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FYCFIRST TRUST SMALL CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

$122.00+0.71% today
8612752-WK
Price & daily flows
123.0120.9118.8122.00DAILY NET FLOWJul 24Aug 4Aug 12Aug 21

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

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +25.8% so far this year.

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

$319Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
91Kavg daily volume, 30 days
265holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed February 28, 2024 · beta 1.36
Sector weights
Healthcare23.22%
Industrials17.78%
Technology Services17.35%
Information Technology16.62%
Technology16.52%
Finance15.72%
Consumer Discretionary12.44%
Health Technology11.24%
Real Estate10.21%
Producer Manufacturing9.5%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.86%
Canada0.79%
Bermuda0.63%
Luxembourg0.54%
Colombia0.51%
Ireland0.48%
Netherlands0.42%
Bahamas0.42%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.5%
1 month+3.5%
3 months+6.6%
6 months+20.4%
YTD+25.8%
1 year+41.3%
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
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.2%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
247Kshares traded
The case against FYC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FYC 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+$547M402× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$77.4B+$322M242× the assets · +$322M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF0.18%$50.4B+$51M158× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF0.15%$47.9B+$574M150× the assets · +$574M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M106× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
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