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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ: FEMS - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.53 and traded as high as $45.99. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $45.7550, with a
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ: FEMS - Get Free Report) shares crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $42.32 and traded as low as $42.19. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $42.43, with a
FEMS offers investors an option to invest in some potential alpha generating small-cap equities in diversified sectors in the emerging market economies. 70 percent of FEMS's investments are in Turkey, Taiwan, China, and Brazil. 65 percent is invested in basic materials, energy, industrial & technology sectors.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF invests based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index. The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX ETF invests based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Emerging Markets Small Cap Index.
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