Growth Passive Equities

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap GrowthTM Index (the “Index”).

$96.59

Key Metrics

TER 0.73% per year
Distribution policy Accumulating
Fund size USD 578 M
Inception date April 19, 2011
Holdings 227
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider First Trust
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ftportfolios.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
1 Year +2.9%
3 Years (avg.) +17.5%
5 Years (avg.) +5.7%

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Volatility

19.64% 1 Year
20.37% 3 Years
21.99% 5 Years
22.27% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-12.38% 1 Year
-25.09% 3 Years
-33.97% 5 Years
-38.91% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.01 1 Year
0.64 3 Years
0.16 5 Years
0.44 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011 -8.6% -0.1% 9.9% 9.0% 6.9% 7.5% 9.7% 7.3% 9.9% 12.2% 12.4% 8.8% 9.8% 10.5% 10.7%
2012 9.1% 20.4% 15.5% 11.1% 11.1% 13.1% 9.8% 12.4% 14.8% 14.8% 10.6% 11.5% 12.1% 12.2%
2013 32.9% 18.9% 11.8% 11.6% 14.0% 9.9% 12.9% 15.5% 15.4% 10.7% 11.8% 12.3% 12.4%
2014 6.4% 2.5% 5.2% 9.7% 5.8% 9.9% 13.3% 13.4% 8.5% 9.8% 10.6% 10.9%
2015 -1.2% 4.7% 10.8% 5.7% 10.6% 14.4% 14.5% 8.8% 10.2% 11.1% 11.3%
2016 10.8% 17.3% 8.1% 13.7% 17.8% 17.3% 10.3% 11.8% 12.5% 12.6%
2017 24.1% 6.7% 14.7% 19.7% 18.7% 10.2% 11.9% 12.7% 12.8%
2018 -8.2% 10.3% 18.2% 17.3% 7.6% 10.0% 11.2% 11.5%
2019 32.5% 34.2% 27.4% 12.0% 14.0% 14.8% 14.7%
2020 35.9% 24.9% 5.9% 9.8% 11.6% 11.9%
2021 14.7% -6.6% 2.3% 6.2% 7.7%
2022 -23.9% -3.4% 3.5% 6.0%
2023 22.6% 20.8% 18.3%
2024 19.0% 16.3%
2025 13.6%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
15%
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%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
25%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
14%
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
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
1.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
63.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
35.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
4.3% Top 5 Holdings
8.5% Top 10 Holdings
36.3% Top 50 Holdings
63.9% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
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0.9%
GH Guardant Health Inc
0.9%
PACS PACS Group Inc.
0.9%
VSCO Victoria`s Secret & Co
0.9%
AMRX Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc
0.9%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Oct 25, 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. $9.81B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 0.58% 1.13%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 1.28 -
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. 37.63 36.21
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 -50.51 -
Profitable Companies 76% -
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. 29.02 11.65
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 5.74 6.25
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 4.27 6.18
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 14.61 9.94
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 7.55 3.84
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.18 0.07
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. 0.55 -0.84
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 5.98% 25.35%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +24.6% +52.9%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 15.50% 36.99%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 2.55% 14.38%
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. 5.50% 24.11%

Sectors

Manufacturing 39.4%
Finance and Insurance 12.2%
Information 7.5%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6.0%
Construction 5.1%
Retail Trade 3.3%
Accommodation and Food Services 2.4%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 2.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2.0%
Wholesale Trade 1.8%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 1.6%
Transportation and Warehousing 1.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance 1.4%
Educational Services 0.9%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0.8%
Utilities 0.8%
Technology 0.7%
Industrials 0.6%
Financial Services 0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 0.2%
Other 9.3%

Countries

United States 99.6%
Ireland 0.3%
Other 0.1%

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0% 30%

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Market Cap $8.38B
P/E Ratio 41.0
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.98M
Weight 0.86%

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Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.96M
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P/E Ratio 28.0
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.95M
Weight 0.86%

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P/E Ratio 20.5
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.88M
Weight 0.84%

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P/E Ratio 10.7
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.85M
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P/E Ratio 165.1
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.83M
Weight 0.84%

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P/E Ratio 18.7
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.65M
Weight 0.81%

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P/E Ratio 32.6
Dividends 0.4%
Total Investment $4.63M
Weight 0.80%

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P/E Ratio 25.2
Dividends 0.5%
Total Investment $4.52M
Weight 0.78%

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P/E Ratio -55.0
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.38M
Weight 0.76%

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P/E Ratio 17.8
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.35M
Weight 0.75%

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P/E Ratio 28.7
Dividends 0.3%
Total Investment $4.22M
Weight 0.73%

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P/E Ratio 37.7
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.21M
Weight 0.73%

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P/E Ratio -2.8
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $4.18M
Weight 0.72%

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P/E Ratio -8.5
Dividends 0.0%
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