FundNASDAQEurope

First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund

FEP NASDAQ

First Trust Europe AlphaDEX? Fund (FEP) tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 200 companies selected from the S&P Europe BMI based on the S&P's AlphaDex selection methodology

56.28USD
+7.00 (+14.20%) 1 Year · close Oct 13

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Fund size
441M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.80%
per year
Dividend yield
3.10%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
17.0%
Average Risk
Beta
0.73
vs the market
52-week range
47.8160.62
01 Performance

How FEP has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 13
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−36.0 pts
0%20%40% FEP +17.7% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, FEP returned +17.7% with dividends reinvested — −36.0 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
17.0%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±17% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−12.1%
0%-7%−12.1%

Deepest fall −12.1% on Mar 20, 2026 — 23 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 14% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%FEP+17.7% · σ 17%

Over 1 year, FEP delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FEP tends to move+7.3%

A beta of 0.73 means FEP has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.67 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
56.28
  • 12-day average56.29 −0.0%
  • 26-day average57.14 −1.5%
  • 50-day average57.71 −2.5%
  • 200-day average55.79 +0.9%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought30.7

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Europe · Multi-Factor (risk-weighted) — tracking the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Europe Index.

  • Assets under management441MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.80%per year
  • Holdings205
  • Risk score5.5Medium

Launched April 2011. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield3.10%

About 31 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.74
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

1.74 USD / share
0.54Dec 120.08Mar 260.80Jun 250.33Sep 24
06 Themes

Where FEP shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold FEP. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Europe AlphaDEX? Fund (FEP) tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 200 companies selected from the S&P Europe BMI based on the S&P's AlphaDex selection methodology

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 205 holdings
Ticker
FEP
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US33737J1170
CUSIP
33737J117
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Europe
Industry
Multi-Factor (risk-weighted)
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund
TickerFEP
ISINUS33737J1170
CUSIP33737J117
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryEurope
Sub CategoryMulti-Factor (risk-weighted)
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateApr 26, 2011
BenchmarkNASDAQ AlphaDEX Europe Index

Shareas of Oct 13, 2026

Close Price USD56.28
52W Low / High 47.81 / 60.62
1Y Total Return17.74%
Average
1Y Volatility16.92%
Average Risk
Beta0.73
12M Dividends1.7448
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield3.10%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM441 M
Discount/Premium0.386%
NAV33.42
Shares Outstanding13 M
Volume 20D Avg92 K
Nbr of Holdings205
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.800%
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.