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First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD)
USD187.30
-3.17 (-1.66%)
NASDAQ USD US Equity
NAV
USD 190.35
-1.60% vs NAV
as of 2026-07-13
AUM
USD 561.53M
TER
0.63%
Yield (TTM)
0.09%
Distribution
Distributing · Quarterly
52-week range
146.30 – 199.97
Holdings
675
Issuer
First Trust
About this ETF
The First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund operates as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its central aim is to achieve investment returns that largely reflect the overall performance—encompassing both capital appreciation and income generation—of a particular equity benchmark. This benchmark is known as the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index, with its performance tracked prior to the subtraction of any management fees or operational costs.
ISIN
US33733F1012
Issuer
First Trust
Domicile
US
Inception
2007-05-08
Asset class
Equity
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A) IBKR | 0.50% |
| Morgan Stanley MS | 0.50% |
| eBay Inc. EBAY | 0.49% |
| Incyte Corporation INCY | 0.48% |
| Fortinet, Inc. FTNT | 0.48% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) DELL | 0.47% |
| Talen Energy Corporation TLN | 0.47% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. ADI | 0.46% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) DDOG | 0.46% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF | 0.45% |
Sector mix
Price chart
USD187.30
-3.17 (-1.66%)
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Returns
| 1 month | +3.35% |
| 3 months | +11.10% |
| 6 months | +11.95% |
| Year to date | +15.72% |
| 1 year | +26.81% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +21.96% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +9.39% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +13.85% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 20.16% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.28 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.11 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.96 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -10.67% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -32.10% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -54.47% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 1.41 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.88 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
Day Score (bias 0-100, not a probability)
29
P(gain) 22 sessions — probability
57%
VaR 95% (daily)
-2.16%
CVaR 95% (daily)
-3.28%
GARCH vol forecast (22d)
1.44%
Market regime (Markov)
Bear
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Top-10 concentration
4.8%
Effective holdings
439
Disclosed positions
675
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
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Cost vs. peers
FAD
0.63%
Equity median
0.39%
Cheapest in class BKLC
0.00%
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.0711 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.0218 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.0085 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.0757 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.0688 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.3113 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.3848 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.0518 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.1919 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.0686 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.1134 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.2035 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.2779 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.1236 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.1022 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | USD 0.0641 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | USD 0.1143 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.0528 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.0759 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.0645 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.1370 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.1610 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 0.1155 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.0300 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.0632 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.0653 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.0137 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.0348 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.0113 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.0623 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.0337 |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-30 | USD 0.0392 |
| 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-31 | USD 0.0103 |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-30 | USD 0.1670 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-30 | USD 0.0510 |
| 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-30 | USD 0.0650 |
| 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-31 | USD 0.0510 |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-31 | USD 0.0880 |
| 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-30 | USD 0.0200 |
| 2015-06-24 | 2015-06-30 | USD 0.0340 |
ESG profile
Derived from holdings
covers 97.8% of the portfolio by weight
(657 scored constituents)
Environmental
63.2
class avg 63.0
Social
65.4
class avg 62.3
Governance
67.3
class avg 64.9
Total ESG
65.3
class avg 63.4
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
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Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB | 0.03% | 182.70B | 35.1% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 24.6% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 21.5% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 21.5% |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 21.5% |
