Fact sheet | 31 January 2025First Trust Emerging Markets FEMAccAcc EURUSD AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF ISIN IE00B8X9NX34 AlphaDEX® The Fund is a passively managed index-tracking fund that seeks to provide investors with aAsset ClassEquity total return, taking into account capital and income returns, which reflects the return of theFund Inception 09.04.2013 NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets Index (the “Index”), before fees and expenses. The Index is a modified equally-weighted index that employs the unique AlphaDEX® stock selection Share Class Inception 09.04.2013 methodology, using fundamental growth and value factors to objectively select stocks from theOngoing Charges1 0.80% NASDAQ Emerging Markets Index, with the aim to generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive indices. Base Currency USD Income Treatment Accumulating PerformanceTotal Fund AUM $11.65 million The figures shown relate to past performance and do not predict future returns Outstanding Shares 350,002 Performance Since Inception (%) n Acc USD UCITS CompliantYes 50Domicile Ireland 40 30 Investment Manager First Trust Advisors 20 Rebalance FrequencySemi-Annual 10Replication Method Physical - 0 Full Replication -10 -20SFDR ClassificationArticle 6 -30Tracking IndexJul 1 4 Ja n 1 6 Jul 1 7 Ja n 1 9 Jul 2 0 Ja n 2 2Jul 2 3 Ja n 2 5 Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets NTRIndex Since Performance Summary (%) 1M 3M YTD 1Y 3Y 5 Y Inception RISK AND REWARD PROFILE Acc USD ‑0.36 ‑0.83 ‑0.362.46 ‑0.01 1.87 2.45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lower risk Higher risk Tracking Index ‑0.29 ‑1.27 ‑0.294.25 1.20 3.06 - Potentially lower rewards Potentially higher rewards Performance for periods under one year is cumulative and over one year is annualised. The Synthetic Risk and Reward Indicator (SRRI) 31.12.19 31.12.20 31.12.21 31.12.22 31.12.23 illustrates a fund’s risk and reward profile through a number between 1 and 7. 12-Month Performance Periods (%) 31.12.20 31.12.21 31.12.22 31.12.23 31.12.24 Acc USD ‑0.85 7.64 ‑14.34 10.55 3.85 Trading Information Tracking Index 0.29 8.99 ‑14.38 12.73 5.64 ExchangeCcy Ticker SEDOL London Stock Exchange GBPFEM LN B8BZQM3 Fund performance is the performance of the share class since its inception, shown net of fees including re- London Stock Exchange USDFEMU LN BLSP7V3 invested dividends in the base currency of the share class which is in USD. Performance can go up as well as down, and investors may lose some or all of their capital. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency and exchange rate fluctuations. Please refer to the 'Risks' section on Page 3 for more details on risks associated ISA SIPP UK Reporting Status with an investment in the fund. On 13 April 2016, the fund’s underlying index changed from the Defined Emerging Markets Index to the NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets Index. Therefore, the fund’s performance and historical returns shown for the periods prior to this date are not necessarily indicative of the performance that the fund, based on its current index, would have generated. “AlphaDEX®” is a registered trademark of First Trust Portfolios L.P. First Trust Portfolios L.P. has obtained a patent for the AlphaDEX® stock selection methodology from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 1 The ongoing charges figure is based on the Fund's annual management fee, whereby the Investment Manager is responsible for the costs involved in running the Fund. In the event that the Fund's running costs exceed the stated figure the Investment Manager shall pay the excess from its own assets. The ongoing charges figure excludes portfolio transaction costs. Details of the transaction costs are available from your broker or financial advisor and at www.ftgportfolios.com. The figure may vary from year to year. First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF- -Data as at 31 January 2025 Portfolion The NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Emerging TOP 10 HOLDINGS (%) Markets Index is an "enhanced" index Top 10 Holdings as % of Total created and administered by Nasdaq, Inc. Pop Mart International Group 2.08 ("Nasdaq") which employs the AlphaDEX® Limited stock selection methodology to select Xiaomi Corporation 2.01 14.28%stocks from the NASDAQ Emerging Markets Index that meet certain criteria. Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 1.39n To construct the Index, Nasdaq ranks Embraer SA 1.37 the eligible stocks on growth factors Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O. 1.35 including 3-, 6- and 12- month price appreciation, sales to price and one year BSE Limited 1.32sales growth, and separately on value 85.72% factors including book value to price, Turk Hava Yollari Aonim Ortakligi 1.25 (THY) cash flow to price and return on assets. All stocks are ranked on the sum of ranks China Hongqiao Group Ltd. 1.18 for the growth factors and, separately, Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1.17 all stocks are ranked on the sum of ranks for the value factors. A stock must have Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) 1.16 data for all growth and/or value factors Ltd. to receive a rank for that style. Top 10 holdings as a percentage of Total Net Assets. Portfolio Holdings are subject to change at any time. References to n Each stock receives the best style rank specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell and should not be assumed profitable. from the previous step as its selection score.n The top 150 stocks based on the selection score determined in the previous step SECTOR ALLOCATION (%)comprise the "selected stocks".n The selected stocks are divided into Industrials 20.79quintiles based on their rankings and19.24 Financials the top ranked quintiles receive a higher weight within the index. The stocks are Consumer Discretionary 16.74 equally weighted within each quintile. Energy 14.20 n Each stock is then tested in order of 6.22 Materials its selection score rank to check if the weight assigned to that stock is Utilities 4.90 outside the country/sector weighting Information Technology 4.20 constraints, which are set at 15% above the benchmark weight. Communication Services 4.01n If the weight assigned to the stock, Consumer Staples 3.98 when added with the weight assigned Real Estate 2.92 to all higher ranking stocks in its country/ sector, is greater than the constraint, Health Care 2.80 then the stock's weight is lowered to the highest rank in the next quintile. Stocks previously lower in rank then move up one rank. Such stocks in the COUNTRY ALLOCATION (%) FUND CHARACTERISTICS lowest quintile that violate a constraint 🇨🇳 China 30.82 are removed from the portfolio and 🇭🇰 Max Market Cap $223.4bn replaced by the highest scoring stock not Hong Kong 10.31 Median Market Cap $9.7bn originally selected, subject to country/ 🇹🇷 Turkey 10.26 Min Market Cap $2.5bn sector constraints. This process continues 🇧🇷 until all the country/sector weightings Brazil 9.24Price/Earnings 8.30 meet the constraint. 🇮🇳 India 8.10 1.10 Price/Book n The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced 🇹🇼 semi-annually. Taiwan 7.02Price/Cash Flow 5.68 🇲🇽 Mexico 4.02 Price/Sales 0.66 🇿🇦 South Africa 3.74 Index Yield 4.71% 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2.91 🇹🇭 Thailand 2.86 🇭🇺 Hungary 2.05 🌐Other 8.67 Page 2 of 3 First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF- -Data as at 31 January 2025Risks n The Fund may not achieve its investment objective and the value of shares VIEs could cause the market value of the Fund’s associated holdings to suffer in the Fund may fall. significant, and possibly permanent, effects which could negatively impact n Neither First Trust Global Portfolios Management Limited (“FTGPM”) nor any of the Fund’s Net Asset Value and could result in substantial losses. Further, it is its affiliates, guarantees the performance or the future returns of the Fund. uncertain whether any new laws, rules or regulations relating to VIE structures will be adopted or, if adopted, what impact they would have on the value of a n The Fund may be subject to Chinese investment risks, including risk related Fund’s shares. to variable interest entities (“VIEs”). In China, direct ownership of companies in certain sectors by foreign individuals and entities is prohibited, and VIE n There is no assurance that the Index will continue to be calculated and published structures are put in place to allow indirect foreign investment, including an on the basis described in the Prospectus. In addition, the Fund’s return may not investment by the Fund. Although VIEs are a longstanding industry practice and match the return of the Index. well known to officials and regulators in China, VIEs are not formally recognized n See also the description of the risks applicable to the Fund in “Risk Factors” in under Chinese law. Intervention by the Chinese government with respect tothe Prospectus. Important Information UK RETAILInvestors and potential investors can obtain a summary in English of investor This marketing communication is issued by First Trust Global Portfolios rights and information on access to collective redress mechanisms in the event Management Limited (“FTGPM”) whose place of business is Fitzwilliam Hall,of litigation at the following website: https://www.ftglobalportfolios.com/ Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, D02 T292. FTGPM is authorised and regulated by the Content/SUMMARY_OF_INVESTOR_RIGHTS. Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) (C185737). The Fund is also regulated by the CBI.The Fund is currently notified for marketing into a number of EU Member States Nothing contained herein constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice and under the UCITS Directive. The Company may however decide to terminate the it is not to be solely relied on in making an investment or other decision, nor arrangements made for the marketing of any share class of the Fund at any time does the document implicitly or explicitly recommend or suggest an investmentusing the process contained in the UCITS Directive. strategy, reach conclusions in relation to an investment strategy for the reader, or Any UCITS ETF’s units / shares purchased on the secondary market cannot usually provide any opinions as to the present or future value or price of any fund. It is not be sold directly back to UCITS ETF. Investors must buy and sell units / shares on a an invitation, offer, or solicitation to engage in any investment activity, includingsecondary market with the assistance of an intermediary (e.g. a stockbroker) and making an investment in the Fund, nor does the information, recommendations may incur fees for doing so. In addition, investors may pay more than the current or opinions expressed herein constitute an offer for sale of the Fund. net asset value when buying units / shares and may receive less than the current The Fund is an open-ended sub-fund of First Trust Global Funds PLC (the net asset value when selling them. “Company”), an umbrella UCITS fund with segregated liability between sub-The Company’s portfolio holdings policy is designed to be transparent, whilst funds, incorporated with limited liability as an investment company with variablebeing in the best interest of the Fund and protecting the confidentiality of each capital under the laws of Ireland with UCITS registered number 514357. Fund’s portfolio holdings. The full portfolio holdings for the Fund shall generally The material in this marketing communication is not comprehensive and must be available daily, with a one-day lag, on www.ftglobalportfolios.com. Any therefore be read in conjunction with the Fund’s prospectus, the relevantportfolio holdings information which may otherwise be provided on request supplement, and the UCITS key investor information document (“KIID”) which shall be provided on a confidential basis. contains material information not contained herein, including the terms The NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets Index is a trademark of Nasdaq, of investment and information regarding investment risks and restrictions, Inc. and has been licensed for use by First Trust Portfolios L.P. ,and sub-licensed fees and expenses and conflicts of interests. Potential investors should pay for use by First Trust Global Funds PLC. AlphaDEX® is a trademark owned by particular attention to the risk disclosures in the “Risk Factors” section of theFirst Trust Portfolios L.P. and has been licensed to Nasdaq, Inc. for use in the Fund’s prospectus and supplement (available in English) and KIIDs (available name of the Index. The First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF is for each share class of each of the sub-funds of the Company and in one of the not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Nasdaq, Inc. and Nasdaq, Inc. official languages of each of the EU Member States into which each sub-fund makes no representation or warranty regarding the advisability of investing in has been notified for marketing under the Directive 2009/65/EC (the UCITSthe First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF or as to the result to be Directive)). No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will obtained by any person from use of the Index in connection with the trading be achieved or that the Fund will generate a positive return. Please contact First of the First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF. Trust Global Portfolios Limited (“FTGP”), the distributor of the Fund, or visit www. ftglobalportfolios.com to obtain the Fund's prospectus, supplement and KIID. Page 3 of 3