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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
Oct 22, 2025$160.09
Oct 23, 2025$162.78
Oct 24, 2025$164.71
Oct 27, 2025$166.16
Oct 28, 2025$165.18
Oct 29, 2025$164.82
Oct 30, 2025$162.71
Oct 31, 2025$164.16
Nov 3, 2025$163.85
Nov 4, 2025$160.23
Nov 5, 2025$162.37
Nov 6, 2025$159.23
Nov 7, 2025$160.30
Nov 10, 2025$162.90
Nov 11, 2025$161.90
Nov 12, 2025$161.88
Nov 13, 2025$156.52
Nov 14, 2025$156.65
Nov 17, 2025$154.10
Nov 18, 2025$153.90
Nov 19, 2025$154.51
Nov 20, 2025$150.61
Nov 21, 2025$153.02
Nov 24, 2025$156.69
Nov 25, 2025$159.22
Nov 26, 2025$161.02
Nov 28, 2025$162.37
Dec 1, 2025$160.28
Dec 2, 2025$160.44
Dec 3, 2025$161.98
Dec 4, 2025$163.39
Dec 5, 2025$163.33
Dec 8, 2025$163.43
Dec 9, 2025$163.40
Dec 10, 2025$165.13
Dec 11, 2025$167.05
Dec 12, 2025$163.73
Dec 15, 2025$162.47
Dec 16, 2025$162.30
Dec 17, 2025$159.33
Dec 18, 2025$161.29
Dec 19, 2025$164.16
Dec 22, 2025$166.21
Dec 23, 2025$165.61
Dec 24, 2025$165.97
Dec 26, 2025$165.34
Dec 29, 2025$164.25
Dec 30, 2025$163.38
Dec 31, 2025$161.85
Jan 2, 2026$164.04
Jan 5, 2026$166.64
Jan 6, 2026$169.04
Jan 7, 2026$167.97
Jan 8, 2026$167.31
Jan 9, 2026$168.72
Jan 12, 2026$169.68
Jan 13, 2026$169.51
Jan 14, 2026$169.07
Jan 15, 2026$170.43
Jan 16, 2026$170.54
Jan 20, 2026$168.06
Jan 21, 2026$170.29
Jan 22, 2026$171.35
Jan 23, 2026$169.59
Jan 26, 2026$169.61
Jan 27, 2026$170.04
Jan 28, 2026$169.68
Jan 29, 2026$169.04
Jan 30, 2026$166.18
Feb 2, 2026$167.62
Feb 3, 2026$167.21
Feb 4, 2026$164.33
Feb 5, 2026$162.49
Feb 6, 2026$168.49
Feb 9, 2026$169.83
Feb 10, 2026$169.47
Feb 11, 2026$168.71
Feb 12, 2026$165.60
Feb 13, 2026$167.72
Feb 17, 2026$168.12
Feb 18, 2026$168.90
Feb 19, 2026$168.96
Feb 20, 2026$169.20
Feb 23, 2026$166.36
Feb 24, 2026$168.49
Feb 25, 2026$169.59
Feb 26, 2026$170.27
Feb 27, 2026$168.44
Mar 2, 2026$169.24
Mar 3, 2026$166.01
Mar 4, 2026$167.53
Mar 5, 2026$164.94
Mar 6, 2026$161.72
Mar 9, 2026$164.20
Mar 10, 2026$163.63
Mar 11, 2026$163.48
Mar 12, 2026$159.18
Mar 13, 2026$158.65
Mar 16, 2026$160.83
Mar 17, 2026$162.16
Mar 18, 2026$160.14
Mar 19, 2026$160.91
Mar 20, 2026$157.02
Mar 23, 2026$160.15
Mar 24, 2026$160.47
Mar 25, 2026$161.96
Mar 26, 2026$158.09
Mar 27, 2026$155.33
Mar 30, 2026$153.06
Mar 31, 2026$158.92
Apr 1, 2026$160.98
Apr 2, 2026$161.51
Apr 6, 2026$162.24
Apr 7, 2026$162.33
Apr 8, 2026$167.85
Apr 9, 2026$168.85
Apr 10, 2026$168.58
Apr 13, 2026$170.90
Apr 14, 2026$173.03
Apr 15, 2026$172.51
Apr 16, 2026$172.90
Apr 17, 2026$176.90
Apr 20, 2026$177.45
Apr 21, 2026$175.83
Apr 22, 2026$176.74
Apr 23, 2026$176.39
Apr 24, 2026$177.10
Apr 27, 2026$176.82
Apr 28, 2026$173.71
Apr 29, 2026$172.96
Apr 30, 2026$177.89
May 1, 2026$178.34
May 4, 2026$177.82
May 5, 2026$180.96
May 6, 2026$184.79
May 7, 2026$181.38
May 8, 2026$182.92
May 11, 2026$184.81
May 12, 2026$183.00
May 13, 2026$183.73
May 14, 2026$184.57
May 15, 2026$180.31
May 18, 2026$177.96
May 19, 2026$176.36
May 20, 2026$180.49
May 21, 2026$182.27
May 22, 2026$183.89
May 26, 2026$188.17
May 27, 2026$188.30
May 28, 2026$189.08
May 29, 2026$188.64
Jun 1, 2026$187.70
Jun 2, 2026$190.03
Jun 3, 2026$189.74
Jun 4, 2026$190.65
Jun 5, 2026$183.11
Jun 8, 2026$184.59
Jun 9, 2026$184.82
Jun 10, 2026$181.23
Jun 11, 2026$188.59
Jun 12, 2026$190.19
Jun 15, 2026$193.87
Jun 16, 2026$192.11
Jun 17, 2026$191.92
Jun 18, 2026$195.44
Jun 22, 2026$197.47
Jun 23, 2026$192.86
Jun 24, 2026$193.35
Jun 25, 2026$195.88
Jun 26, 2026$194.08
Jun 29, 2026$197.28
Jun 30, 2026$199.97
Jul 1, 2026$195.67
Jul 2, 2026$191.62
Jul 6, 2026$193.31
Jul 7, 2026$189.68
Jul 8, 2026$188.77
Jul 9, 2026$191.75
Jul 10, 2026$190.47
Jul 13, 2026$187.30
Jul 14, 2026$188.91
Jul 15, 2026$188.21
Jul 16, 2026$185.47
Jul 17, 2026$184.74
Jul 20, 2026$183.79
Jul 21, 2026$187.26
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
Show as table
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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