FEM News and Press, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund From 07/01/21

MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...

Emerging market equities have continued their ascent so far this year, though the pace has moderated from the momentum of 2020. What’s worth noting, however, is a growing divergence between the perceived challenges surrounding these markets and their demonstrated structural str...

The growth and productivity performance of emerging market and developing economies since the 2008 global financial crisis failed to repeat the achievements of the previous decade. Besides frustrating expectations that they might become the new growth pole in the global economy, their...

The reopening should continue across the major developed economies through the second half of 2021. The focus for markets has shifted to the strength of the growth rebound, the implications for inflation and the timing of central bank moves to taper asset purchases and eventually rais...

Central banks have entered tightening mode, often a threat to EM risk appetite, but we see opportunities. The MSCI EM equity index remains above its 2007 high while sentiment and flows have eased. EM is a stealth reopening play considering sector weights. EM fixed income doesn...

If you’re wondering about the potential direction for the dollar, the downward trend looks like it will resume thanks to the “twin” trade and budget deficits. From the June 11, ’21 Bespoke report, Paul Hickey notes the MSCI World Index (ex-US) has seen over...

US stocks rallied to record highs and dollar weakness returned as investors shrug off the hawkish tilt given at last week’s FOMC policy decision. The trading week ended with a mixed inflation report that contained a downside surprise with the monthly reading. The upcoming w...

With the economic recovery undeniably ramping up, we ask managers for their thoughts on valuations in the markets. While lockdowns were protracted affairs for so many of us, the economic recovery has been astoundingly rapid in many parts of the world. Regardless of the shift in to...

Early lockdown measures and supply chain disruptions induced a spike in consumer food prices. Ocean freight rates as measured by the Baltic Dry Index (a measure of shipping costs) have increased around 2-3 times in the last 12 months. From their trough in April 2020, international...

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) - $0.2746.30-Day SEC Yield of 4.08% as of May 28.Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 25; ex-div Jun 24. For further details see: First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.2746