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FDTS · First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$66.75
−0.9% · 1 day, price
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FDTS tracks an index and returned +20.9% over the past year.

What drove FDTS’s returns?What does FDTS cost to own and to trade?What does FDTS hold?
1-year total return
+20.9%to Nov 12, 2026
Expense ratio
0.80%a year
Net assets
$13mon Nov 11, 2026
Net flow, latest day
$0daily basis to Nov 11, 2026
Equity fund · Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap IndexExpense ratio 0.80%Fund assets $13m on Nov 11, 2026First traded Feb 16, 2012Benchmark Its own holdings, as of Nov 11, 2026; no other fund tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index, the index its prospectus namesFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Dividend history

FDTS returned +20.9% over the year to Nov 12, 2026, charges 0.80% a year and holds $13m in net assets on Nov 11, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured

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Growth of $10,000

FDTS, 1 year

Total return, distributions reinvested, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026. No second line: its benchmark is its own holdings, which have no daily price series.

FDTS $12,091 +20.9%Returns from daily closes. Data
Scorecard · vs

FDTS risk and return scorecard

Not measured: no scorecard was computed for this fund.

Method

Net fund flows · daily basis · as of Nov 11, 2026

Money in and out

Latest day
$0
N-PORT monthly basis
Since Nov 2026
$0
N-PORT monthly basis
No money in or out. 64 days missing.
Ask why money is moving in FDTSEvery window, day and month ↓
Total return

What you earned

FDTS −5.2%: total return over one month to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $9,480, over one month to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS−5.2%
FDTS −5.0%: total return over three months to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $9,500, over three months to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS−5.0%
FDTS −5.7%: total return over six months to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $9,430, over six months to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS−5.7%
FDTS +16.4%: total return year to date, Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $11,640, year to date, Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+16.4%
FDTS +20.9%: total return over one year to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $12,090, over one year to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+20.9%
FDTS +95.2%: total return over three years to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $19,520, over three years to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+95.2%
FDTS +65.9%: total return over five years to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $16,590, over five years to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+65.9%
FDTS +164.6%: total return over ten years to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $26,460, over ten years to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+164.6%
FDTS +219.7%: total return since launch to Nov 12, 2026.
$10,000 in FDTS would be $31,970, since launch to Nov 12, 2026.
FDTS+219.7%
askIQ: what drove FDTS’s returns? ↗
Fees over time · hypothetical
Fees paid
$772
Of the amount
7.7%

At FDTS’s 0.8% a year, taken each year from the amount after growth. Hypothetical.

Cost to trade · hypothetical
One way
$27.00
Round trip
$54.00
A year
$54.00

One way: half its 30-day median bid-ask spread, as of Nov 10, 2026. A round trip buys and later sells the same size. Hypothetical. Trading page

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+20.9%
Total return, 1 year
Report
0.80%
Expense ratio
Report
404
Holdings
Report
−7.5%
Below its high
Report
3.2%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
Report
$0.2838
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026
Report
Sector mix
Cost against like funds
askIQ: is a 0.80% fee low for a fund like FDTS? ↗

12 committee seats read FDTS on data as of Nov 12, 2026: 1 Supports, 2 Mixed, 2 Challenges, 7 without enough data.

1 Supports2 Mixed2 Challenges7 Not enough data
  • Bogle
  • Graham
  • Buffett & Munger
  • Lynch
  • Templeton
  • Dalio
  • Marks
  • Druckenmiller
  • Swensen
  • Wood
  • Livermore
  • Skeptic

Watch the committee read FDTS How the committee works

12 seats on FDTS, as of Nov 12, 2026: 1 Supports, 2 Mixed, 2 Challenges, 7 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostMixed
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationSupports
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
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Risk Officer

Risk check

What to look at before you hold FDTS. Not advice.

As of Nov 13, 2026, FDTS crossed 1 of 5 ETFIQ risk lines.

OverlapNot publishedNot published
Trading cost30-day median spread 0.54%30-day median bid-ask spread 0.54% (First Trust (fund page), Nov 10, 2026), above 0.5%.Flag
Premium or discount95% of days within ±0.4775% of NAV, 0 days over 1%, Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026Clear
ConcentrationTop 10 holdings are 5.2% of the fundClear
ClosureNo closure flagClear

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Price and total return, 1 year

$66.75−0.9%1 day, priceClose, Nov 12, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 12, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

FDTS returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Oct 13 – Nov 12, 2026−5.2%−2.7%
3M Aug 13 – Nov 12, 2026−5.0%−2.4%
6M May 14 – Nov 12, 2026−5.7%+1.7%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 12, 2026+16.4%+11.9%
1Y Nov 12, 2025 – Nov 12, 2026+20.9%+12.0%
3Y Nov 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2026+95.2%+78.3%
5Y Nov 12, 2021 – Nov 12, 2026+65.9%+73.3%
10Y Nov 14, 2016 – Nov 12, 2026+164.6%+309.6%
Since launch Feb 16, 2012 – Nov 12, 2026+219.7%+618.7%
Since launch, annualised Feb 16, 2012 – Nov 12, 2026+8.2%–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 11, 2026

FDTS: on Nov 11, 2026, nothing net moved.

1D
$0
0.0% of $13.3m on Nov 10, 2026
Nov 11, 2026
Since Nov 2026
$0
Nov 11, 2026
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into FDTS each trading day, Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustAug 12, 2026Nov 11, 2026

FDTS, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 1 day with daily data; the other 64 have none. Before Nov 11, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 64 days missing.

Net flow into FDTS each trading day, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustNov 12, 2025Nov 11, 2026

FDTS, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 1 day with daily data; the other 250 have none. Before Nov 11, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 250 days missing.

Net flow into FDTS each trading day, Apr 10, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustApr 10, 2025Nov 11, 2026

FDTS, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 10, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 1 day with daily data; the other 399 have none. Before Nov 11, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 399 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Nov 11, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for FDTS, back to Nov 2026, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare FDTS with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months1 day
Nov 11, 2026 $0

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year1 week
Nov 11, 2026 $0 1 day

Net flow into FDTS each week, Nov 11, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2026

FDTS, net flow each month from Nov 2026 to Nov 2026: money came in in 0 months and went out in 0 months.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 11 to Nov 11$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 11, 2026. Last checked Nov 13, 2026.

FDTS key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026 (ETFIQ)$72.63 on May 8, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026 (ETFIQ)$54.56 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$66.75, 67% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings404
Top ten weight5.2%
P/E ratio (First Trust, Oct 30, 2026)7.90
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as First Trust states it, under its terms.

Trading

as of Nov 11, 2026
Trading · FDTSas of Nov 11, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Nov 11, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$2.700.27%
$10,000$270.27%
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 11 close+0.48%
−0.6%95% of days within ±0.48% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.6%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 19¢ to buy, midpoint − 19¢ to sell.At the Nov 11 close of $67.34, that’s $67.53 to buy and $67.15 to sell.Its holdings close before New York; its price can drift from value late in the day.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

FDTS for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
FDTS interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

FDTS is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
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FDTS top ten by weight, 5.2% of the fund, of its 404 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Nov 11, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

NHN Corporation 181710 KRX 0.65%
Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited 1112 HKG 0.58%
NewPrinces SpA NWL BIT 0.57%
Happinet Corporation 7552 TYO 0.52%
Youngone Holdings Co., Ltd. 009970 KRX 0.50%
Lakefront Biotherapeutics N.V. LKFT AMS 0.49%
Saga Plc SAGA LON 0.49%
361 Degrees International Limited 1361 HKG 0.48%
Charter Hall Retail REIT CQR ASX 0.48%
Sapporo Breweries Limited 2501 TYO 0.48%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗See all 404 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: the issuer’s own daily file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Nov 12, 2026.

About FDTS

What it tracksNasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · International small and mid-cap value
Region (ETFIQ)International developed
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.80%
Price$66.75
First tradedFeb 16, 2012
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026)$13mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Nov 11, 2026; no other fund tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index, the index its prospectus names
Stated benchmarkNasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index (from its prospectus). FDTS is the only ETF ETFIQ covers that tracks it.
Below its high (ETFIQ)−7.5%
Holdings404
Top ten weight5.2%
Cash, not in the top ten0.4%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Nov 11, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Nov 11, 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%
Promise checkNot measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured.

Questions people ask about FDTS

How has FDTS performed?
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FDTS returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +95.2%.
What does FDTS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year.
What does FDTS hold?
404 positions as published by its issuer for Nov 11, 2026, with the top ten at 5.2% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is FDTS below its high?
7.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 12, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, FDTS and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Nov 12, 2026
Fee, 0.80%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $13mIssuer page · Nov 11, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Nov 11, 2026 ↗
IssuerFirst Trust page for FDTS ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
First Trust’s own site ↗

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