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FTCFIRST TRUST LARGE CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

$180.95-1.29% vs prior close
14919452-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

Price & daily flows
186.2175.8165.3Thu Aug 20 · The Alt Platform Itself Is Now DiligenceWed Aug 19 · Schwab's fraud guide hands clients a response checklist180.95DAILY NET FLOWApr 6Jun 4Aug 5Oct 7

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

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +13.2% so far this year.

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

$1.1Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
15Kavg daily volume, 30 days
188holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 19, 2023 · beta 1.45
Sector weights
Technology28.24%
Information Technology27.99%
Technology Services22%
Industrials21.84%
Consumer Discretionary17.69%
Electronic Technology15.84%
Consumer Cyclical13.55%
Finance12.46%
Consumer Services11.59%
Financial Services11.53%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.71%
Ireland3.01%
Switzerland0.95%
Singapore0.85%
Other0.66%
Netherlands0.49%
Bermuda0.4%
United Kingdom0.34%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.2%
1 month+2.1%
3 months-0.4%
6 months+15.6%
YTD+13.2%
1 year+12.7%
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
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.8%latest close versus that peak

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
5Kshares traded
The case against FTC

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$896.9B+$19.2B805× the assets · +$19.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$131.1B+$1.2B118× the assets · +$1.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B111× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.06%$104.3B+$383M94× the assets · +$383M in over the monthHead-to-head
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF0.20%$96B+$956M86× the assets · +$956M in over the monthHead-to-head
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