---
ticker: "FYX"
name: "First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FYX"
grade: "B"
score: 56
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Multifactor"
category_rank: "48 of 99"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FYX: First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Grade **B**, Score 56 of 100. Rank 48 of 99 in US Multifactor.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 19 | 79 of 99 |
| Mission | 94 | 17 of 86 |
| Risk | 41 | 60 of 97 |
| Tradability | 57 | 34 of 99 |
| Holdings | 87 | 3 of 98 |
| Durability | 71 | 23 of 99 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 526 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MAT | Mattel, Inc. | 0.41% |
| 2 | DXC | DXC Technology Company | 0.36% |
| 3 | EFOR | Everforth Incorporated | 0.36% |
| 4 | APPN | Appian Corporation | 0.36% |
| 5 | BKV | BKV Corporation | 0.36% |
| 6 | AMPL | Amplitude, Inc. (Class A) | 0.35% |
| 7 | SLDE | Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 0.35% |
| 8 | MMS | MAXIMUS, Inc. | 0.35% |
| 9 | PENG | Penguin Solutions Inc. | 0.35% |
| 10 | CRK | Comstock Resources, Inc. | 0.35% |
| 11 | ASO | Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | 0.35% |
| 12 | CLOV | Clover Health Investments, Corp. | 0.35% |
| 13 | KSS | Kohl's Corporation | 0.35% |
| 14 | HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 0.34% |
| 15 | LRN | Stride, Inc. | 0.34% |
| 16 | XERS | Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. | 0.34% |
| 17 | GPOR | Gulfport Energy Corporation | 0.34% |
| 18 | CLMT | Calumet, Inc. | 0.34% |
| 19 | ETON | Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.34% |
| 20 | NMIH | NMI Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | 0.34% |
| 21 | FLYW | Flywire Corporation | 0.34% |
| 22 | ATLC | Atlanticus Holdings Corporation | 0.34% |
| 23 | FA | First Advantage Corporation | 0.33% |
| 24 | STGW | Stagwell Inc. | 0.33% |
| 25 | MLKN | MillerKnoll Inc. | 0.33% |
| 26 | STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | 0.33% |
| 27 | ECPG | Encore Capital Group, Inc. | 0.33% |
| 28 | ASTH | Astrana Health Inc. | 0.33% |
| 29 | LPG | Dorian LPG Ltd. | 0.33% |
| 30 | FLO | Flowers Foods, Inc. | 0.33% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FYX. Please cite the page URL.