FSZFirst Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money14y track recordRanked #2,191 of 2,969 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Switzerland Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.80%

#4,199 of 5,573 · expensive

Fund Size

$42M

#3,734 of 5,573 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+12.3%

Track Record

14 years

#979 of 5,573 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$11,215+12.2%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Europe

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Switzerland Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 40.2% of fundmoderately concentrated

Holcim AG

4.9%

Helvetia Baloise Holding AG

4.2%

Avolta AG

4.1%

Swissquote Group Holding SA

4.1%

Sandoz Group AG

4.0%

Swatch Group AG/The

3.9%

EFG International AG

3.9%

SFS Group AG

3.7%

Adecco Group AG

3.7%

BKW AG

3.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks

99.8%

Cash

0.2%

By sector

Healthcare

22.4%

Industrials

21.9%

Financial Services

18.4%

Consumer Cyclical

10.4%

Basic Materials

8.3%

Consumer Defensive

6.7%

Communication

3.8%

Real Estate

3.4%

Other

4.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

14.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-34.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.63Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

0.92Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Switzerland Index.
Strategy: Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Switzerland Index, using an indexing approach to replicate its performance. The Index employs the AlphaDEX methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq Switzerland Index, focusing on companies assigned to Switzerland.
Inception date: February 14, 2012
Fund family: First Trust