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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) ETF price history

Every Nasdaq trading session of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund from Feb 17, 2012 to Nov 12, 2026: 3,666 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

FEMS adjusted close, 2012 to 2026

FEMSFirst Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap
$38.89-5.5% over one year
2014201620182020202220242026
$48.82
All time high, 2026
$49.01
52 week high, $37.77 low
3,666
Daily sessions since 2012

Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2012 to 2026 series and minute bars.

FEMS key facts

  • First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) closed at $38.89 on Nov 12, 2026 on Nasdaq.
  • FEMS's all time high close is $48.82, set on May 6, 2026; its all time low close is $14.97 on Jun 5, 2012.
  • FEMS's 52 week range is $37.77 to $49.01.
  • FEMS returned -5.5% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +14.1% over five years.
  • Over ten years FEMS returned +97%, +7.0% a year compounded.
  • FEMS's deepest drawdown was -47.8% from Jan 26, 2018 to Mar 23, 2020.
  • DataCedar holds 3,666 daily sessions of FEMS history from Feb 17, 2012 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

FEMS price chart, 2012 to 2026

FEMS adjusted close, Feb 17, 2012 to Nov 12, 2026$15.55$26.38$37.21$48.0420122014201620182020202220242026
Adjusted daily close. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

FEMS returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.

PeriodReturn
1 month-16.7%
3 months-15.2%
6 months-17.8%
Year to date-6.3%
1 year-5.5%
3 years+17.1%
5 years+14.1%
10 years+96.8%
Since Feb 17, 2012+117.3%
Compound annual growth, 14.7 years+5.4%

FEMS records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close
$48.82 on May 6, 2026
All time low close
$14.97 on Jun 5, 2012
52 week high
$49.01 on May 6, 2026
52 week low
$37.77 on Nov 5, 2026
Deepest drawdown
-47.8% from Jan 26, 2018 to Mar 23, 2020, recovered Jan 7, 2021
Best single session
+48.0% on Mar 13, 2012
Worst single session
-33.3% on Mar 14, 2012
Volatility, 1 year annualised
20.2%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year
50%
Growth of 1 since 2012
2.2×
Best calendar year
2017, +49%
Worst calendar year
2018, -23%

FEMS price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2012 starts on Feb 17, 2012; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnVolumeSessions
2026$41.76$49.01$37.77$38.89-6.1%7.7M218
2025$35.70$43.22$30.52$41.41+16.5%7.3M250
2024$34.61$39.05$33.31$35.55+1.9%8.1M252
2023$33.80$35.35$30.40$34.90+3.6%19.7M250
2022$33.37$34.72$27.01$33.70+1.8%6.6M248
2021$32.42$39.27$31.05$33.09+3.8%5.6M252
2020$29.87$32.03$16.44$31.89+7.9%9.9M247
2019$22.94$29.57$22.39$29.56+28.9%6.8M248
2018$30.00$32.47$22.16$22.94-22.6%18.7M248
2017$19.97$29.72$19.96$29.65+49.0%13.8M249
2016$17.21$22.16$15.11$19.90+14.0%8.8M252
2015$20.32$24.41$16.09$17.45-14.1%4.5M252
2014$21.75$24.21$19.47$20.30-7.0%11.6M251
2013$21.04$23.45$18.26$21.83+6.3%3.4M247
2012$17.89$27.07$14.94$20.54n/a38.6K202

FEMS monthly closes, last 12 months

MonthMonth end closeChange
November 2026$38.89-2.2%
October 2026$39.78-9.9%
September 2026$44.14-6.3%
August 2026$47.11+8.5%
July 2026$43.40-4.9%
June 2026$45.66-1.7%
May 2026$46.46-1.5%
April 2026$47.17+4.6%
March 2026$45.11-4.1%
February 2026$47.03+5.9%
January 2026$44.40+7.2%
December 2025$41.41-0.3%

About the FEMS data

Daily bars. 3,666 sessions from Feb 17, 2012 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per Nasdaq trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are Nasdaq trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Feb 17, 2012, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nasdaq%3AFEMS/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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