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FYXFIRST TRUST SMALL CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

$143.78+0.66% today
10414752-WK
Price & daily flows
137.3124.8112.4143.78DAILY NET FLOWAug 21Dec 18Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +26.0% so far this year.

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

$919Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
30Kavg daily volume, 30 days
526holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 2, 2023 · beta 1.00
Sector weights
Finance29.3%
Financial Services19.48%
Financials19.3%
Consumer Discretionary18.94%
Industrials16.55%
Healthcare12.94%
Consumer Cyclical12.72%
Information Technology9.86%
Technology9.85%
Real Estate8.97%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99%
Bermuda0.57%
Bahamas0.32%
Canada0.3%
Luxembourg0.25%
Ireland0.24%
Germany0.21%
Netherlands0.16%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.0%
1 month+1.7%
3 months+8.2%
6 months+15.4%
YTD+26.0%
1 year+34.0%
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
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.0%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
14Kshares traded
The case against FYX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FYX 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+$547M140× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF0.18%$9.1B+$5M10× the assets · +$5M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF0.18%$8.4B+$41M9× the assets · +$41M in over the monthHead-to-head
SMLF iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF0.15%$4.3B+$34M5× the assets · +$34M in over the monthHead-to-head
IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF0.06%$4.2B+$69M5× the assets · +$69M in over the monthHead-to-head
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