First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA)
FTA is a passive ETF by First Trust tracking the investment results of the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Large Cap Value Index. FTA launched on May 8, 2007 and has a 0.60% expense ratio.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $28,207 for a total return of roughly 182.07%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.
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Return
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund had a return of -3.69% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.40% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund had an annualized return of 8.60%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.71%, indicating that First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
---|---|---|
1 month | -11.85% | -5.31% |
Year-To-Date | -3.69% | 2.01% |
6 months | 0.73% | 0.39% |
1 year | -6.40% | -10.12% |
5 years (annualized) | 5.30% | 7.32% |
10 years (annualized) | 8.60% | 9.71% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | 8.80% | -3.72% | ||||||||||
2022 | -9.76% | 11.81% | 7.55% | -4.35% |
Dividend History
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund granted a 2.23% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.42 per share.
Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.07 | $1.11 | $1.06 | $1.06 | $0.84 | $0.73 | $0.79 | $0.78 | $0.61 | $0.47 |
Dividend yield | 2.23% | 2.15% | 1.57% | 2.11% | 2.00% | 2.48% | 1.70% | 1.76% | 2.35% | 2.09% | 1.82% | 1.86% |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 |
2012 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 |
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund is 62.45%, recorded on Mar 6, 2009. It took 523 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-62.45% | Jul 17, 2007 | 379 | Mar 6, 2009 | 523 | Apr 5, 2011 | 902 |
-44.97% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 244 |
-23.8% | May 5, 2015 | 180 | Jan 20, 2016 | 206 | Nov 10, 2016 | 386 |
-22.29% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 244 | Dec 12, 2019 | 473 |
-22.04% | May 11, 2011 | 101 | Oct 3, 2011 | 88 | Feb 8, 2012 | 189 |
-19.8% | Apr 21, 2022 | 113 | Sep 30, 2022 | 83 | Jan 31, 2023 | 196 |
-14.16% | Mar 20, 2012 | 53 | Jun 4, 2012 | 71 | Sep 13, 2012 | 124 |
-13.53% | Feb 3, 2023 | 30 | Mar 17, 2023 | — | — | — |
-9.1% | Sep 2, 2014 | 30 | Oct 13, 2014 | 29 | Nov 21, 2014 | 59 |
-8.37% | Sep 17, 2012 | 41 | Nov 14, 2012 | 23 | Dec 18, 2012 | 64 |
Volatility Chart
Current First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund volatility is 27.07%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.