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First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33735B1089
CUSIP33735B108
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateMay 8, 2007
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryMid Cap Blend Equities
Index TrackedNASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.60%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for FNX: current value at 0.60% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.60%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
23.23%
18.82%
FNX (First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund had a return of 1.95% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.73% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund had an annualized return of 8.97%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.42%, indicating that First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date1.95%5.05%
1 month-4.01%-4.27%
6 months23.24%18.82%
1 year19.73%21.22%
5 years (annualized)10.18%11.38%
10 years (annualized)8.97%10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-2.74%6.16%5.28%
2023-5.29%-6.20%9.48%10.90%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FNX is 63, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FNX is 6363
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund(FNX)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FNX is 6262Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FNX is 6363Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FNX is 6060Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FNX is 6969Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FNX is 6060Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


FNX
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for FNX, currently valued at 1.09, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.09
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for FNX, currently valued at 1.66, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.001.66
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for FNX, currently valued at 1.19, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.19
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for FNX, currently valued at 1.06, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.06
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for FNX, currently valued at 3.62, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.003.62
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.09. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.09
1.81
FNX (First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund granted a 0.99% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.05 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.05$1.16$1.04$0.96$0.86$0.88$0.58$0.59$0.61$0.52$0.41$0.35

Dividend yield

0.99%1.11%1.19%0.94%1.04%1.21%1.01%0.90%1.07%1.07%0.77%0.69%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.17
2023$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.44
2022$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.38
2021$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.00$0.00$0.41
2020$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.34
2019$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.39
2018$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.26
2017$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.26
2016$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.21
2015$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.16
2014$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.16
2013$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.09

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-6.22%
-4.64%
FNX (First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund was 57.11%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 283 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund drawdown is 6.22%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-57.11%Jul 13, 2007400Mar 6, 2009283Apr 23, 2010683
-43.95%Feb 21, 202022Mar 23, 2020161Nov 9, 2020183
-26.45%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 2011111Mar 13, 2012172
-25.51%Aug 30, 201880Dec 24, 2018246Dec 16, 2019326
-24.43%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022310Dec 19, 2023531

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund volatility is 4.47%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
4.47%
3.30%
FNX (First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)