FDT · First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

Equity fundTracks an indexFirst Trust0.80% fee$1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026First traded Apr 19, 2011Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ covers

FDT tracks an index and returned +26.6% over the past year.

+26.6%
Total return, 1 year
0.80%
Expense ratio
298
Holdings
−7.0%
Below its high
3.6%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.5323
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026

Points (pts) are percentage points.

WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)Gap to SPY
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026−4.9%+2.4%−7.3 pts
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026+0.9%+3.4%−2.5 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+1.7%+15.2%−13.4 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+18.7%+15.1%+3.6 pts
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+26.6%+17.3%+9.3 pts
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+108.1%+85.8%+22.3 pts
Since launch Apr 19, 2011 – Oct 9, 2026+174.2%+678.4%−504.1 pts

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

FDT top ten by weight, 9.6% of the fund, of its 298 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited 1888.HK 1.04%
SK Square Co., Ltd. 402340.KS 0.99%
SK Hynix Inc. 000660.KS 0.92%
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. MOH.GA 0.88%
Kingboard Holdings Limited 148.HK 0.86%
LG Innotek Co., Ltd. 011070.KS 0.86%
SoftBank Group Corp. 9984.JP 0.83%
Brother Industries, Ltd. 6448.JP 0.81%
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA WAWI.NO 0.74%

In plain words

What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · International small and mid-cap blend
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.80%
Price$92.63
First tradedApr 19, 2011
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026)$1.4bn
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Oct 9, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−7.0%
Holdings298
Top ten weight9.6%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%

Questions people ask about FDT

How has FDT performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, FDT returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +108.1%.
What does FDT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year.
What does FDT hold?
298 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, with the top ten at 9.6% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is FDT below its high?
7.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, FDT and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Net assets, $1.4bnIssuer page · Oct 9, 2026

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