First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX)

Key Metrics

TER 0.57% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 1,496 M

Inception date May 8, 2007

Holdings 377

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider First Trust

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Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

1 Year +13.3% +1.0% Div

3 Years (avg.) +18.2% +1.0% Div

5 Years (avg.) +9.1% +1.0% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

Volatility

12.61% 1 Year

14.32% 3 Years

16.20% 5 Years

18.36% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-6.91% 1 Year

-20.12% 3 Years

-22.33% 5 Years

-39.51% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.61 1 Year

0.88 3 Years

0.34 5 Years

0.42 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	-2.5%	4.1%	12.5%	12.4%	8.6%	9.5%	10.9%	7.8%	9.6%	9.8%	11.3%	9.1%	9.4%	9.9%	10.1%
2012		11.2%	20.9%	17.8%	11.6%	12.1%	13.3%	9.3%	11.2%	11.3%	12.8%	10.2%	10.5%	10.9%	11.1%
2013			31.3%	21.3%	11.7%	12.3%	13.7%	9.0%	11.2%	11.3%	13.0%	10.1%	10.4%	10.8%	11.0%
2014				11.9%	3.0%	6.6%	9.7%	5.0%	8.1%	8.7%	10.9%	8.0%	8.5%	9.1%	9.5%
2015					-5.2%	4.1%	8.9%	3.4%	7.4%	8.1%	10.7%	7.5%	8.1%	8.9%	9.3%
2016						14.2%	16.7%	6.4%	10.8%	11.0%	13.6%	9.4%	9.9%	10.5%	10.8%
2017							19.2%	2.7%	9.7%	10.2%	13.5%	8.6%	9.3%	10.1%	10.5%
2018								-11.6%	5.2%	7.4%	12.1%	6.6%	7.7%	8.9%	9.4%
2019									25.1%	18.4%	21.4%	11.8%	12.1%	12.7%	12.8%
2020										12.0%	19.6%	7.6%	9.0%	10.4%	10.9%
2021											27.7%	5.5%	8.0%	10.0%	10.7%
2022												-12.8%	-0.6%	4.6%	6.8%
2023													13.3%	14.6%	14.2%
2024														15.9%	14.7%
2025															13.6%

Distributions

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

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

17%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

17%

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

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

17%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

11%

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

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

0.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

88.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

11.5%

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: Oct 04, 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.	$162B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	1.46%	2.02%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	1.03	-
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.	28.02	23.08
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	-45.59	-
Profitable Companies	95%	-
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.	27.45	19.24
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	5.42	9.85
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	7.22	12.6

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	23.28	11.97
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	6.37	13.3
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.22	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.	1.13	0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	13.68%	21.62%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+29.6%	+55.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	19.00%	1.73%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	7.06%	3.97%
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.	13.79%	3.60%

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$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

Bloom Energy Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

BE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $85.16B

P/E Ratio 346.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $12.85M

Weight 0.86%

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Seagate Technology Holdings Plc

STX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $190.37B

P/E Ratio 58.4

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $10.56M

Weight 0.71%

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Western Digital Corp.

WDC - Manufacturing

Market Cap $143.14B

P/E Ratio 15.3

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $9.87M

Weight 0.66%

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Micron Technology Inc.

MU - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.21T

P/E Ratio 14.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.4M

Weight 0.63%

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

AMD - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.03T

P/E Ratio 160.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.56M

Weight 0.57%

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CIENA Corp.

CIEN - Manufacturing

Market Cap $55.4B

P/E Ratio 84.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.35M

Weight 0.56%

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

FIX - Construction

Market Cap $60.87B

P/E Ratio 42.5

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $8.2M

Weight 0.55%

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Marvell Technology Inc

MRVL - Manufacturing

Market Cap $238.46B

P/E Ratio 89.3

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $8.19M

Weight 0.55%

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Quanta Services, Inc.

PWR - Construction

Market Cap $101.72B

P/E Ratio 76.5

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $8.14M

Weight 0.54%

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Vertiv Holdings Co - Ordinary Shares - Class A

VRT - Manufacturing

Market Cap $97.09B

P/E Ratio 55.8

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $8.05M

Weight 0.54%

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Anthem Inc

ANTM - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $114.59B

P/E Ratio 17.2

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $7.9M

Weight 0.53%

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Lumentum Holdings Inc

LITE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $84.45B

P/E Ratio -11.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $7.89M

Weight 0.53%

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Dell Technologies Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

DELL - Information

Market Cap $373.59B

P/E Ratio 32.2

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $7.82M

Weight 0.52%

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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc

MTSI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $24.54B

P/E Ratio 100.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $7.79M

Weight 0.52%

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GE Vernova Inc.

GEV

Market Cap $263.32B

P/E Ratio 28.0

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $7.62M

Weight 0.51%

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Keysight Technologies Inc

KEYS - Manufacturing

Market Cap $65.73B

P/E Ratio 53.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $7.61M

Weight 0.51%

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MKS Instruments, Inc.

MKSI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $18.85B

P/E Ratio 42.7

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $7.58M

Weight 0.51%

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Mastec Inc.

MTZ - Construction

Market Cap $17.34B

P/E Ratio 34.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $7.52M

Weight 0.50%

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Corning, Inc.

GLW - Manufacturing

Market Cap $141.41B

P/E Ratio 74.3

Dividends 0.7%

Total Investment $7.42M

Weight 0.50%

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Emcor Group, Inc.

EME - Construction

Market Cap $34.7B

P/E Ratio 24.6

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $7.42M

Weight 0.50%

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Manufacturing	37.0%
Finance and Insurance	17.5%
Utilities	7.6%
Information	7.0%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	4.8%
Transportation and Warehousing	4.3%
Construction	4.3%
Retail Trade	3.9%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1.4%
Wholesale Trade	1.0%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	0.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0.6%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.5%
Financial Services	0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.4%
Energy	0.3%
Finance	0.2%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	0.2%
Technology	0.1%
Other	4.4%

United States	95.1%
Ireland	2.3%
Switzerland	1.2%
Bermuda	0.4%
Cayman Islands	0.4%
Other	0.3%
Netherlands	0.2%
United Kingdom	0.1%
Other	0.0%

Key Metrics

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Historical Return

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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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