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Performance analysis of FEMS (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP ALPHADEX FUND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FEMS has had an average annual return of +13.69%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FEMS has had an average annual return of +4.43%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, FEMS has had an average annual return of +9.48%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.45% annual.

Since Feb 17, 2012, FEMS has had an average annual return of +6.89%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.69% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+12.18%+16.46%+1.87%+3.54%+1.88%+3.69%+7.81%+28.91%-22.61%+48.98%+14.02%-14.08%
201420132012
-6.95%+6.28%+14.75%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+7.24%+5.91%-4.07%+4.56%-1.48%-0.05%+12.18%
2025-0.92%-0.86%+0.54%-0%+4.87%+5.54%+1.39%+6.35%+2.12%-4.32%+1.41%-0.28%+16.46%
2024-1.25%+2.90%-0.47%+0.78%+3.84%+1.55%-0.17%-2.46%+4.81%-4.77%-0.28%-2.19%+1.87%
2023+2.87%-4.49%-2.48%-2.10%-2.99%+4.77%+8.58%-0.56%-0.35%-7.44%+4.66%+4.19%+3.54%
2022+0.39%-2.21%+3.31%-5.58%+1.28%-8.55%-1.64%+3.39%-7.69%+4.39%+15.47%+1.52%+1.88%
2021-0.34%+5.78%+1.69%+4.80%+1.54%+1.62%-5.16%+1.93%-4.63%-2.65%-3.88%+3.66%+3.69%
2020-6.98%-6.55%-26.74%+10.64%+8.28%+9.92%+6.57%+1.84%-3.79%-3.31%+16.54%+9.27%+7.81%
2019+10.50%-0.67%+0.62%-0.08%-6.61%+6.87%+2.08%-4.16%+1.39%+4.31%+1.64%+11.30%+28.91%
2018+8.15%-4.93%+1.20%-6.06%-2.01%-6.36%+3.45%-5.69%-2.06%-10.14%+5.39%-4.66%-22.61%
2017+8.76%+6.69%+4.02%+0.25%-1.23%+3.21%+6.56%+7.76%-0.57%+2.08%-3.74%+7.66%+48.98%

Drawdown analysis of FEMS (FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP ALPHADEX FUND)

The maximum drawdown for the FEMS was -47.83%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 201 trading sessions.

The current FEMS drawdown is -4.87%.

Since Feb 17, 2012 FEMS has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-47.83%Jan 26, 2018541Mar 23, 2020201Jan 7, 2021742
-45.48%Mar 13, 201257Jun 4, 20121313Aug 22, 20171370
-30.42%Jun 3, 2021334Sep 29, 2022691Jul 3, 20251025
-8.59%Feb 26, 202616Mar 20, 202614Apr 10, 202630
-8.30%Sep 15, 201757Dec 6, 201716Dec 29, 201773
-7.20%May 6, 20269May 19, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-6.77%Apr 29, 202112May 17, 20219May 28, 202121
-6.67%Oct 1, 202537Nov 21, 202531Jan 8, 202668
-5.90%Feb 17, 202113Mar 8, 202122Apr 8, 202135
-4.78%Jan 20, 20217Jan 29, 20215Feb 5, 202112
-4.71%Apr 17, 20268Apr 29, 20265May 6, 202613
-4.01%Jan 27, 20267Feb 5, 20264Feb 11, 202611
-1.80%Apr 8, 20212Apr 12, 20214Apr 16, 20216
-1.71%Sep 17, 20257Sep 26, 20253Oct 1, 202510
-1.69%Jan 14, 20211Jan 15, 20212Jan 20, 20213
-1.58%Jul 23, 20256Jul 31, 20254Aug 6, 202510
-1.32%Aug 25, 20255Sep 2, 20253Sep 5, 20258
-1.13%Jan 8, 20211Jan 11, 20212Jan 13, 20213
-1.07%Jul 3, 20252Jul 8, 20257Jul 17, 20259
-1.05%Feb 11, 20261Feb 12, 20264Feb 19, 20265
-0.90%Jan 12, 20181Jan 16, 20181Jan 17, 20182
-0.89%Sep 11, 20172Sep 13, 20172Sep 15, 20174
-0.85%Aug 12, 20252Aug 14, 20256Aug 22, 20258
-0.80%Jan 22, 20181Jan 23, 20181Jan 24, 20182
-0.75%Sep 7, 20171Sep 8, 20171Sep 11, 20172