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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.80% -0.84% 13.11M 1535.20
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
2.71% 90.00% -4.066M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to select stocks from the NASDAQ Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Category Index MSCI AC Far East Ex Japan NR USD
Global Category Name Asia ex-Japan Equity
YCharts Categorization Asia Equity
YCharts Benchmark MSCI AC Asia (^MSACAS)
Prospectus Objective Pacific Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Asia Pac exJPN TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Daniel Lindquist 12.96 yrs
David McGarel 12.96 yrs
Jon Erickson 12.96 yrs
Roger Testin 12.96 yrs
Stan Ueland 12.96 yrs
Chris Peterson 8.04 yrs
Erik Russo 3.25 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 18, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
35.80%
-21.89%
8.91%
13.43%
2.94%
-14.55%
9.94%
-4.11%
27.19%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
15.62%
0.88%
16.99%
-14.85%
14.71%
-9.61%
3.44%
-2.10%
13.83%
-0.34%
35.08%
-7.61%
8.37%
-7.92%
4.66%
5.22%
4.85%
-3.42%
26.10%
-10.77%
18.27%
6.03%
4.29%
-6.56%
5.82%
-6.13%
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18.68%
7.89%
5.49%
-4.84%
5.58%
-6.74%
As of April 18, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash -0.65% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 100.7% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to select stocks from the NASDAQ Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Category Index MSCI AC Far East Ex Japan NR USD
Global Category Name Asia ex-Japan Equity
YCharts Categorization Asia Equity
YCharts Benchmark MSCI AC Asia (^MSACAS)
Prospectus Objective Pacific Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Asia Pac exJPN TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Daniel Lindquist 12.96 yrs
David McGarel 12.96 yrs
Jon Erickson 12.96 yrs
Roger Testin 12.96 yrs
Stan Ueland 12.96 yrs
Chris Peterson 8.04 yrs
Erik Russo 3.25 yrs

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