FYCFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
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%
#3,803 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$1.4B
#981 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+32.7%
Track Record
15 years
#881 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,658+26.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Small
Strategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Growth
Index tracked
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 10.6% of funddiversified
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC
2.0%
MAXLINEAR INC
1.8%
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
1.1%
ANAPTYSBIO INC
0.9%
INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC
0.9%
CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC
0.8%
MYR GROUP INC
0.8%
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
0.8%
GARRETT MOTION INC
0.8%
BEL FUSE INC
0.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Healthcare
30.4%
Technology
17.4%
Industrials
15.0%
Financial Services
10.6%
Consumer Cyclical
9.5%
Real Estate
5.2%
Communication
3.3%
Basic Materials
3.1%
Other
5.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
21.4%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-47.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.99Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.48Good downside protection
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 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small 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 700 Small Cap Growth Index, focusing on growth and value factors. Significant investments are made in health care and industrial sectors.
- Inception date
- April 19, 2011
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18