# FDTS (First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund)

First Trust · Stock ETFs · International small and mid-cap value · data as of Nov 12, 2026

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. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

FDTS tracks an index and returned +20.9% over the past year.

## Key facts

- FDTS, total return, 1 year: +20.9%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- FDTS, expense ratio: 0.80%, as of Apr 30, 2026.
- FDTS, holdings: 404, as of Nov 11, 2026.
- FDTS, below its high: −7.5%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- FDTS, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 3.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- FDTS, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026: $0.2838, as of Sep 24, 2026.
- FDTS, net assets: $13m (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026).

## FDTS over each window to Nov 12, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −5.2% | −2.7% |
| 3 months | −5.0% | −2.4% |
| 6 months | −5.7% | +1.7% |
| Year to date | +16.4% | +11.9% |
| 1 year | +20.9% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +95.2% | +78.3% |
| 5 years | +65.9% | +73.3% |
| 10 years | +164.6% | +309.6% |
| Since launch | +219.7% | +618.7% |
| Since launch, annualised | +8.2% | – |

## FDTS key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $72.63 on May 8, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $54.56 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range: $66.75, 67% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 404
- Top ten weight: 5.2%
- P/E ratio: 7.90 (First Trust, Oct 30, 2026)

## FDTS trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $2.70, 0.27%, one way.
- $10,000: about $27, 0.27%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 11 close: +0.48%; 95% of days within ±0.48%.
- Limit: 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.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/fdts/trading/

## FDTS for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- FDTS interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · International small and mid-cap value | ETFIQ |
| Region | International developed | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026 |
| Price | $66.75 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Feb 16, 2012 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $13m | issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026 |
| Benchmark | 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 | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Stated benchmark | Nasdaq AlphaDEX Developed Markets Ex-US Small Cap Index (from its prospectus). FDTS is the only ETF ETFIQ covers that tracks it. | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −7.5% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 404 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 5.2% | ETFIQ |
| Cash, not in the top ten | 0.4% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Promise check | Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Nov 11, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 11, 2026 | $0 |

Daily counts start Nov 11, 2026, so these windows have no daily data: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/fdts.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### 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.


## Cite this page

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