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First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (FXH)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US33734X1431

CUSIP

33734X143

Inception Date

May 8, 2007

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

StrataQuant Health Care Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

FXH has an expense ratio of 0.61%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (FXH) returned -2.26% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.85% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FXH returned 4.28% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.


FXH

YTD

-2.26%

1M

4.61%

6M

-6.48%

1Y

-4.85%

5Y*

3.04%

10Y*

4.28%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.60%

1M

9.64%

6M

-0.54%

1Y

11.47%

5Y*

15.67%

10Y*

10.79%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20256.50%-3.66%-2.97%-2.86%1.06%-2.26%
2024-1.13%4.20%2.83%-5.64%1.62%-0.44%4.51%4.20%-1.61%-4.30%4.00%-6.39%0.96%
20233.32%-4.80%0.59%1.52%-6.50%6.16%-1.81%-2.51%-6.26%-6.73%6.23%7.71%-4.53%
2022-10.95%0.59%3.10%-6.99%1.50%-4.73%5.36%-6.06%-4.67%7.61%4.51%-0.43%-12.24%
20210.66%-0.65%0.76%5.48%-0.33%2.56%4.22%2.84%-5.16%1.62%-3.36%6.20%15.20%
2020-1.76%-4.22%-6.64%14.06%8.51%-1.47%5.50%-0.60%0.16%0.68%7.40%5.21%28.00%
20198.49%1.87%0.38%-3.36%-3.44%8.62%0.18%-2.75%-1.91%3.50%8.37%1.41%22.26%
20186.22%-3.74%-2.76%-0.04%4.92%1.98%3.50%8.02%2.29%-10.59%3.03%-11.92%-1.33%
20173.91%5.37%-0.51%1.86%1.27%3.84%0.07%1.06%-0.30%0.43%2.85%0.23%21.81%
2016-11.38%-1.03%5.13%3.48%1.32%0.86%4.41%-1.49%0.38%-8.28%2.88%-0.21%-5.21%
20151.49%5.46%3.86%-3.34%5.82%0.44%1.15%-8.11%-9.05%2.49%0.64%0.70%0.27%
20144.10%5.50%-3.50%-2.55%4.11%3.08%-0.21%5.94%-0.94%5.65%2.44%-0.15%25.42%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FXH is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FXH is 99
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FXH is 88
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FXH is 1010
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FXH is 1010
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FXH is 1010
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FXH is 99
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 Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (FXH) 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 Health Care AlphaDEX Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 16, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.29
  • 5-Year: 0.18
  • 10-Year: 0.23
  • All Time: 0.50

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 Health Care AlphaDEX Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund provided a 0.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.39 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.20%0.25%0.30%0.35%0.40%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022
Dividend$0.39$0.43$0.25$0.22

Dividend yield

0.39%0.41%0.24%0.20%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Health Care 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$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07
2024$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.43
2023$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.25
2022$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.22

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 Health Care 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 Health Care AlphaDEX Fund was 43.70%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 267 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund drawdown is 19.88%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.7%Oct 11, 2007262Nov 20, 2008267Dec 14, 2009529
-30.61%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202046May 28, 202069
-29.49%Sep 7, 2021540Oct 27, 2023
-29.42%Jul 20, 2015141Feb 8, 2016479Jan 2, 2018620
-24.59%Oct 1, 201859Dec 24, 2018251Dec 23, 2019310

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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