First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC)

Key Metrics

TER 0.70% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 1,298 M

Inception date April 19, 2011

Holdings 266

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider First Trust

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ftportfolios.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

1 Year +26.9% +0.2% Div

3 Years (avg.) +27.5% +0.2% Div

5 Years (avg.) +9.7% +0.2% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

Volatility

19.83% 1 Year

21.30% 3 Years

23.05% 5 Years

24.37% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-10.48% 1 Year

-27.92% 3 Years

-36.00% 5 Years

-48.08% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.96 1 Year

0.99 3 Years

0.32 5 Years

0.45 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	-6.3%	2.0%	13.3%	10.0%	8.5%	9.9%	11.5%	9.1%	9.9%	11.9%	12.8%	8.9%	9.3%	10.4%	11.2%
2012		11.0%	24.6%	16.1%	12.5%	13.4%	14.8%	11.5%	12.1%	14.1%	14.9%	10.3%	10.7%	11.8%	12.6%
2013			39.8%	18.7%	13.0%	14.0%	15.6%	11.6%	12.2%	14.5%	15.4%	10.3%	10.7%	11.8%	12.7%
2014				0.8%	1.6%	6.5%	10.2%	6.7%	8.2%	11.3%	12.6%	7.4%	8.2%	9.6%	10.7%
2015					2.4%	9.5%	13.5%	8.2%	9.7%	13.2%	14.4%	8.3%	9.0%	10.5%	11.6%
2016						17.1%	19.6%	10.2%	11.7%	15.5%	16.5%	9.1%	9.9%	11.4%	12.6%
2017							22.0%	6.9%	9.9%	15.1%	16.4%	7.9%	8.9%	10.7%	12.1%
2018								-6.4%	4.3%	12.8%	15.1%	5.2%	6.8%	9.2%	10.9%
2019									16.2%	23.9%	23.3%	8.4%	9.7%	12.1%	13.7%
2020										32.1%	27.0%	5.9%	8.1%	11.3%	13.2%
2021											22.0%	-5.2%	1.1%	6.6%	9.8%
2022												-26.4%	-7.9%	1.9%	6.9%
2023													15.2%	19.9%	21.2%
2024														24.7%	24.2%
2025															23.8%

Distributions

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

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

32%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

17%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

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

34%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

14%

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

1.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

31.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

65.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

1.4%

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 01, 2026

5.5% Top 5 Holdings

9.4% Top 10 Holdings

35.3% Top 50 Holdings

60.9% Top 100 Holdings

Top 5 Companies

MXL MaxLinear Inc

1.8%

AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc

1.1%

ANAB AnaptysBio Inc

0.9%

INBX Inhibrx Inc

0.9%

CTOS Custom Truck One Source Inc

0.8%

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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.	$3.06B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	0.49%	2.02%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	1.35	-
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.	37.02	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	-39.39	-
Profitable Companies	65%	-
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.	22.66	19.24
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	4.7	9.85
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	4.49	12.6

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	5.88	11.97
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	7.4	13.3
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.19	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.	0.92	0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	2.90%	21.62%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+12.3%	+55.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	5.74%	1.73%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	-0.11%	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.	2.09%	3.60%

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

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc

BSIG - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $982.95M

P/E Ratio 33.2

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $10.61M

Weight 0.82%

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Chefs` Warehouse Inc

CHEF - Wholesale Trade

Market Cap $4.75B

P/E Ratio 48.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $10.53M

Weight 0.81%

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RingCentral Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

RNG - Information

Market Cap $6.75B

P/E Ratio 60.7

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $10.02M

Weight 0.77%

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Precigen Inc

PGEN - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $3.04B

P/E Ratio -7.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.65M

Weight 0.74%

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First Advantage Corp.

FA - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $3.1B

P/E Ratio 122.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.65M

Weight 0.74%

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Oscar Health Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

OSCR - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $8.02B

P/E Ratio 18.1

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.61M

Weight 0.74%

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ATAI Life Sciences N.V.

ATAI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.72B

P/E Ratio -2.5

Dividends 91.8%

Total Investment $9.56M

Weight 0.74%

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National Healthcare Corp.

NHC - Health Care and Social Assistance

Market Cap $3.56B

P/E Ratio 25.2

Dividends 1.2%

Total Investment $9.39M

Weight 0.72%

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Liquidia Corp

LQDA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.55B

P/E Ratio 18.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.26M

Weight 0.71%

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Neogenomics Inc.

NEO - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $474.59M

P/E Ratio -9.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $9.2M

Weight 0.71%

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Cheesecake Factory Inc.

CAKE - Accommodation and Food Services

Market Cap $5.45B

P/E Ratio 28.6

Dividends 1.1%

Total Investment $8.95M

Weight 0.69%

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Remitly Global Inc

RELY - Information

Market Cap $4.58B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.92M

Weight 0.69%

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Encore Capital Group, Inc.

ECPG - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $2.06B

P/E Ratio 7.1

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.85M

Weight 0.68%

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Relay Therapeutics Inc

RLAY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $4.15B

P/E Ratio -12.1

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.83M

Weight 0.68%

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Pitney Bowes, Inc.

PBI - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $2.3B

P/E Ratio 13.7

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $8.78M

Weight 0.68%

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Dave Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

DAVE

Market Cap $4.66B

P/E Ratio 20.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.78M

Weight 0.68%

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nLIGHT Inc

LASR - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.29B

P/E Ratio -162.8

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.67M

Weight 0.67%

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10x Genomics Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

TXG - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $11.87B

P/E Ratio -158.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.66M

Weight 0.67%

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Travere Therapeutics Inc

TVTX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $5.29B

P/E Ratio -126.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.63M

Weight 0.66%

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Calumet Inc.

CLMT - Manufacturing

Market Cap $4.82B

P/E Ratio -35.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $8.61M

Weight 0.66%

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United States	98.0%
Ireland	0.5%
Netherlands	0.5%
Bahamas	0.4%
United Kingdom	0.3%
Puerto Rico	0.2%
Other	0.1%
Other	0.0%

Manufacturing	39.4%
Finance and Insurance	11.1%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	9.3%
Information	9.2%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3.1%
Retail Trade	2.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1.8%
Wholesale Trade	1.7%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	1.4%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1.3%
Accommodation and Food Services	1.1%
Educational Services	1.1%
Technology	1.0%
Construction	0.7%
Financial Services	0.6%
Energy	0.6%
Finance	0.6%
Transportation and Warehousing	0.6%
Healthcare	0.5%
Utilities	0.4%
Real Estate	0.4%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.4%
Industrials	0.1%
Other	11.5%

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Distributions

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P/E Ratio Distribution

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Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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