FYCFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
Issuer: First Trust· Type: ETF
Positioning: Growth
Underlying exposure
U.S. small-cap growth equities selected by the Nasdaq AlphaDEX methodology.
Strategy brief
Tracks the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth Index, using rules-based growth and value factor screens to select and weight small-cap growth stocks.
Latest close
$116.74
(+0.10%)
As of 2026-09-25
Latest distribution
$0.1297
Ex-date 2026-06-25
Estimated forward yield
0.43%
Listed date
2011-04-19
Expense ratio
0.70%
Payout frequency
Quarterly
History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-08
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
0.17% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
25.47% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+25.9%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalLow
Sufficient history
Latest window: sufficient historyHistory
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Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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ACSGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+23.44%-2.58pp
PWRDExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.20%-0.23ppTTM yield0.06%-0.11ppTotal return CAGR+25.92%-0.10pp
IETCExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.34%-0.09ppTTM yield0.38%+0.21ppTotal return CAGR+24.84%-1.18pp
QQQMExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.42%-0.01ppTTM yield0.44%+0.27ppTotal return CAGR+24.60%-1.42pp
XBIExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.39%-0.04ppTTM yield0.35%+0.18ppTotal return CAGR+27.34%+1.32pp
RNDExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.17%-0.26ppTTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+25.03%-0.99pp
SCHGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkDow JonesSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.41%-0.02ppTTM yield0.37%+0.20ppTotal return CAGR+24.15%-1.87pp
VOOGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.49%+0.06ppTTM yield2.15%+1.98ppTotal return CAGR+29.33%+3.31pp
BAMGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.04%-0.39ppTTM yield0.01%-0.16ppTotal return CAGR+21.74%-4.28pp
DRESExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.87%+0.44ppTTM yield0.53%+0.36ppTotal return CAGR+24.69%-1.33pp
QGRWExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.08%-0.35ppTTM yield0.07%-0.10ppTotal return CAGR+26.14%+0.12pp
ROEExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.79%+0.36ppTTM yield0.98%+0.81ppTotal return CAGR+22.39%-3.63pp
VVExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.15%+0.72ppTTM yield0.99%+0.82ppTotal return CAGR+21.22%-4.80pp
EFIVExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.09%+0.66ppTTM yield0.93%+0.76ppTotal return CAGR+21.05%-4.97pp
DARPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.43%0.00ppTTM yield0.34%+0.17ppTotal return CAGR+31.54%+5.52pp
NBDSExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.38%-0.05ppTTM yield0.33%+0.16ppTotal return CAGR+20.55%-5.47pp
ALRGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.47%+0.04ppTTM yield0.42%+0.25ppTotal return CAGR+22.85%-3.17pp
SPTEExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.17%-0.26ppTTM yield0.71%+0.54ppTotal return CAGR+37.41%+11.39pp
AVDSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.37%+0.94ppTTM yield2.17%+2.00ppTotal return CAGR+21.02%-5.00pp
QEWExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.73%+0.30ppTTM yield0.11%-0.06ppTotal return CAGR+54.57%+28.55pp
PBOTExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.10%-0.33ppTTM yield0.07%-0.10ppTotal return CAGR+41.27%+15.25pp
NUKZExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.89%+0.46ppTTM yield0.90%+0.73ppTotal return CAGR+44.20%+18.18pp
SMHExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.31%-0.12ppTTM yield0.20%+0.03ppTotal return CAGR+53.42%+27.40pp
LOUPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+32.94%+6.92pp
REMGExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.40%+0.97ppTTM yield1.10%+0.93ppTotal return CAGR+41.25%+15.23pp
RKSGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+40.85%+14.83pp
AINTExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+42.44%+16.42pp
FRWDExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-0.17ppTotal return CAGR+48.61%+22.59pp