Symbols

FAD

·NASDAQ

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

373.07MUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

97.41MUSD

Dividend Yield

0.09%

Discount/Premium to NAV

0.06%

Shares Outstanding

2.30M

Expense Ratio

0.62%

About First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Issuer

First Trust Advisors L.P.

Brand

First Trust

Home Page

http://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/etf/ETFsummary.aspx?Ticker=FAD

Inception Date

May 8, 2007

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

NASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index

Management Style

Passive

Dividend Treatment

Distributes

Distribution Tax Treatment

Qualified dividends

Income Tax Type

Capital Gains

Max ST Capital Gains Rate

39.60%

Max LT Capital Gains Rate

20.00%

Primary Advisor

First Trust Advisors LP

Distributor

First Trust Portfolios LP

FAD's selection and weighting methodology sets it apart from peer segment funds. The fund uses the AlphaDEX methodology to pick growth companies from three different size segments of the Nasdaq US Select Index Family. From each segment, growth stocks are screened based on price appreciation, sales growth and sales-to-price ratio. Once the fund has selected those firms best positioned for growth, it employs a tiered weighting strategy that assigns weights of 50% to large caps, 30% to midcaps and 20% to small-caps. Although FAD holds a broad portfolio of growth stocks, it tilts small, underweights technology and takes on more market risk. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. Note: On April 8, 2016, the fund switched underlying indexes from the old "Defined” index to the current Nasdaq version. The index universe may differ slightly but the factors and methodology are the same.

Classification

Asset Class

Equity

	1-Month	3-Month	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year
Price Performance	+3.85%	+1.96%	+16.30%	+10.90%	+70.08%	+59.14%
NAV Total Return	+1.96%	+3.48%	+19.22%	+12.79%	+70.28%	+68.30%

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Holdings Analysis

Sector

Technology

24.50%

Industrials

21.39%

Healthcare

14.12%

Consumer Cyclical

12.48%

Financial Services

11.46%

Communication Services

5.63%

Basic Materials

2.83%

Consumer Defensive

2.54%

Real Estate

2.03%

Asset

Region

98.21%

1.05%

0.59%

0.15%

Investment Style

Mega

Large

Medium

Multi

Small

Value

Blend

Growth

Multi-Cap Growth

Comprises companies of multiple sizes that have high growth potential. These ETFs focus on firms across different market caps with promising growth prospects.

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Top 10 Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

COHR

Coherent

0.58%

RKLB

Rocket Lab

0.57%

EXPE

Expedia

0.57%

GOOGL

Alphabet A

0.56%

STX

Seagate Technology

0.54%

LRCX

Lam Research

0.53%

CVNA

Carvana

0.53%

FIX

Comfort Systems USA

0.52%

NEM

Newmont

0.51%

Goldman Sachs

0.49%

Top 10 Weight 5.4%

675 Total Holdings

Dividends

Dividend Payout History

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
2025-09-25	2025-09-25	2025-09-30	0.076
2025-06-26	2025-06-26	2025-06-30	0.069
2024-12-13	2024-12-13	2024-12-31	0.311
2024-09-26	2024-09-26	2024-09-30	0.385
2024-06-27	2024-06-27	2024-06-28	0.052
2023-12-22	2023-12-26	2023-12-29	0.192
2023-09-22	2023-09-25	2023-09-29	0.069

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