FEMS vs IEMG

AFEMS

BIEMG

Measures won2–4IEMG wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$13,709IEMG · FEMS $11,823

Lowest cost0.09%IEMG · $9 on $10k

Most income4.61%FEMS · $461 on $10k

Smallest drop−17.8%IEMG · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common1.0%FEMS and IEMG

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund · $198MiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $146B

+5.5%3 years · per year$11,749 · $16,818+18.9%

+3.4%5 years · per year$11,823 · $13,709+6.5%

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

4.61%12-mo yield$461 · $242 on $10k2.42%

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	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.09%	2.42%	−0.4%	+11.2%	+11.0%	+18.9%	+6.5%	−17.8%	$145.5B
2	AFEMS	First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	4.61%	+0.2%	−5.1%	−4.5%	+5.5%	+3.4%	−21.5%	$198M

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	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk		0.09%	2.42%	−0.4%	+11.2%	+11.0%	+18.9%	+6.5%	−17.8%	$145.5B
2	AFEMS	First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	4.61%	+0.2%	−5.1%	−4.5%	+5.5%	+3.4%	−21.5%	$198M

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

FEMS

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$11,823

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets

$13,709

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