FADFirst Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money19y track recordRanked #1,213 of 3,055 in this goal

Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.63%

#3,444 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$580M

#1,552 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+14.1%

Track Record

19 years

#482 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$11,145+11.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

North america

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Growth

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 6.8% of funddiversified

DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.

1.3%

SANDISK CORP

0.7%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

0.7%

BLOOM ENERGY CORP

0.7%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP

0.6%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC

0.6%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC

0.6%

CIENA CORP

0.5%

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC

0.5%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC

0.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks

99.9%

Cash

0.1%

By sector

Technology

25.9%

Industrials

21.6%

Healthcare

18.3%

Consumer Cyclical

11.2%

Financial Services

9.4%

Real Estate

4.2%

Communication

3.0%

Basic Materials

2.3%

Other

4.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

20.8%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-38.6%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.85Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.22Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective: Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index.
Strategy: Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index employs the AlphaDEX security selection methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq US 500, 600, and 700 Large, Mid, and Small Cap Growth Indices.
Inception date: May 8, 2007
Fund family: First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18