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Performance analysis of FEM (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS ALPHADEX FUND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FEM has had an average annual return of +21.31%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FEM has had an average annual return of +7.75%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, FEM has had an average annual return of +9.90%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Apr 19, 2011, FEM has had an average annual return of +4.14%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.30% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+22.12%+28.34%+2.99%+10.81%-14.21%+7.35%-1.69%+20.58%-15.50%+41.02%+15.62%-13.84%
2014201320122011
-10.94%-3.29%+21.17%-23.58%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+7.68%+6.47%-4.36%+11.44%-2.10%+2.09%+22.12%
2025+0.71%+0.62%+2.57%-1.13%+4.08%+5.79%+1.21%+6.13%+3.82%-0.44%+0.35%+1.80%+28.34%
2024+0.77%+3.68%-0.68%+3.28%+3.68%-1.26%-1.54%-1.95%+5.08%-5.46%-0.89%-1.26%+2.99%
2023+5.33%-4.55%+0.47%+1.98%-6.34%+7.12%+9.35%-6.48%-1.54%-5.41%+6.81%+5.38%+10.81%
2022-0.61%-0.10%-2.89%-4.93%+1.55%-9.88%-0.57%-0.57%-9.92%-0.10%+15.86%-0.78%-14.21%
2021-0.39%+2.86%+1.98%+4.58%+2.42%-0.04%-3.88%+4.84%-2.55%-3.12%-4.21%+5.29%+7.35%
2020-5.32%-8.27%-23.56%+10.23%+4.33%+4.72%+9%+0.21%-3.63%-2.35%+11.12%+7.67%-1.69%
2019+11.30%-1.45%+0.03%-0.52%-5.82%+8.94%-2.93%-4.58%+2.74%+2.76%+0.70%+9.34%+20.58%
2018+9.75%-4.21%-0.08%-2.52%-2.59%-5.96%+3.06%-5.37%+1.11%-7.86%+2.90%-3.63%-15.50%
2017+8.36%+2.23%+1.98%-0.66%+1.05%+2.60%+9.35%+4.29%+3.43%-0.04%-2.12%+5.01%+41.02%

Drawdown analysis of FEM (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS ALPHADEX FUND)

The maximum drawdown for the FEM was -46.20%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 287 trading sessions.

The current FEM drawdown is -1.10%.

Since Apr 19, 2011 FEM has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 4 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-46.20%Jan 26, 2018538Mar 18, 2020287May 7, 2021825
-41.79%Apr 27, 20111190Jan 20, 2016403Aug 24, 20171593
-31.71%Sep 13, 2021275Oct 14, 2022399May 17, 2024674
-18.82%May 17, 2024222Apr 8, 202544Jun 11, 2025266
-9.30%Feb 25, 202617Mar 20, 202613Apr 9, 202630
-8.61%Jun 2, 202156Aug 20, 202111Sep 7, 202167
-7.06%Oct 5, 201744Dec 7, 201716Jan 2, 201860
-6.22%May 11, 20266May 19, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-4.85%Nov 12, 20257Nov 21, 202521Dec 23, 202528
-4.67%Sep 20, 20174Sep 26, 20177Oct 5, 201711
-4.66%Jan 28, 20266Feb 5, 20264Feb 11, 202610
-4.53%Sep 22, 202514Oct 10, 202516Nov 3, 202530
-4.32%May 7, 20213May 12, 202113Jun 1, 202116
-3.00%Jun 12, 20255Jun 20, 20254Jun 26, 20259
-2.79%Jul 24, 20256Aug 1, 20253Aug 6, 20259
-1.99%Nov 3, 20251Nov 4, 20252Nov 6, 20253
-1.67%Apr 17, 20264Apr 23, 20265Apr 30, 20269
-1.66%Aug 22, 20258Sep 4, 20252Sep 8, 202510
-1.32%Feb 11, 20263Feb 17, 20263Feb 20, 20266
-1.28%Jul 3, 20251Jul 7, 20258Jul 17, 20259
-1.21%May 6, 20261May 7, 20262May 11, 20263
-1.12%Aug 13, 20251Aug 14, 20256Aug 22, 20257
-1.08%Jan 12, 20181Jan 16, 20181Jan 17, 20182
-1.04%Dec 26, 20253Dec 31, 20251Jan 2, 20264
-0.99%Sep 7, 20211Sep 8, 20211Sep 9, 20212