FAD — First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-23
FAD — First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Growth Equity · $480.20M AUM · 0.63% expense ratio · 37.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FAD Fund Overview
FAD — First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Alphadex Fund, categorised as United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Growth Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Alphadex Fund
- Category: United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $480.20M
- 1-year return: 37.3%
- Ticker: FAD
- SEC CIK: 0001383496
- SEC series ID: S000017343
- Share class ID: C000048001
FAD Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | 1.33% |
| Sandisk Corp. | 0.69% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 0.68% |
| Bloom Energy Corp. | 0.67% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 0.64% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 0.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.55% |
| Ciena Corp. | 0.54% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.53% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 0.53% |
FAD Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 100.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.4% |
FAD Performance
Total returns for FAD (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 9.9% |
| 1 year | 37.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 22.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.0% |
FAD Risk Information
Risk metrics for FAD, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.2%
FAD Costs and Fees
FAD costs about $63 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.63%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.63%
- Portfolio turnover: 110%
- Brokerage commissions: 5.10 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FAD Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund had net inflows of $130.41M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $35.20M |
| 2026-03 | $7.65M |
| 2026-02 | $500.23K |
| 2026-01 | $25.45M |
| 2025-12 | $8.17M |
| 2025-11 | $7.53M |
FAD Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
FAD Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.