Investment objective & strategy
As of Nov. 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Growth TM Index (the Index ).
Strategy. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and is developed, maintained and sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to maintain Index integrity. According to the Index Provider, the Index employs the AlphaDEX security selection methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Growth TM Index (the "Base Index" ). The AlphaDEX security selection methodology aims to select securities … The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and is developed, maintained and sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to maintain Index integrity. According to the Index Provider, the Index employs the AlphaDEX security selection methodology to select and weight securities from the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Growth TM Index (the "Base Index" ). The AlphaDEX security selection methodology aims to select securities that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices. Alpha is an indication of how much an investment outperforms or underperforms on a risk-adjusted basis relative to its benchmark. The Base Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that includes growth securities from the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap TM Index. According to the Index Provider, security selection for the Index will be conducted in the following manner: 1. The selection universe for the Index begins with all stocks in the Base Index. 2. The Index Provider then removes any duplicate (multiple share classes) stocks and stocks which do not meet the Index Providers liquidity screens. 3. The remaining stocks in the universe are then ranked on both growth and value factors. Each stock is classified as either a value stock or a growth stock, as determined by the Index Provider. A stock classified as a value stock will receive its value rank as its selection score and a stock classified as a growth stock will receive its growth rank as its selection score. 4. The top 187 stocks based on the selection score determined in step 3 comprise the selected stocks. The selected stocks are then split into quintiles based on their selection score, with higher scoring quintiles receiving a greater weight in the Index. The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Indexs quarterly rebalance and reconstitution schedule may cause the Fund to experience a higher rate of portfolio turnover. The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of October 31, 2025, the Index was composed of 188 securities with a market capitalization range of $ 7.15 billion to $4.92 trillion. The securities of companies represented in the Index generally have market capitalizations that are consistent with the name of the Index. However, the Fund will not sell a security because the security has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range of the Index. As of October 31, 2025, the Fund had significant investments in industrials companies and information technology companies, although this may change from time to time. The Fund's investments will change as the Index changes and, as a result, the Fund may have significant investments in jurisdictions or investment sectors that it may not have had as of October 31, 2025. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDISK CORPORATION | — | $17.42M | 1.37% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | — | $17.36M | 1.37% |
| BLOOM ENERGY CORP CL A | — | $16.89M | 1.33% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | — | $16.21M | 1.28% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | — | $15.45M | 1.22% |
| ADV MICRO DEVICE | — | $14.07M | 1.11% |
| CIENA CORP | — | $13.72M | 1.08% |
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC | — | $13.47M | 1.06% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | — | $13.46M | 1.06% |
| QUANTA SVCS INC | — | $13.38M | 1.05% |
Portfolio moves
Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund · FAD | 49% | 0.63% |
| First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund · FEX | 43% | 0.57% |
| iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF · IMCG | 38% | 0.06% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of November 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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