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About First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FTA tracks an index which implements its proprietary AlphaDEX selection methodology to select large-cap value stocks. The index starts by removing stocks from the NASDAQ US 500 Large Cap Index which do not trade on an eligible exchange, duplicate stocks, and do not meet liquidity screens. Then, all remaining securities are grouped into either growth or value buckets. Only those in the value buckets are eligible for inclusion. Those eligible are then scored individually and the top 187 stocks are selected for inclusion in the index. 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 stocks are equally-weighted within each quintile. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Utilities
Stocks99.81%
Finance21.03%
Utilities10.09%
Energy Minerals8.92%
Health Technology8.43%
Consumer Durables5.69%
Process Industries5.57%
Electronic Technology5.39%
Retail Trade4.63%
Transportation4.52%
Consumer Non-Durables4.13%
Technology Services3.92%
Non-Energy Minerals2.96%
Health Services2.77%
Commercial Services2.76%
Producer Manufacturing2.53%
Consumer Services2.07%
Industrial Services1.81%
Communications1.51%
Distribution Services1.06%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.19%
Mutual fund0.19%
Cash0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.81%
Europe2.19%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FTA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.03% stocks, and Utilities, with 10.09% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FTA top holdings are T. Rowe Price Group and LyondellBasell Industries NV, occupying 0.98% and 0.98% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FTA last dividends amounted to 0.31 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.40 USD in dividends, which shows a 27.97% decrease.
FTA assets under management is 1.12 B USD. It's risen 3.22% over the last month.
FTA fund flows account for −127.58 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FTA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.03%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.31 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FTA shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on May 8, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
FTA expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FTA follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Large Cap Value Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FTA invests in stocks.
FTA price has risen by 2.34% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.78% increase. See more dynamics on FTA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.36% over the last month, showed a 12.16% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.72% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.36% over the last month, showed a 12.16% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.72% in a year.
FTA trades at a premium (0.01%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.