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FNXFIRST TRUST MID CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MID CAP CORE ALPHADEX FUND

$137.81+0.14% vs prior close
11714852-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

Price & daily flows
141.4132.7124.0137.81DAILY NET FLOWOct 6Feb 4Jun 4Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.4% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.2Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
12Kavg daily volume, 30 days
452holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 18, 2023 · beta 0.93
Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary24.11%
Finance20.86%
Consumer Cyclical19.98%
Financial Services17.74%
Financials17.47%
Industrials17.24%
Technology Services10.64%
Technology10.11%
Information Technology9.81%
Producer Manufacturing9.26%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.32%
Bermuda3.19%
Ireland0.63%
Other0.4%
India0.37%
Switzerland0.2%
United Kingdom0.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+2.2%
1 month-4.9%
3 months-4.6%
6 months+6.6%
YTD+9.4%
1 year+8.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.9%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
16Kshares traded
The case against FNX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FNX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.8B+$1.7B156× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$131.1B+$249M107× the assets · +$249M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B101× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.06%$104.3B+$383M85× the assets · +$383M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$79.3B+$2.3B65× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
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