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FYCFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money15y track recordRanked #927 of 2,960 in this goal

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

By First Trust · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

0.70%

#3,529 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$1.1B

#1,040 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+60.4%

Track Record

15 years

#886 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$15,361+53.6%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Growth

Index tracked

Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 9.3% of fundwell diversified

MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC
1.8%
ACM Research Inc
0.9%
Vicor Corp
0.9%
Astronics Corp
0.9%
Brookdale Senior Living Inc
0.9%
Ardelyx Inc
0.8%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc
0.8%
Eos Energy Enterprises Inc
0.8%
Planet Labs PBC
0.8%
Liquidia Corp
0.8%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Healthcare
25.3%
Industrials
18.7%
Technology
17.5%
Consumer Cyclical
9.5%
Financial Services
8.9%
Real Estate
5.7%
Communication
3.7%
Basic Materials
3.7%
Other
6.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
21.6%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-47.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.01Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.51Good downside protection

Where to buy

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 Small Cap Growth Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Index, using an indexing approach to replicate its performance. The Index employs the AlphaDEX methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Growth Index.
Inception date
April 19, 2011
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-06-19