FEM vs. XCEM ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) to EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM)

FEM

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

FEM Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Defined Emerging Markets Index. The fund normally invests at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by S&P to objectively identify and select stocks from the S&P Emerging Markets BMI Index that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.34

Average Daily Volume

59,888

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XCEM

EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF

XCEM Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the EGAI Emerging Markets ex-China IndexSM. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in the companies included in the underlying index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The underlying index is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to provide broad, core emerging markets equity exposure by measuring the stock performance of up to 700 companies across the EGAI Emerging Markets Universe, excluding those listed or domiciled in China and Hong Kong. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$31.39

Average Daily Volume

156,310

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FEM	XCEM
30 Days	-2.49%	-2.36%
60 Days	-2.79%	-4.33%
90 Days	-3.04%	-5.02%
12 Months	8.20%	10.83%

4 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FEM	Weight in XCEM	Overlap
ERJ	B	1.29%	0.34%	0.34%
GGB	C	1.16%	0.14%	0.14%
UMC	F	0.19%	0.39%	0.19%
VALE	F	0.81%	0.82%	0.81%

FEM Overweight 5 Positions Relative to XCEM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TCOM	B	0.92%
BABA	D	0.74%
BGNE	D	0.55%
BILI	D	0.53%
CSAN	F	0.19%

FEM Underweight 12 Positions Relative to XCEM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
HDB	C	-1.98%
IBN	C	-1.97%
INFY	B	-1.76%
CHT	D	-0.67%
KB	B	-0.63%
SHG	D	-0.54%
ASAI	F	-0.43%
WIT	A	-0.26%
ABEV	F	-0.2%
SBSW	D	-0.09%
SKM	D	-0.09%
BRFS	D	-0.07%