First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD)

Key Metrics

TER 0.63% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 480 M

Inception date May 8, 2007

Holdings 678

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider First Trust

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Historical Return

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

1 Year +19.6% +0.1% Div

3 Years (avg.) +20.0% +0.1% Div

5 Years (avg.) +8.2% +0.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

Volatility

19.35% 1 Year

19.13% 3 Years

20.51% 5 Years

21.18% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-10.68% 1 Year

-23.71% 3 Years

-32.11% 5 Years

-37.25% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.71 1 Year

0.78 3 Years

0.27 5 Years

0.48 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	-2.2%	3.0%	12.8%	11.8%	9.9%	9.6%	11.6%	9.1%	11.0%	13.1%	13.9%	10.2%	10.9%	11.9%	12.2%
2012		8.4%	21.2%	17.0%	13.2%	12.1%	14.1%	10.8%	12.7%	14.9%	15.7%	11.4%	12.1%	13.0%	13.3%
2013			35.4%	21.5%	14.8%	13.1%	15.2%	11.2%	13.4%	15.8%	16.5%	11.7%	12.4%	13.4%	13.7%
2014				9.0%	5.7%	6.5%	10.7%	6.9%	10.1%	13.2%	14.4%	9.3%	10.4%	11.6%	12.0%
2015					2.5%	5.3%	11.3%	6.4%	10.3%	13.9%	15.2%	9.4%	10.5%	11.9%	12.3%
2016						8.1%	15.9%	7.8%	12.3%	16.4%	17.4%	10.4%	11.6%	13.0%	13.3%
2017							24.4%	7.6%	13.8%	18.5%	19.4%	10.8%	12.1%	13.6%	13.9%
2018								-6.9%	8.8%	16.7%	18.2%	8.3%	10.1%	12.1%	12.7%
2019									27.2%	30.6%	28.0%	12.4%	13.9%	15.6%	15.8%
2020										34.1%	28.3%	7.9%	10.8%	13.5%	14.0%
2021											22.8%	-3.2%	4.0%	8.8%	10.3%
2022												-23.8%	-4.3%	4.5%	7.4%
2023													20.0%	22.4%	20.4%
2024														24.8%	20.6%
2025															16.6%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

19%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

5.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

33.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

51.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

8.9%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Sep 13, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$116B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	0.60%	2.01%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	1.33	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	41.41	22.99
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-54.34	-
Profitable Companies	82%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	28.57	18.8
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	7.01	9.13
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	9.26	11.88

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	22.32	12.43
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	8.03	12.4
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.15	0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	1.02	0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	9.93%	21.44%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+27.6%	+54.3%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	17.05%	2.03%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	5.56%	4.04%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	11.84%	3.73%

Limit holdings to companies in a single sector.

$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc

STX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $186.15B

P/E Ratio 57.1

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $3.28M

Weight 0.68%

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Bloom Energy Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

BE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $81.22B

P/E Ratio 329.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $3.2M

Weight 0.67%

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Western Digital Corp.

WDC - Manufacturing

Market Cap $154.13B

P/E Ratio 16.5

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $3.07M

Weight 0.64%

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Micron Technology Inc.

MU - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.1T

P/E Ratio 21.8

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $2.93M

Weight 0.61%

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

AMD - Manufacturing

Market Cap $841.6B

P/E Ratio 131.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.66M

Weight 0.55%

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CIENA Corp.

CIEN - Manufacturing

Market Cap $49.48B

P/E Ratio 75.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.6M

Weight 0.54%

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

FIX - Construction

Market Cap $59.51B

P/E Ratio 41.5

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $2.55M

Weight 0.53%

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Marvell Technology Inc

MRVL - Manufacturing

Market Cap $206.77B

P/E Ratio 77.4

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $2.55M

Weight 0.53%

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Quanta Services, Inc.

PWR - Construction

Market Cap $97.81B

P/E Ratio 73.6

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $2.53M

Weight 0.53%

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Vertiv Holdings Co - Ordinary Shares - Class A

VRT - Manufacturing

Market Cap $98.97B

P/E Ratio 56.9

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $2.5M

Weight 0.52%

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Lumentum Holdings Inc

LITE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $72.12B

P/E Ratio -10.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.45M

Weight 0.51%

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Dell Technologies Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

DELL - Information

Market Cap $376.72B

P/E Ratio 32.4

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $2.43M

Weight 0.51%

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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc

MTSI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $20.97B

P/E Ratio 85.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.42M

Weight 0.50%

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Caterpillar Inc.

CAT - Manufacturing

Market Cap $377.06B

P/E Ratio 35.1

Dividends 0.8%

Total Investment $2.4M

Weight 0.50%

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GE Vernova Inc.

GEV

Market Cap $254.95B

P/E Ratio 27.2

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $2.37M

Weight 0.49%

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Keysight Technologies Inc

KEYS - Manufacturing

Market Cap $57.87B

P/E Ratio 46.6

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.37M

Weight 0.49%

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MKS Instruments, Inc.

MKSI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $18.06B

P/E Ratio 40.9

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $2.36M

Weight 0.49%

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Mastec Inc.

MTZ - Construction

Market Cap $19.31B

P/E Ratio 37.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $2.34M

Weight 0.49%

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Corning, Inc.

GLW - Manufacturing

Market Cap $143.3B

P/E Ratio 75.3

Dividends 0.7%

Total Investment $2.31M

Weight 0.48%

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Emcor Group, Inc.

EME - Construction

Market Cap $34.43B

P/E Ratio 24.4

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $2.31M

Weight 0.48%

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United States	97.2%
Ireland	1.3%
Cayman Islands	0.4%
Singapore	0.4%
Switzerland	0.2%
United Kingdom	0.2%
Netherlands	0.1%
Bahamas	0.1%
Puerto Rico	0.1%
Other	0.0%
Other	0.0%

Manufacturing	47.7%
Finance and Insurance	9.6%
Construction	5.0%
Information	4.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	4.5%
Retail Trade	3.3%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	2.3%
Transportation and Warehousing	2.1%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	1.9%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.9%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1.6%
Wholesale Trade	1.2%
Accommodation and Food Services	1.2%
Utilities	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1.0%
Financial Services	0.7%
Educational Services	0.5%
Technology	0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0.4%
Industrials	0.4%
Energy	0.1%
Healthcare	0.1%
Finance	0.1%
Real Estate	0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.1%
Other	7.8%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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