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FADFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MULTI CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

$176.58-2.12% vs prior close
15120052-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FAD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFAD close
Jul 22, 2026$186.28
Jul 23, 2026$185.78
Jul 24, 2026$184.04
Jul 27, 2026$184.78
Jul 28, 2026$183.22
Jul 29, 2026$178.84
Jul 30, 2026$183.68
Jul 31, 2026$183.56
Aug 3, 2026$186.76
Aug 4, 2026$191.55
Aug 5, 2026$190.85
Aug 6, 2026$189.19
Aug 7, 2026$191.69
Aug 10, 2026$190.57
Aug 11, 2026$191.22
Aug 12, 2026$193.08
Aug 13, 2026$193.20
Aug 14, 2026$194.08
Aug 17, 2026$194.18
Aug 18, 2026$189.89
Aug 19, 2026$189.69
Aug 20, 2026$187.28
Aug 21, 2026$188.55
Aug 24, 2026$186.56
Aug 25, 2026$187.64
Aug 26, 2026$188.32
Aug 27, 2026$188.96
Aug 28, 2026$185.35
Aug 31, 2026$184.35
Sep 1, 2026$181.23
Sep 2, 2026$182.18
Sep 3, 2026$184.18
Sep 4, 2026$184.72
Sep 8, 2026$184.63
Sep 9, 2026$182.84
Sep 10, 2026$180.31
Sep 11, 2026$182.10
Sep 14, 2026$180.05
Sep 15, 2026$178.43
Sep 16, 2026$178.95
Sep 17, 2026$180.88
Sep 18, 2026$181.17
Sep 21, 2026$183.73
Sep 22, 2026$184.62
Sep 23, 2026$182.62
Sep 24, 2026$182.50
Sep 25, 2026$183.26
Sep 28, 2026$181.64
Sep 29, 2026$181.97
Sep 30, 2026$181.28
Oct 1, 2026$182.47
Oct 2, 2026$184.40
Oct 5, 2026$185.36
Oct 6, 2026$185.82
Oct 7, 2026$183.01
Oct 8, 2026$181.94
Oct 9, 2026$184.65
Oct 12, 2026$182.99
Oct 13, 2026$181.98
Oct 14, 2026$178.17
Oct 15, 2026$179.77
Oct 16, 2026$174.98
Oct 19, 2026$176.42
Oct 20, 2026$178.66
Oct 21, 2026$180.40
Oct 22, 2026$176.58

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.1% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$214Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
12Kavg daily volume, 30 days
676holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed April 29, 2024 · beta 1.42

Sector weights

  • Technology22.25%
  • Information Technology22.04%
  • Industrials21.26%
  • Technology Services20.94%
  • Consumer Discretionary18.58%
  • Consumer Cyclical13.55%
  • Finance12.83%
  • Healthcare11.96%
  • Producer Manufacturing11.36%
  • Electronic Technology11.01%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Technology22.25%
Information Technology22.04%
Industrials21.26%
Technology Services20.94%
Consumer Discretionary18.58%
Consumer Cyclical13.55%
Finance12.83%
Healthcare11.96%
Producer Manufacturing11.36%
Electronic Technology11.01%

Country weights

  • United States98.55%
  • Other0.56%
  • Switzerland0.49%
  • Singapore0.42%
  • Netherlands0.33%
  • Canada0.16%
  • Bermuda0.13%
  • Colombia0.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States98.55%
Other0.56%
Switzerland0.49%
Singapore0.42%
Netherlands0.33%
Canada0.16%
Bermuda0.13%
Colombia0.1%
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month-4.4%
3 months-5.2%
6 months-0.5%
YTD+9.1%
1 year+10.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-11.7%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
9Kshares traded
The case against FAD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FAD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$890.4B+$33.3B4151× the assets · +$33.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$820.7B+$14.6B3826× the assets · +$14.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust0.20%$489.6B+$5.8B2283× the assets · +$5.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B579× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$80B+$175M373× the assets · +$175M in over the monthHead-to-head
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