Passive Equities

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Switzerland 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® SwitzerlandTM Index (the “Index”).

$78.92

Key Metrics

TER 0.80% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 37 M
Inception date February 14, 2012
Holdings 41
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 01, 2026
1 Year +2.1% +2.1% Div
3 Years (avg.) +11.2% +2.1% Div
5 Years (avg.) +3.5% +2.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

Volatility

13.41% 1 Year
14.52% 3 Years
19.00% 5 Years
18.64% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-10.43% 1 Year
-14.16% 3 Years
-36.39% 5 Years
-36.39% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-0.11 1 Year
0.47 3 Years
0.04 5 Years
0.21 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2012 6.2% 15.4% 7.9% 7.5% 6.7% 10.1% 5.8% 7.9% 8.2% 8.9% 5.6% 6.5% 5.8% 7.2%
2013 25.5% 8.8% 7.9% 6.8% 11.0% 5.7% 8.1% 8.4% 9.3% 5.5% 6.6% 5.8% 7.3%
2014 -5.6% 0.1% 1.2% 7.6% 2.1% 5.5% 6.2% 7.4% 3.5% 4.8% 4.2% 5.9%
2015 6.0% 4.8% 12.4% 4.1% 7.9% 8.3% 9.4% 4.7% 6.1% 5.2% 7.0%
2016 3.5% 15.7% 3.5% 8.3% 8.8% 9.9% 4.5% 6.1% 5.1% 7.1%
2017 29.3% 3.5% 10.0% 10.1% 11.3% 4.6% 6.4% 5.3% 7.6%
2018 -17.2% 1.4% 4.4% 7.2% 0.3% 3.0% 2.3% 5.1%
2019 24.1% 17.2% 16.8% 5.2% 7.6% 5.9% 8.7%
2020 10.6% 13.3% -0.4% 3.9% 2.6% 6.4%
2021 16.0% -5.5% 1.7% 0.7% 5.5%
2022 -23.1% -4.8% -4.0% 3.1%
2023 17.8% 7.3% 13.6%
2024 -2.3% 11.6%
2025 27.4%

Distributions

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

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
17%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
50%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
19%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
42%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
0%
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
10.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
18.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
55.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
15.8%
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 01, 2026
79.0% Top 5 Holdings
100.0% Top 10 Holdings
100.0% Top 50 Holdings
100.0% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
UBS UBS Group AG
19.7%
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
18.5%
NVS Novartis AG
15.8%
CFR Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.
14.8%
BAER Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings Inc
10.2%

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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. $89.1B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 2.00% 2.02%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 0.65 -
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. 18.39 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 -1.1 -
Profitable Companies 89% -
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. 13.25 19.24
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 3.83 9.85
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 3.42 12.6
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 21.11 11.97
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 5.47 13.3
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.36 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. 1.37 0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 20.42% 21.62%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +13.0% +55.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 11.69% 1.73%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 4.17% 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. 7.80% 3.60%

Sectors

Finance and Insurance 4.0%
Finance 3.3%
Health Technology 3.3%
Manufacturing 3.1%
Electronic Technology 0.7%
Information 0.6%
Other 85.1%

Countries

Switzerland 98.0%
United States 1.9%
Other 0.1%

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Dividends 2.2%
Total Investment $1.21M
Weight 3.27%

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Dividends 1.0%
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Dividends 3.2%
Total Investment $964.39K
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Dividends 2.6%
Total Investment $905.51K
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P/E Ratio 11.3
Dividends 4.0%
Total Investment $555.06K
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P/E Ratio 19.0
Dividends 1.6%
Total Investment $258.53K
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P/E Ratio 49.0
Dividends 0.6%
Total Investment $240.16K
Weight 0.65%

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P/E Ratio 28.0
Dividends 2.1%
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