ETF · First Trust
FEM First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B8X9NX34London Stock Exchange: FEMFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management Ltd.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£38.22
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.80% a year
- Fund size
- £8.7m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, FEM (First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B8X9NX34) closed at £38.22 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.80% a year (about £80 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +48.5%, or +16.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +24.3%
- +20.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +53.0%
- +38.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +48.5%
- +16.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,485 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,161 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.80%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £80
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £394
- of £10,000, before growth
- 134 charge less
- 2 the same
- 4 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD 0.80% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 4 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 2 the same and 134 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2013.
It tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.8% a year — about £80 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- FEM
- ISIN
- IE00B8X9NX34
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.80% a year · about £80 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £8.7m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Since 13/08/2026, the closing price went from £37.08 on 13/08/2026 to £38.22 on 30/09/2026 (+3.1%). The lowest close shown was £37.08 on 13/08/2026 and the highest £38.58 on 22/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 13/08/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
4 weekly closes, from 13/08/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 125 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FEM?
The ongoing charge of FEM is 0.80% a year — about £80 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD 0.80% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 4 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 2 the same and 134 less (share classes counted once).
What does FEM track?
FEM tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Index.
Is FEM accumulating or distributing?
FEM is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of FEM?
The ISIN of FEM is IE00B8X9NX34. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FEM is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has FEM done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 FEM’s total return was +48.5%, or +16.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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