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FNXFIRST TRUST MID CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MID CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

$145.91+0.61% today
11714852-WK
Price & daily flows
143.0136.4129.8145.91DAILY NET FLOWFeb 19Apr 21Jun 22Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +14.1% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.2Bassets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
10Kavg daily volume, 30 days
452holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 17, 2023 · beta 0.96
Performance
1 week-1.1%
1 month+1.8%
3 months+5.1%
6 months+6.4%
YTD+14.1%
1 year+18.3%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
7Kshares traded
The case against FNX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FNX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M105× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF0.18%$9.1B+$5M7× the assets · +$5M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF0.18%$8.4B+$41M7× the assets · +$41M in over the monthHead-to-head
SMLF iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF0.15%$4.3B+$34M4× the assets · +$34M in over the monthHead-to-head
IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF0.06%$4.2B+$69M3× the assets · +$69M in over the monthHead-to-head
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