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FNYFIRST TRUST MID CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MID CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

$105.00+0.69% today
8511152-WK
Price & daily flows
105.398.090.6105.00DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +13.0% so far this year.

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

$358Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
17Kavg daily volume, 30 days
226holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed February 15, 2024 · beta 1.37
Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary24.08%
Industrials22.76%
Technology Services20.84%
Consumer Cyclical16.87%
Technology16.49%
Information Technology15.97%
Healthcare13.53%
Producer Manufacturing12.47%
Finance11.62%
Financial Services8.38%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.7%
Bermuda0.77%
Other0.75%
Ireland0.69%
Switzerland0.51%
United Kingdom0.3%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.7%
1 month+2.3%
3 months+2.6%
6 months+8.0%
YTD+13.0%
1 year+20.9%
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
22%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.3%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
17Kshares traded
The case against FNY

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FNY 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+$547M358× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$77.4B+$322M216× the assets · +$322M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF0.18%$50.4B+$51M141× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF0.15%$47.9B+$574M134× the assets · +$574M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M94× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
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