FDTS vs IEMG

AFDTS

BIEMG

Measures won5–1FDTS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$16,297FDTS · VEA $15,197

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.79%FDTS · $279 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.6%VEA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.5%FDTS and IEMG

FDTS

IEMG

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund · $13MiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $142B

+24.3%3 years · per year$19,191 · $16,988+19.3%

+10.3%5 years · per year$16,297 · $13,373+6.0%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $9 on $10k · lower wins0.09%

2.79%12-mo yield$279 · $249 on $10k2.49%

−13.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−17.8%

20.1%VolatilityLower wins25.5%

5–1FDTS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsFDTS · IEMG

0.3%2331.HK0.0%

0.2%OPTIMA.AT0.0%

0.3%0425.HK0.0%

0.3%036570.KS0.0%

Held in common0.5%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.79%	−0.2%	+13.8%	+21.2%	+24.3%	+10.3%	−13.1%	$13M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.49%	+2.1%	+8.3%	+8.8%	+19.3%	+6.0%	−17.8%	$142.1B

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.79%	−0.2%	+13.8%	+21.2%	+24.3%	+10.3%	−13.1%	$13M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.49%	+2.1%	+8.3%	+8.8%	+19.3%	+6.0%	−17.8%	$142.1B

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FDTS vs IEMG

FDTS

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$16,297

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets

$13,373

MeasureFDTSIEMG

Fee0.80%0.09%

Cost on $10k a year$80$9

Yield2.79%2.49%

5 years, per year+10.3%+6.0%

3 years, per year+24.3%+19.3%

Worst drop · 1Y−13.1%−17.8%

Volatility · 1Y20.1%25.5%

5–1measures won
FDTS first

0.5%

holdings shared

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+9.7%

IEFAiShares

+7.7%

+9.7%Year to date+7.7%

2.5%Yield3.5%

$232BAssets$187B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

VWO vs IEMG

YTD

VanguardVWO

+3.2%

IEMGiShares

+8.3%

+3.2%Year to date+8.3%

2.2%Yield2.5%

$125BAssets$142B

2–0IEMG wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: FDTS, IEMG, VEA

Today

9.5%most shared, IEMG and VEA

FDTSIEMGVEA

FDTS—0.5%0.9%

IEMG0.5%—9.5%

VEA0.9%9.5%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$248most kept, VEA

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

IEMG$249 − $9 = $240

FDTS$279 − $80 = $199

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee