FEM vs VWO

AFEM

BVWO

Measures won4–2FEM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,595FEM · VWO $12,852

Lowest cost0.06%VWO · $6 on $10k

Most income2.33%FEM · $233 on $10k

Smallest drop−10.9%FEM · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common9.9%FEM and VWO

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund · $761MVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF · $125B

+17.8%3 years · per year$16,355 · $15,545+15.8%

+7.9%5 years · per year$14,595 · $12,852+5.1%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $6 on $10k · lower wins0.06%

2.33%12-mo yield$233 · $216 on $10k2.16%

End-of-day Nov 13, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AFEM	First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	2.33%	+0.1%	+14.3%	+14.4%	+17.8%	+7.9%	−10.9%	$761M
2	BVWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.06%	2.16%	−0.1%	+5.2%	+4.2%	+15.8%	+5.1%	−11.5%	$125.4B

End-of-day Nov 13, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AFEM	First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	2.33%	+0.1%	+14.3%	+14.4%	+17.8%	+7.9%	−10.9%	$761M
2	BVWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.06%	2.16%	−0.1%	+5.2%	+4.2%	+15.8%	+5.1%	−11.5%	$125.4B

End-of-day Nov 13, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FEM

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

$14,595

VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets

$12,852

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