Skip to content
Beacon
Screener

RND vs FYC

First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF vs First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

RND

First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$5M

FYC

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$1.0B

Key differences

  • RND costs 0.10% less per year.
  • FYC is significantly larger than RND — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • FYC has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

RNDFYC
Annual cost (TER)0.60%0.70%
Fund size (AUM)$5M$1.0B
Since20242011
Dividend yield0.00%0.07%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+27.9%+56.7%
CAGR 3YN/A+27.1%
CAGR 5YN/A+11.2%
Sharpe 3YN/A1.04
Volatility 1Y15.83%21.07%
Max drawdown-23.52%-47.85%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

Similar to RND and FYC