FDT vs. EMDM ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) to First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM)

FDT

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

FDT Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Defined Developed Markets Ex-US Index. The fund invests at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by S&P to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P Developed Markets Ex-US BMI Index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$55.85

Average Daily Volume

24,829

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF

EMDM Description

The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred shares and real estate investment trusts that comprise the index. The index is constructed to track the performance of companies within emerging market countries as determined by the index Provider, that meet minimum political rights and civil liberties standards to qualify as Electoral Democracies according to Freedom House. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.27

Average Daily Volume

848

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FDT	EMDM
30 Days	0.25%	-3.91%
60 Days	-2.38%	-6.17%
90 Days	-2.23%	-7.86%
12 Months	14.75%	6.24%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in FDT	Weight in EMDM	Overlap
	KB	B	0.12%	0.58%	0.12%
	SHG	D	0.52%	0.53%	0.52%

FDT Overweight 10 Positions Relative to EMDM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
HMC	F	0.48%
KT	A	0.45%
KEP	B	0.37%
TIGO	D	0.34%
TM	D	0.34%
SKM	D	0.32%
E	F	0.22%
FLUT	A	0.13%
OTEX	D	0.1%
GOLD	D	0.1%

FDT Underweight 7 Positions Relative to EMDM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VALE	F	-2.01%
HDB	C	-2.01%
IBN	C	-1.37%
ABEV	F	-0.64%
ASAI	F	-0.52%
UMC	F	-0.24%
CHT	D	-0.24%