT profile⁠

Full INTF profile⁠

FDT vs INTF Holdings

How FDT and INTF differ

Overlap by weight

13.1%

Shared holdings make up 25.8% of FDT and 19.3% of INTF.

Level by level

Holdings80 in both13.1%
Countryby domicile63.1%
Sector11 Sectors73.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in FDT and INTF, widest gap first
Sector	More in FDTMore in INTF	FDT	INTF
Industrials	FDT +16.1 points	33.0%	16.9%
Financials	INTF +15.7 points	11.1%	26.8%
Health Care	INTF +7.3 points	1.4%	8.7%
Energy	FDT +3.5 points	9.0%	5.5%
Consumer Staples	INTF +3.4 points	2.6%	6.0%
Materials	FDT +2.4 points	9.1%	6.7%
Real Estate	FDT +2.3 points	4.6%	2.3%
Consumer Discretionary	FDT +1.6 points	10.9%	9.3%
Utilities	FDT +1.0 points	5.0%	4.0%
Communication	INTF +0.4 points	2.7%	3.1%
Technology	Same weight	10.7%	10.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FDT and INTF, widest gap first
Country	More in FDTMore in INTF	FDT	INTF
South Korea	FDT +8.8 points	8.8%	0.0%
Japan	FDT +8.8 points	35.1%	26.4%
China	FDT +8.1 points	8.1%	0.0%
Switzerland	INTF +7.7 points	0.9%	8.6%
United Kingdom	INTF +6.7 points	7.1%	13.8%
France	INTF +5.0 points	1.9%	6.9%
Netherlands	INTF +3.9 points	1.3%	5.2%
Germany	INTF +3.1 points	3.8%	6.9%
Other countries (17)	FDT +0.8 points	33.0%	32.2%

Outside the US: FDT 80% developed, 20% emerging. INTF 100% developed, 0% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

FDT6.2%
INTF12.8%

Securities held

FDT301
INTF482

Asset class

FDT: Equity
INTF: Equity

Holdings

Only in FDT221
In both80
Only in INTF402

Only in FDT

221 securities, 73.9% of FDT by weight

Sofina S.A.0.65%
Orient Overseas (International) Limited0.65%
Power Assets Holdings Limited0.63%
Investor AB (Class B)0.62%
Central Japan Railway Company0.62%
Standard Life PLC0.62%
Buzzi Unicem SpA0.61%
Suzuki Motor Corporation0.61%
Nippon Express Holdings Co., Ltd.0.60%
Trip.com Group Limited0.59%
Ramsay Health Care Limited0.59%
ENN Energy Holdings Limited0.59%
Brother Industries, Ltd.0.58%
Industrivarden AB (Class C)0.58%
JD Logistics, Inc.0.58%
Seiko Epson Corporation0.57%
ARCHION Corporation0.56%
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.0.56%
A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class B)0.56%
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.0.56%
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.0.56%
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.0.55%
3i Group Plc0.55%
Vonovia SE0.55%
JD Sports Fashion Plc0.53%
Teleperformance SE0.52%
Macnica Holdings, Inc.0.52%
INPEX Corporation0.52%
Ampol Limited0.51%
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited0.51%
B2Gold Corp.0.51%
Aker ASA (Class A)0.51%
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.0.51%
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.0.51%
The Yokohama Rubber Company, Ltd.0.51%
TCL Electronics Holdings Limited0.50%
The GPT Group0.50%
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.0.50%
Kuaishou Technology0.50%
Kia Corporation0.49%
Rogers Communications Inc. (Class B)0.49%
Legal & General Group Plc0.49%
Vicinity Centres0.49%
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.0.49%
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.0.48%
Infroneer Holdings Inc0.48%
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited0.48%
Umicore S.A.0.48%
Aurubis AG0.48%
L E Lundbergforetagen AB (Class B)0.48%

Only in INTF

402 securities, 80.2% of INTF by weight

Asml Holding2.30%
Novartis AG2.25%
Roche Ps Par AG1.22%
Royal Bank of Canada1.20%
Hsbc Holdings PLC1.02%
Nestle SA0.99%
Astrazeneca PLC0.96%
Abb Ltd0.92%
Bhp Group Ltd0.91%
Sap0.82%
Loblaw Companies Ltd0.81%
Shell0.80%
Unicredit0.77%
Abn Amro Bank NV0.69%
Siemens N AG0.69%
Rio Tinto0.64%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.64%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria0.63%
Aib Group PLC0.63%
Ubs Group AG0.62%
Bp PLC0.60%
Loreal SA0.56%
Asics0.54%
Novo Nordisk Class B0.54%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.54%
Glaxosmithkline0.51%
Tokio Marine Holdings0.50%
Nordea Bank0.49%
The Sage Group0.48%
Allianz0.48%
Engie SA0.47%
Sony Group0.47%
Siemens Energy N AG0.47%
Tokyo Electron0.47%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.45%
Tesco PLC0.43%
Sanofi SA0.43%
Bae Systems PLC0.42%
Investor Class B0.42%
Fast Retailing0.41%
Credit Agricole SA0.40%
Safran SA0.40%
Schneider Electric0.40%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.39%
Toronto Dominion0.39%
Deutsche Boerse AG0.38%
Banco Santander0.38%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize0.38%
Jb Hi-Fi Ltd0.38%
Deutsche Bank AG0.38%

Weight gaps

All 80 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FDT and INTF, widest gap first
Holding	More in FDTMore in INTF	FDT	INTF
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG)	INTF +0.83 points	0.21%	1.04%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	INTF +0.65 points	0.21%	0.86%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	INTF +0.63 points	0.20%	0.83%
TotalEnergies SE	INTF +0.57 points	0.26%	0.83%
Toyota Tsusho Corporation	FDT +0.53 points	0.54%	<0.01%
Computacenter PlcCCC.L	FDT +0.53 points	0.54%	<0.01%
Advantest Corporation	INTF +0.51 points	0.12%	0.63%
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.	FDT +0.51 points	0.60%	0.09%
Seiko Group Corporation	FDT +0.48 points	0.61%	0.13%
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.47 points	0.49%	0.02%
Nippon Steel Corporation	FDT +0.44 points	0.46%	0.02%
Toyota Motor Corporation	INTF +0.43 points	0.25%	0.68%
Yara International ASA	FDT +0.44 points	0.57%	0.13%
BCE Inc.	FDT +0.43 points	0.58%	0.15%
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A.	FDT +0.42 points	0.55%	0.13%
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.41 points	0.54%	0.13%
Manulife Financial Corporation	INTF +0.42 points	0.24%	0.66%
Basf SE	FDT +0.41 points	0.61%	0.20%
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.	INTF +0.41 points	0.40%	0.81%
Lion Finance Group PLCBGEO.L	FDT +0.40 points	0.49%	0.09%
Indra Sistemas, S.A.	FDT +0.40 points	0.51%	0.11%
WH Group Limited	FDT +0.36 points	0.56%	0.20%
Hitachi, Ltd.	INTF +0.35 points	0.21%	0.56%
Suncor Energy Inc.	INTF +0.35 points	0.27%	0.62%
Daiichi Life Group, Inc.	FDT +0.32 points	0.55%	0.23%
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.32 points	0.53%	0.21%
Lenovo Group Limited	FDT +0.31 points	0.34%	0.03%
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.30 points	0.35%	0.05%
The 77 Bank, Ltd.	FDT +0.29 points	0.40%	0.11%
Resona Holdings, Inc.	FDT +0.28 points	0.30%	0.02%
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited	FDT +0.27 points	0.45%	0.18%
Hachijuni Nagano Bank Ltd.	FDT +0.25 points	0.29%	0.05%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.	FDT +0.24 points	0.62%	0.38%
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.24 points	0.37%	0.13%
Prosus N.V.	FDT +0.23 points	0.44%	0.21%
Ageas S.A./N.V.	INTF +0.22 points	0.12%	0.34%
SoftBank Group Corp.	INTF +0.21 points	0.16%	0.37%
Scentre Group	FDT +0.21 points	0.24%	0.03%
NN Group N.V.	FDT +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Ricoh Company, Ltd.	FDT +0.19 points	0.38%	0.19%
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.19 points	0.27%	0.08%
Nutrien Ltd.	INTF +0.18 points	0.12%	0.30%
Kinross Gold Corporation	INTF +0.18 points	0.10%	0.28%
Glencore PlcGLEN.L	FDT +0.15 points	0.44%	0.29%
Fortescue Ltd.	FDT +0.15 points	0.31%	0.16%
Iyogin Holdings, Inc.	FDT +0.14 points	0.28%	0.14%
Raiffeisen Bank International AG	FDT +0.14 points	0.21%	0.07%
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.	FDT +0.13 points	0.47%	0.34%
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG	FDT +0.13 points	0.36%	0.23%
Genmab A/S	FDT +0.13 points	0.19%	0.06%
Nomura Holdings, Inc.	FDT +0.12 points	0.22%	0.10%
The British Land Company PlcBLND.L	FDT +0.11 points	0.25%	0.14%
Kobe Steel, Ltd.	FDT +0.12 points	0.23%	0.11%
Greatland Resources Limited	FDT +0.10 points	0.11%	0.01%
Komatsu Ltd.	FDT +0.09 points	0.28%	0.19%
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.	FDT +0.09 points	0.24%	0.15%
Kingfisher PlcKGF.L	INTF +0.10 points	0.12%	0.22%
Edenred	FDT +0.09 points	0.10%	0.01%
Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)	FDT +0.08 points	0.11%	0.03%
Renault S.A.	FDT +0.08 points	0.12%	0.04%
SBM Offshore N.V.	FDT +0.08 points	0.11%	0.03%
A2A S.p.A.	INTF +0.08 points	0.12%	0.20%
Astellas Pharma Inc.	FDT +0.08 points	0.13%	0.05%
Otsuka Corporation	FDT +0.08 points	0.42%	0.34%
Voestalpine AG	FDT +0.07 points	0.10%	0.04%
Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A.	FDT +0.06 points	0.22%	0.16%
Sumitomo Corporation	FDT +0.04 points	0.22%	0.18%
Klepierre	FDT +0.04 points	0.34%	0.30%
Vodafone Group PlcVOD.L	FDT +0.04 points	0.46%	0.42%
Heidelberg Materials AG	INTF +0.03 points	0.12%	0.15%
Balfour Beatty PlcBBY.L	FDT +0.03 points	0.44%	0.41%
Repsol, S.A.	FDT +0.03 points	0.59%	0.56%
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.	INTF +0.02 points	0.33%	0.35%
Equinor ASA	FDT +0.02 points	0.41%	0.39%
Mercedes-Benz Group AG	INTF +0.02 points	0.23%	0.25%
Power Corporation of Canada	FDT +0.01 points	0.25%	0.24%
Japan Post Bank Company, Ltd.	FDT +0.01 points	0.30%	0.29%
Adecco Group AG	INTF +0.01 points	0.11%	0.12%
Iss A/S	Same weight	0.35%	0.35%

All 301 FDT holdings⁠All 483 INTF holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FDT vs INTF Cost

Overpaying FDT vs INTF

$12,004

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

FDT 0.80%
$15,346
INTF 0.16%
$3,342

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

FDT 0.80%
INTF 0.16%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	FDT	INTF	Overpaying
10	$1,422	$292	$1,130
20	$5,393	$1,141	$4,252
30	$15,346	$3,342	$12,004

Expense ratio

0.80%FDT
0.16%INTF, cheaper

INTF0.16%FDT0.80%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

INTF 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

FDT 27th cheapest of 30 funds

FDT vs INTF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): FDT 3.10%, better; INTF 3.02%
Payout (12M): FDT $2.75; INTF $1.24
Last payment: FDT $0.53; INTF $0.72
Ex-dividend: FDT Sep 24, 2026; INTF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: FDT Sep 30, 2026; INTF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: FDT Quarterly; INTF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FDTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll FDT payments⁠

INTFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll INTF payments⁠

FDT vs INTF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

FDT
INTF

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: FDT 16.7%INTF 11.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: FDT 1.27INTF 1.45, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: FDT −31.6%INTF −27.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: FDT 1.10INTF 0.74; Market = 1

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