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FYCFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money15y track recordRanked #933 of 2,998 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%

#3,681 of 5,861 · average

Fund Size

$1.3B

#990 of 5,861 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+48.7%

Track Record

15 years

#869 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$14,447+44.5%

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

What's inside

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 = 10.6% of fundwell diversified

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
27.2%
Industrials
17.6%
Technology
17.5%
Consumer Cyclical
9.4%
Financial Services
8.9%
Real Estate
5.4%
Communication
3.8%
Basic Materials
3.6%
Other
6.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
21.8%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-47.1%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.93Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.39Good 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 2026-08-04