FPA ETF — First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund

First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund (FPA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FPA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.26%, its expense ratio is 0.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 138.8% over the past 15.5 years, 513.4 points behind SPY at 652.2%.

First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund is an ETF that tracks a proprietary index designed to select stocks from the NASDAQ Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index using AlphaDEX® methodology, aiming to generate positive risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional indices. The fund distributes quarterly with a moderate current distribution rate, carries an expense ratio of 0.80%, and maintains a modest asset base. It appeals to income investors seeking equity exposure to Asia Pacific markets outside Japan with a value-oriented, alpha-focused selection approach.

FPA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 138.8% over the past 15.5 years, 513.4 points behind SPY at 652.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.4%.

FPA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.16%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/18/2011

Expense ratio

0.80%

Distribution rate

3.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.26%

Last close

$45.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$119,580,726

Average volume

168351.0

Dividend

$0.367

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.63

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.26%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FPA risks and drawbacks

FPA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.4%.

Who may consider FPA — and who may not

FPA may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FPA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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