FEMS vs EEM

AFEMS

BEEM

Measures won2–4EEM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$13,400EEM · FEMS $11,868

Lowest cost0.72%EEM · $72 on $10k

Most income4.65%FEMS · $465 on $10k

Smallest drop−18.5%EEM · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.0%FEMS and EEM

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund · $188MiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $28.3B

+5.3%3 years · per year$11,674 · $16,914+19.1%

+3.5%5 years · per year$11,868 · $13,400+6.0%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $72 on $10k · lower wins0.72%

4.65%12-mo yield$465 · $184 on $10k1.84%

End-of-day Nov 10, 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	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.72%	1.84%	−0.8%	+11.3%	+13.2%	+19.1%	+6.0%	−18.5%	$28.3B
2	AFEMS	First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	4.65%	−1.4%	−5.9%	−4.3%	+5.3%	+3.5%	−21.5%	$188M

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BEEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.72%	1.84%	−0.8%	+11.3%	+13.2%	+19.1%	+6.0%	−18.5%	$28.3B
2	AFEMS	First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	4.65%	−1.4%	−5.9%	−4.3%	+5.3%	+3.5%	−21.5%	$188M

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FEMS

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$11,868

EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

$13,400

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