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£36.40
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.80% a year
- Fund size
- £10.9m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FEM (First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B8X9NX34) closed at £36.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.80% a year (about £80 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +47.5%, or +15.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +14.8%
- +10.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +52.4%
- +37.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +47.5%
- +15.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,475 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,152 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −3.8%, 2023 +4.2%, 2024 +6.3%, 2025 +18.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +14.8%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +24.1%; to 30/09/2025: +15.2%; to 30/09/2024: +7.9%; to 30/09/2023: +7.9%; to 30/09/2022: −10.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +14.8% | +11.2% | |
| to | +18.4% | +14.3% | |
| to | +6.3% | +2.7% | |
| +4.2% | +0.1% | ||
| −3.8% | −11.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +24.1% | +19.7% |
| from | +15.2% | +10.7% |
| from | +7.9% | +5.2% |
| from | +7.9% | +1.4% |
| from | −10.0% | −17.3% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
15.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.0% |
| 5 years | 15.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −15.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +49.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 6.8%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 17.2% over 1 year, 14.0% over 3 years, 15.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −15.1% from 17/05/2024 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −10.9% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +49.7% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A USD was 6.8% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (09/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
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
- 142 charge less
- 3 the same
- 6 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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 6 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 3 the same and 142 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
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
- Also listed as
- FEMU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- 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
- £10.9m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £32.12 on 14/11/2025 to £36.40 on 13/11/2026 (+13.3%). The lowest close shown was £30.54 on 19/12/2025 and the highest £39.08 on 09/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 13/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
258 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 142 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (151 weeks).
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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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 6 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 3 the same and 142 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. The same share class is also listed as FEMU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were FEM’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FEM in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −3.8%, 2023 +4.2%, 2024 +6.3%, 2025 +18.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +14.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FEM done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FEM’s total return was +47.5%, or +15.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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