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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX)

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Price: $136.31; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $1.6B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.57%; Category 0.72%
Yield: 0.94%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 17.7%+2.1%; Category 15.6%
3Y CAGR: 18.8%-0.4%; Category 19.2%
5Y CAGR: 10.5%-0.9%; Category 11.4%

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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-3.4%	-0.5%	+12.9%	+15.4%	+17.7%	+18.8%	+10.5%	+12.9%	+9.5%
Large Blend average	-1.7%	2.7%	14.8%	12.0%	15.6%	19.2%	11.4%	14.1%	14.5%
Difference	-1.8%	-3.2%	-1.9%	+3.4%	+2.1%	-0.4%	-0.9%	-1.2%	-5.0%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 5.8% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A	0.74%
ACN	Accenture PLC Class A	0.68%
REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	0.57%
COP	ConocoPhillips	0.57%
SMCI	Super Micro Computer Inc	0.57%
GPN	Global Payments Inc	0.56%
T	AT&T Inc	0.56%
PYPL	PayPal Holdings Inc	0.54%
GIS	General Mills Inc	0.53%
PFE	Pfizer Inc	0.53%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 18.7
P/B: 2.8
P/S: 1.9
P/CF: 12.0

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology20.0%
Industrials16.0%
Financial services14.7%
Health care10.0%
Consumer discretionary8.1%
Energy7.7%
Utilities6.9%
Consumer staples5.3%
Communication services4.4%
Real estate4.0%
Materials2.9%

Asset mix

Stocks99.9%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Large Blend
Ticker: FEX
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 8 May 2007 (19.3 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.57% (category 0.72%)
Holdings turnover: 83% (category 95%)
Distribution yield: 0.94%
Beta, 3 years: 0.88
Total net assets: $1.6B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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