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First Trust·37 of 333 funds·3% of First Trust’s moneyIn the market’s International bucket: 605 ETFs · $2.28T · +11.3% YTD

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

1Y record: 30–5
Made money: 86%
Assets: $7.6B
Share of International: 0%

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Week of Nov 2, 2026

The 10 Largest International ETFsTodayFirst Trust funds in gold0 of 10are First Trust’s

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First Trust’s Total International Funds

37 funds · 86% made money new: under a year old

First Trust international ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · one tile per fund, largest first

First Trust in International

Today

First Trust $7.6BEveryone else $2.27T

First Trust holds 0% of International AUM

First Trust ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s International Funds vs AUM

Today

6%of the funds0%of the AUM

International ETFsFundsAUM

First Trust37 · 6%$7.6B · 0%

Everyone else568 · 94%$2.27T · 100%

International ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 4, 2026 · 605 funds

Top 10 First Trust International ETFs

Today

$5.9B of $7.6B

#FundAUM ▼1YFee

1WCMIWCM International Equity$2.1B+8.8%$0.85

2FDTDeveloped Markets ex-US AlphaDEX$1.4B+18.4%$0.80

3FEMEmerging Markets AlphaDEX$756M+16.1%$0.80

4FEPEurope AlphaDEX$486M+14.1%$0.80

5FJPJapan AlphaDEX$262M+13.3%$0.80

6FICSInternational Developed Capital Strength$206M+11.2%$0.70

7IFVDorsey Wright International Focus 5$204M−0.3%$0.30

8FPXIInternational Equity Opportunities$198M+0.7%$0.70

9FEMSEmerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX$195M−4.4%$0.80

10BUFYFT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer$179M+8.9%$0.10

First Trust international ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 4, 2026 · fee per $100 a year

Compare International Names

Open versus in desk

WCMI vs VEA

YTD

WCMI

First Trust · $2.1B

+7.2%

VEA

Vanguard · $232B

+12.1%

+8.8%Past year+16.8%

$2.1BAssets$232B

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

FDT vs WCMI

FDT

First Trust · $1.4B

+18.4%

WCMI

First Trust · $2.1B

+8.8%

+13.4%Year to date+7.2%

0.80%Fee0.85%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

FEM vs FEMS

FEM

First Trust · $756.4M

+16.1%

FEMS

First Trust · $194.6M

−4.4%

+13.6%Year to date−5.5%

$756MAssets$195M

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

RDVY vs WCMI

RDVY

First Trust · $25.7B

+19.6%

WCMI

First Trust · $2.1B

+8.8%

+15.5%Year to date+7.2%

0.9%Yield0.6%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

The Year in First Trust International ETFs

First Trust’s International ETF Record

30–5made money · lost
of 35 with a full year

86%all ETFs 74%

Each bar is one fund · 1Y return

Typical +11.2%FTHF +41.5%NFTY −8.1%

5 lost30 made money

First Trust international ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s International ETF Fees

Today

$0.79per $100 a year, typical

Funds at each fee · per $100 a year

0.10

0.30

0.70

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

15 funds at $0.80$3.8B · 49% of the money

First Trust international ETFs · current fees · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s International ETF Yields

Today

FundYield ▼On $10K1Y

FEMSEmerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX4.6%$463/yr−4.4%

FDTDeveloped Markets ex-US AlphaDEX3.1%$311/yr+18.4%

FEPEurope AlphaDEX3.1%$309/yr+14.1%

FJPJapan AlphaDEX2.6%$264/yr+13.3%

FEMEmerging Markets AlphaDEX2.3%$235/yr+16.1%

IFVDorsey Wright International Focus 52.1%$211/yr−0.3%

FICSInternational Developed Capital Strength1.9%$186/yr+11.2%

First Trust international ETFs · trailing yield · as of Nov 4, 2026

Inside International

Largest ETFs in Each Region

YTD

RegionFunds3 biggestMoneyAssetsYTD

Developed66VEA · IEFA · EFA$695B+10.7%

Ex-US broad173VXUS · VEU · SCHF$666B+10.9%

Emerging133IEMG · VWO · EEM$457B+9.8%

Region & country134VGK · EWJ · EWY$262B+16.8%

Global99VT · ACWI · CGGO$196B+10.8%

Bold First Trust fund among the region’s 3 biggestWhole regionYTD asset-weighted

International ETFs · year-to-date returns, asset-weighted · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s International ETF Launches

2026

2international launches in 2026

Apr 21WCMGWCM Global Equity$3.0M$0.85

Apr 7BUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer$7.2M$0.10

First Trust international ETFs · launched in the past year · as of Nov 4, 2026 · fee per $100

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