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First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FNY)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US33737M1027

CUSIP

33737M102

Inception Date

Apr 18, 2011

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Growth Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

FNY has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FNY) returned -2.10% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.05% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FNY returned 10.12% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.


FNY

YTD

-2.10%

1M

6.56%

6M

-10.16%

1Y

6.05%

3Y*

11.12%

5Y*

11.71%

10Y*

10.12%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-1.34%

1M

5.80%

6M

-2.79%

1Y

9.39%

3Y*

13.76%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

10.68%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of FNY, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.60%-5.17%-6.53%-0.96%5.61%-2.10%
2024-2.38%9.67%3.67%-6.85%4.44%0.03%4.24%1.55%2.64%-0.68%11.09%-8.80%18.09%
20238.33%-1.03%-1.46%-0.45%-1.01%10.55%2.99%-3.75%-5.48%-7.40%10.28%9.99%21.13%
2022-11.69%0.34%1.45%-8.01%0.54%-11.37%12.06%-3.35%-9.56%11.27%2.43%-7.38%-23.80%
20213.62%1.80%-1.44%3.27%-0.64%8.03%-2.43%2.35%-4.44%5.81%-4.27%1.84%13.46%
20200.72%-7.48%-17.15%14.06%11.28%1.91%7.13%4.52%0.13%-0.13%13.64%7.79%36.97%
201913.22%5.82%-0.45%3.91%-4.95%6.00%2.87%-1.61%-2.20%1.90%5.04%0.17%32.54%
20185.64%-2.66%1.09%-0.93%6.52%0.79%1.09%7.02%-1.28%-12.51%1.51%-11.82%-7.53%
20172.74%3.07%0.73%1.36%0.18%1.76%1.35%1.06%3.25%4.24%2.94%0.04%25.12%
2016-5.48%-0.73%6.76%0.03%2.46%1.55%4.00%0.03%-0.65%-5.55%6.90%0.65%9.50%
2015-0.68%4.18%2.62%-3.90%3.11%-0.28%1.85%-7.31%-3.10%4.66%1.02%-2.87%-1.44%
2014-3.02%4.26%-0.42%-3.35%1.65%4.48%-4.48%4.55%-4.20%2.55%2.99%0.51%4.95%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FNY is 34, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FNY is 3434
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FNY is 3737
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FNY is 3333
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FNY is 3333
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FNY is 3535
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FNY is 3131
Martin 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.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 25, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.31
  • 5-Year: 0.51
  • 10-Year: 0.46
  • All Time: 0.49

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund provided a 0.57% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.50%0.60%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.45$0.45$0.17$0.13$0.00$0.16$0.13$0.02$0.08$0.19$0.13$0.06

Dividend yield

0.57%0.56%0.25%0.24%0.00%0.25%0.28%0.06%0.21%0.60%0.46%0.22%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.45
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$0.17
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$0.13
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$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$0.16
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.13
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$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$0.08
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$0.19
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$0.13
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.06

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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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 11.13%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-38.91%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202092Aug 3, 2020115
-33.94%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022498Sep 19, 2024719
-29.02%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 2018145Jul 24, 2019214
-25.68%Jul 8, 201158Oct 3, 2011310Jan 4, 2013368
-24.97%Nov 26, 202490Apr 8, 2025
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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