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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33735J1016
CUSIP33735J101
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateMay 8, 2007
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryLarge Cap Value Equities
Index TrackedNASDAQ AlphaDEX Large Cap Value Index
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.60%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Large Cap Value 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.


180.00%200.00%220.00%240.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
249.04%
247.02%
FTA (First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund had a return of 8.27% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.65% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund had an annualized return of 8.49%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.89%, indicating that First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date8.27%10.16%
1 month6.64%3.47%
6 months18.74%22.20%
1 year19.65%30.45%
5 years (annualized)10.52%13.16%
10 years (annualized)8.49%10.89%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-0.86%2.88%
2023-4.09%-3.33%-3.27%7.60%5.81%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

This table presents risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) and compares them with a selected benchmark (^GSPC). These performance indicators assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
FTA
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
1.62
^GSPC
S&P 500
2.79

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.62. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
1.62
2.79
FTA (First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund granted a 1.98% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.51 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.51$1.49$1.42$1.07$1.11$1.06$1.06$0.84$0.73$0.79$0.78$0.61

Dividend yield

1.98%2.10%2.15%1.54%2.03%1.88%2.28%1.53%1.56%2.05%1.79%1.53%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Large Cap Value 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
2023$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.49
2022$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.53
2021$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.05$0.00$0.35
2020$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.36
2019$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.30
2018$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.36
2017$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.27
2016$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.21
2015$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.25
2014$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.24
2013$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch00
FTA (First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Large Cap Value 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 Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund was 62.45%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 523 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.45%Jul 17, 2007379Mar 6, 2009523Apr 5, 2011902
-44.97%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020200Jan 6, 2021244
-23.8%May 5, 2015180Jan 20, 2016206Nov 10, 2016386
-22.29%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018244Dec 12, 2019473
-22.04%May 11, 2011101Oct 3, 201188Feb 8, 2012189

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund volatility is 2.58%, 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%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
2.58%
2.80%
FTA (First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)