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First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FNY)
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
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ETF Info

ISINUS33737M1027
CUSIP33737M102
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateApr 18, 2011
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryMid Cap Growth Equities
Index TrackedNASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Growth Index
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.70%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for FNY: current value at 0.70% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.70%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Mid Cap Growth 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%40.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
27.29%
22.03%
FNY (First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund had a return of 4.64% year-to-date (YTD) and 23.31% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund had an annualized return of 10.48%, while the S&P 500 benchmark had an annualized return of 10.46%, indicating that First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund performed slightly bigger than the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date4.64%5.84%
1 month-4.86%-2.98%
6 months27.29%22.02%
1 year23.31%24.47%
5 years (annualized)9.95%11.44%
10 years (annualized)10.48%10.46%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-2.38%9.67%3.67%
2023-5.48%-7.40%10.28%9.99%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FNY is 60, 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 FNY is 6060
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund(FNY)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FNY is 6464Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FNY is 6464Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FNY is 6161Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FNY is 5454Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FNY is 5656Martin 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 Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FNY) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


FNY
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for FNY, currently valued at 1.24, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.24
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for FNY, currently valued at 1.82, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.001.82
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for FNY, currently valued at 1.21, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.21
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for FNY, currently valued at 0.73, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.73
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for FNY, currently valued at 3.60, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.003.60
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.05, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.05
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.98, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.98
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.36, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.36
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.55, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.55
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.05, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.008.05

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.24. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.24
2.05
FNY (First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund granted a 0.12% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.08 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.08$0.17$0.13$0.00$0.16$0.13$0.02$0.08$0.19$0.13$0.06$0.10

Dividend yield

0.12%0.24%0.24%0.00%0.25%0.28%0.06%0.21%0.60%0.46%0.22%0.35%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Mid Cap Growth 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$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.11
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.11
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.05
2016$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.12
2015$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.04
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03
2013$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.00

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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


-35.00%-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-10.03%
-3.92%
FNY (First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Mid Cap Growth 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 Growth AlphaDEX Fund was 38.91%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 92 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund drawdown is 10.03%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-38.91%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202092Aug 3, 2020115
-33.94%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022
-29.02%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 2018145Jul 24, 2019214
-25.68%Jul 8, 201158Oct 3, 2011310Jan 4, 2013368
-19.88%Jun 24, 2015158Feb 8, 2016145Sep 2, 2016303

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund volatility is 4.89%, 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
4.89%
3.60%
FNY (First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)