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First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

ETF
FYX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$109.045 +0.01 +0.0%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
FYX (ETF)

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$109.045 +0.01 +0.0%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
FYX (ETF)

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$109.045 +0.01 +0.0%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity

Name

As of 12/06/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$109.05

$838 M

1.89%

$2.06

0.61%

Vitals

YTD Return

20.4%

1 yr return

30.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

5.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

12.6%

Net Assets

$838 M

Holdings in Top 10

4.3%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$109.0
$85.62
$110.53

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.61%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 116.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 12/06/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$109.05

$838 M

1.89%

$2.06

0.61%

FYX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 20.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 12.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.77%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    First Trust Advisors L.P.
  • Inception Date
    May 08, 2007
  • Shares Outstanding
    9950002
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Daniel Lindquist

Fund Description

The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an “indexing” investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and is developed, maintained and sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Index Provider”). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to maintain Index integrity. According to the Index Provider, the Index employs the AlphaDEX® security selection methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq US 700 Small CapTM Index (the "Base Index").The AlphaDEX® security selection methodology aims to select securities that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices. Alpha is an indication of how much an investment outperforms or underperforms on a risk-adjusted basis relative to its benchmark. The Base Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index designed to measure the performance of the securities that are ranked 1101 to 1800 by full company market capitalization from the Nasdaq US BenchmarkTMIndex.According to the Index Provider, security selection for the Index will be conducted in the following manner: 1.The selection universe for the Index begins with all stocks in the Base Index. 2.The Index Provider then removes any duplicate (multiple share classes) stocks and stocks which do not meet the Index Provider’s liquidity screens. 3.The remaining stocks in the universe are then ranked on both growth and value factors. Each stock is classified as either a value stock or a growth stock, as determined by the Index Provider. A stock classified as a value stock will receive its value rank as its “selection score” and a stock classified as a growth stock will receive its growth rank as its “selection score.” 4.The top 525 stocks based on the selection score determined in step 3 comprise the “selected stocks.” The selected stocks are then split into quintiles based on their selection score, with higher scoring quintiles receiving a greater weight in the Index.The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Index’s quarterly rebalance and reconstitution schedule may cause the Fund to experience a higher rate of portfolio turnover. The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of October 31, 2024, the Index was composed of 525 securities with a market capitalization range of $631.42 million to $11.28 billion. The securities of companies represented in the Index generally have market capitalizations that are consistent with the name of the Index. However, the Fund will not sell a security because the security has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range of the Index.The Fund's investments will change as the Index changes and, as a result, the Fund may have significant investments in jurisdictions or investment sectors from time to time. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.
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FYX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FYX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 20.4% -1.0% 29.9% 28.57%
1 Yr 30.1% 0.0% 40.0% 31.43%
3 Yr 5.5%* -11.1% 45.3% 44.51%
5 Yr 12.6%* -12.4% 34.8% 14.86%
10 Yr 9.6%* -2.9% 18.5% 18.37%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FYX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 16.7% -19.9% 29.0% 24.47%
2022 -19.2% -59.3% 118.2% 37.88%
2021 26.1% -31.6% 39.3% 6.05%
2020 18.5% -51.0% 39.5% 12.02%
2019 19.9% -5.6% 37.8% 57.53%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FYX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 20.4% -1.0% 29.9% 28.57%
1 Yr 30.1% 0.0% 40.0% 31.43%
3 Yr 5.5%* -11.1% 45.3% 44.51%
5 Yr 12.6%* -12.4% 34.8% 14.86%
10 Yr 9.6%* -2.9% 18.5% 18.37%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FYX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 18.3% -11.7% 31.8% 25.81%
2022 -18.4% -45.2% 123.7% 67.12%
2021 27.4% 0.0% 45.6% 23.24%
2020 19.5% -50.5% 46.9% 18.64%
2019 21.3% 2.2% 40.9% 84.52%

FYX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FYX Category Low Category High FYX % Rank
Net Assets 838 M 555 K 145 B 39.73%
Number of Holdings 528 2 2445 27.00%
Net Assets in Top 10 40.2 M 124 K 10.3 B 69.39%
Weighting of Top 10 4.31% 3.1% 100.1% 99.24%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. BOFA SECURITIES INC 0.61%
  2. MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC 0.59%
  3. Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc 0.53%
  4. Customers Bancorp Inc 0.39%
  5. Carpenter Technology Corp 0.38%
  6. PROG Holdings Inc 0.37%
  7. Century Communities Inc 0.37%
  8. Powell Industries Inc 0.37%
  9. Hudson Pacific Properties Inc 0.36%
  10. Baldwin Insurance Group Inc/The 0.35%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FYX % Rank
Stocks
99.93% 4.44% 107.74% 2.47%
Other
1.20% -0.07% 49.08% 17.30%
Cash
0.09% 0.00% 27.02% 92.40%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 5.13% 97.72%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.17% 97.71%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 102.81% 97.72%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FYX % Rank
Financial Services
20.94% 0.00% 35.52% 11.15%
Industrials
16.33% 2.46% 37.42% 52.31%
Consumer Cyclical
14.42% 0.99% 47.79% 10.19%
Real Estate
9.44% 0.00% 29.43% 17.31%
Technology
9.09% 0.00% 43.95% 90.58%
Healthcare
7.82% 0.00% 26.53% 85.00%
Energy
6.36% 0.00% 37.72% 48.46%
Consumer Defense
6.35% 0.00% 18.87% 11.15%
Communication Services
4.12% 0.00% 14.85% 16.15%
Basic Materials
2.68% 0.00% 18.66% 90.58%
Utilities
2.44% 0.00% 18.58% 51.92%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FYX % Rank
US
99.93% 2.58% 107.74% 1.52%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 97.07% 97.72%

FYX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FYX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.61% 0.01% 38.30% 80.34%
Management Fee 0.50% 0.00% 1.50% 25.00%
12b-1 Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 21.67%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% N/A

Sales Fees

FYX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

FYX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FYX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 116.00% 1.00% 314.00% 91.39%

FYX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FYX Category Low Category High FYX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.89% 0.00% 42.47% 43.92%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FYX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FYX Category Low Category High FYX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.77% -2.40% 2.49% 20.96%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FYX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FYX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Daniel Lindquist


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 08, 2007

15.07

15.1%

Daniel J. Lindquist, CFA, was born in 1970. Mr. Lindquist earned a B.A. in Business Economics from Wheaton College and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2004 and is a Managing Director. Mr. Lindquist is the Chairman of the Investment Committee and is responsible for the overall supervision of the Separate Managed Accounts.

Jon Erickson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 08, 2007

15.07

15.1%

Jon C. Erickson, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. Erickson earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and has an MBA from the University of Illinois in Finance. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 1994 and he is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President. As the head of FTA’s Equity Research Group, Mr. Erickson shall be responsible for determining the securities to be purchased and sold by Funds that do not utilize quantitative investment strategies on behalf of the Investment Committee.

David McGarel


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 08, 2007

15.07

15.1%

David G. McGarel, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. McGarel earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 1997 and he is a Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Investment Officer. As head of FTA’s Strategy Research Group, Mr. McGarel shall be responsible for developing and implementing quantitative investment strategies for those Funds that have investment policies that require them to follow such strategies, on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Stan Ueland


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 08, 2007

15.07

15.1%

Mr. Ueland joined First Trust Advisors as a Vice President in August 2005 and has been a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP since September 2012. At First Trust, he plays an important role in executing the investment strategies of each portfolio of exchange-traded funds advised by First Trust. Before joining First Trust, he was vice president of sales at BondWave LLC from May 2004 through August 2005, an account executive for Mina Capital Management LLC and Samaritan Asset Management LLC from January 2003 through May 2004, and a sales consultant at Oracle Corporation from January 1997 through January 2003.

Roger Testin


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 08, 2007

15.07

15.1%

Roger F. Testin, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. Testin earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2001 and he is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President. As Product Manager for the VA’s, SMA’s and International Managed Products, Mr. Testin shall be responsible for the daily implementation and execution of the strategies for these product vehicles on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Chris Peterson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 18, 2016

6.21

6.2%

Chris A. Peterson, CFA was born in 1975. Mr. Peterson earned a B.S in Finance from Bradley University and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Analytic Finance & Accounting. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2000. As head of FTA’s Portfolio Advisor’s Strategy Research Group, Mr. Peterson shall be responsible for developing and implementing quantitative equity strategies on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Erik Russo


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2020

1.41

1.4%

Mr. Russo is a Vice President of First Trust. He is responsible for implementing the investment strategies of each portfolio of exchange-traded funds advised by First Trust in his role as a Portfolio Manager. Mr. Russo joined First Trust in January of 2010.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 49.61 7.17 2.58