First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
$179.65−0.61 (−0.34%)
- 0.58%
- $1.4B
- +14.8%
- 0.11%
- 0M sh
- $182.40
- low $147.94high $194.18
The ETF.net FTC Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 75 of 99
Score 45 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F19 out of 100Rank 79 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B63 out of 100Rank 73 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D27 out of 100Rank 79 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 28 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 24 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 16 of 99
Our read on FTC
CA 2007-vintage smart-beta original. Instead of ranking large-cap growth names by size, FTC scores the field on growth and value metrics and holds only the roughly 190 stocks its AlphaDEX screen likes best.
The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Growth Index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Rules-based, not cap-weighted: the AlphaDEX screen ranks large caps on both growth and value measures, so position sizes come from the scoring model rather than from a company's market value.ftportfolios.com
- Launched in 2007, making it one of the elder statesmen of factor investing, with a live record across multiple full market cycles rather than a backtest.
- Roughly 190 holdings, a far wider net than the concentrated megacap-heavy growth funds it sits beside. It is a multi-billion-dollar fund and pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- At 0.58%, the fee runs well above the multifactor peer median of 0.32%, and above rules-based rivals like FNDX (0.25%) and IUSG (0.04%). The screen has to earn that gap.
- Thinly traded compared with its category, so spreads can widen. Limit orders and avoiding the opening and closing bells matter more here than with the mega-liquid names.
- The blended growth-and-value screen means the portfolio can look and behave quite differently from a plain large-cap growth benchmark in any given stretch.
FTC Holdings
- Stocks
- 188
- 10%
- P
Sectors
- Technology35.5%
- Industrials24.7%
- Health Care11.1%
- Consumer Discretionary9.7%
- Financials8.0%
- Communication3.1%
- Real Estate2.4%
- Materials2.3%
- Consumer Staples1.7%
- Utilities1.1%
- Energy0.5%
Geography
- United States95.89%
- Ireland2.34%
- Switzerland0.68%
- Cayman Islands0.58%
- United Kingdom0.34%
- Netherlands0.17%
FTC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FTC$11,479
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FTC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.9% |
| 1 month | +2.5% |
| 3 months | −2.2% |
| 1 year | +14.8% |
| 3 years | +22.7% |
| 5 years | +10.5% |
| 10 years | +14.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FTC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.9% | |
| 2025 | +15.9% | |
| 2024 | +26.6% | |
| 2023 | +20.7% | |
| 2022 | −23.3% | |
| 2021 | +24.4% | |
| 2020 | +33.3% |
FTC in the news
FTC Dividends
- 0.11%
- $0.20
- $0.07 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTC Risk
- 17.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −31.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTC Cost
0.58%
FTC0.58%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
78 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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