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First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc (FTGE.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 16, 2026

FTGE.DE is a passive ETF by First Trust tracking the investment results of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone. FTGE.DE launched on Oct 21, 2014 and has a 0.65% expense ratio.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc (FTGE.DE) belongs to the Europe Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FTGE.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FTGE.DE

FTGE.DE charges 0.65% annually. There are 246 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
LCUK.DE
Lyxor Core UK Equity All Cap (DR) UCITS ETF - Dist0.04%—Feb 2018FTGE.DE vs LCUK.DE
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020FTGE.DE vs PRAE.DE
H4ZZ.DE
HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)0.05%—Jun 2022FTGE.DE vs H4ZZ.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020FTGE.DE vs PRAZ.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019FTGE.DE vs PR1Z.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FTGE.DE

FTGE.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 71. There are 37 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
96
—Dec 2017FTGE.DE vs ROX.DE
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
93
—Oct 2006FTGE.DE vs SELD.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
92
—May 2005FTGE.DE vs EXSH.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
92
—Dec 2014FTGE.DE vs EUPE.DE
EXXX.DE
iShares ATX UCITS ETF (DE)
91
—Aug 2005FTGE.DE vs EXXX.DE

Top Performing FTGE.DE Alternatives (YTD)

FTGE.DE is at 13.64% YTD. There are 29 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 36.66%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
36.66%
—Dec 2017FTGE.DE vs ROX.DE
SLQX.DE
Expat Slovenia SBI TOP UCITS ETF
26.18%
—Feb 2018FTGE.DE vs SLQX.DE
EXXX.DE
iShares ATX UCITS ETF (DE)
24.87%
—Aug 2005FTGE.DE vs EXXX.DE
XB4A.DE
Xtrackers ATX UCITS ETF (Acc)
24.81%
—Nov 2011FTGE.DE vs XB4A.DE
HUBE.DE
Expat Hungary BUX UCITS ETF
22.87%
—Feb 2018FTGE.DE vs HUBE.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FTGE.DE

FTGE.DE has 14.51% 1-year volatility. There are 149 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.90%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.90%—Sep 2017FTGE.DE vs FLXD.DE
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.96%—Feb 2009FTGE.DE vs MIVA.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...9.04%—Nov 2012FTGE.DE vs EUN0.DE
ESNB.DE
Expat Serbia BELEX15 UCITS ETF9.76%—Jan 2018FTGE.DE vs ESNB.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.84%—Mar 2014FTGE.DE vs ZPRL.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FTGE.DE

FTGE.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.38%. There are 56 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.01%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
-4.01%
—Sep 2017FTGE.DE vs FLXD.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.08%
—Dec 2014FTGE.DE vs EUPE.DE
18M2.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI EMU High Dividend UCITS ETF EUR
-6.19%
—Mar 2009FTGE.DE vs 18M2.DE
EHF1.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe High Dividend Factor UCITS ETF ...
-6.24%
—Jan 2018FTGE.DE vs EHF1.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
-6.65%
—May 2005FTGE.DE vs EXSH.DE

Other ETFs from First Trust

The 8 most viewed First Trust ETFs shown here include CBRS.DE, QCLN.DE, FTGT.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
CBRS.DE
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF AccTechnology Equities
35
35.43%
—May 2020FTGE.DE vs CBRS.DE
QCLN.DE
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS E...Energy Equities
62
24.19%
—Mar 2021FTGE.DE vs QCLN.DE
FTGT.DE
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Est...REIT
34
11.48%
—Mar 2022FTGE.DE vs FTGT.DE
SKYE.DE
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF AccTechnology Equities
19
8.66%
—Dec 2018FTGE.DE vs SKYE.DE
FTGS.DE
First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders UC...Global Equities
25
5.31%
—Mar 2021FTGE.DE vs FTGS.DE
FTGQ.DE
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer UCITS ...Nasdaq-100, Defined Outcome
76
9.27%
—Dec 2024FTGE.DE vs FTGQ.DE
FTGG.DE
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
27
4.55%
—Apr 2016FTGE.DE vs FTGG.DE
FTGU.DE
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF C...Large Cap Blend Equities
90
16.48%
—Apr 2013FTGE.DE vs FTGU.DE

Often Compared With FTGE.DE

Investors most often compare FTGE.DE with XESD.DE, SC0D.DE, AMES.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
XESD.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETFEurope Equities
91
14.62%
—Dec 2013FTGE.DE vs XESD.DE
SC0D.DE
Invesco EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
43
10.33%
—Mar 2009FTGE.DE vs SC0D.DE
AMES.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI Spain UCITS ETF EUREurope Equities
90
13.77%
—Mar 2018FTGE.DE vs AMES.DE
GLD
SPDR Gold SharesGold, Precious Metals
24
-6.05%
132.10BNov 2004FTGE.DE vs GLD
LGQG.DE
Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Broad CTB UCITS ETF AccEurope Equities
49
11.17%
—Apr 2013FTGE.DE vs LGQG.DE
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
60
13.10%
—Sep 2015FTGE.DE vs ELFC.DE
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
46
12.19%
—Jan 2015FTGE.DE vs CEMT.DE
XESC.DE
Xtrackers EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF 1CEurope Equities
45
10.54%
—Aug 2008FTGE.DE vs XESC.DE
EL4X.DE
Deka DAXplus Maximum Dividend UCITS ETFEurope Equities
16
6.39%
—Apr 2009FTGE.DE vs EL4X.DE
DX2G.DE
Xtrackers CAC 40 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
25
5.55%
—Jul 2008FTGE.DE vs DX2G.DE
XUEK.DE
Xtrackers S&P Europe ex UK UCITS ETFEurope Equities
54
10.61%
—Jan 2019FTGE.DE vs XUEK.DE
ZPAB.DE
Amundi S&P Eurozone PAB Net Zero Ambition UCITS ET...Europe Equities
40
9.53%
—Jul 2020FTGE.DE vs ZPAB.DE
EL43.DE
Deka MSCI Europe MC UCITS ETFEurope Equities
61
11.74%
—Jun 2009FTGE.DE vs EL43.DE
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETFEurope Equities
91
17.18%
—Oct 2014FTGE.DE vs WTEE.DE
LGGE.DE
L&G Quality Equity Dividends ESG Exclusions Europe...Europe Equities
89
15.16%
—Apr 2021FTGE.DE vs LGGE.DE
EDEU.DE
BNP Paribas Easy ESG Dividend Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
87
14.73%
—Aug 2017FTGE.DE vs EDEU.DE
ELFA.DE
Deka EURO STOXX 50 (thesaurierend) UCITS ETFEurope Equities
38
8.04%
—May 2015FTGE.DE vs ELFA.DE
B41J.DE
Global X European Infrastructure Development UCITS...Europe Equities
21
5.70%
—Sep 2024FTGE.DE vs B41J.DE
ETBB.DE
BNP Paribas Easy EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
44
10.28%
—Jul 2015FTGE.DE vs ETBB.DE
XESP.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETFEurope Equities
91
14.72%
—Apr 2011FTGE.DE vs XESP.DE

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