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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Announces Dividend Increase - $0.53 Per Share

Written by MarketBeat
September 25, 2025
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Key Points

  • First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.53 per share, reflecting a 2.0% rise from the previous dividend of $0.52.
  • The ex-dividend date for this payout is September 25th, with the dividend being distributed on September 30th, resulting in an annualized yield of 4.8%.
  • As of the latest update, the fund's stock price is $44.22, with a market cap of $283.01 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10.
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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th will be given a dividend of 0.532 per share by the exchange traded fund on Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 25th. This is a 2.0% increase from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.8%

FEMS opened at $44.22 on Thursday. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 12-month low of $32.31 and a 12-month high of $45.10. The stock has a market cap of $283.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a 50 day moving average of $43.05 and a 200-day moving average of $39.95.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.

Further Reading

Dividend History for First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS)

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