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FADFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MULTI CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

$181.38+0.59% vs prior close
15120052-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

FAD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFAD close
Sep 28, 2026$181.64
Sep 29, 2026$181.97
Sep 30, 2026$181.28
Oct 1, 2026$182.47
Oct 2, 2026$184.40
Oct 5, 2026$185.36
Oct 6, 2026$185.82
Oct 7, 2026$183.01
Oct 8, 2026$181.94
Oct 9, 2026$184.65
Oct 12, 2026$182.99
Oct 13, 2026$181.98
Oct 14, 2026$178.17
Oct 15, 2026$179.77
Oct 16, 2026$174.98
Oct 19, 2026$176.42
Oct 20, 2026$178.66
Oct 21, 2026$180.40
Oct 22, 2026$176.58
Oct 23, 2026$176.17
Oct 26, 2026$177.89
Oct 27, 2026$180.32
Oct 28, 2026$181.38

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +12.1% so far this year.

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

$214Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
11Kavg daily volume, 30 days
676holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed April 29, 2024 · beta 1.42

Sector weights

  • Technology22.25%
  • Information Technology22.04%
  • Industrials21.26%
  • Technology Services20.94%
  • Consumer Discretionary18.58%
  • Consumer Cyclical13.55%
  • Finance12.83%
  • Healthcare11.96%
  • Producer Manufacturing11.36%
  • Electronic Technology11.01%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Technology22.25%
Information Technology22.04%
Industrials21.26%
Technology Services20.94%
Consumer Discretionary18.58%
Consumer Cyclical13.55%
Finance12.83%
Healthcare11.96%
Producer Manufacturing11.36%
Electronic Technology11.01%

Country weights

  • United States98.55%
  • Other0.56%
  • Switzerland0.49%
  • Singapore0.42%
  • Netherlands0.33%
  • Canada0.16%
  • Bermuda0.13%
  • Colombia0.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States98.55%
Other0.56%
Switzerland0.49%
Singapore0.42%
Netherlands0.33%
Canada0.16%
Bermuda0.13%
Colombia0.1%
Performance
1 week+2.7%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-1.0%
6 months+2.4%
YTD+12.1%
1 year+9.8%
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
-12.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.3%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
10Kshares traded
The case against FAD

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$122.9B+$1.7B573× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$80B+$175M373× the assets · +$175M in over the monthHead-to-head
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF0.35%$67.7B+$1B316× the assets · +$1B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M270× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF0.15%$49.3B+$98M230× the assets · +$98M in over the monthHead-to-head
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