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FEX: First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 9:48 PM
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What this ETF is trying to do

The First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (ticker: FEX) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the NASDAQ. This fund holds a variety of large companies. Because it holds many different stocks, it provides exposure to many different businesses at once.

What the numbers show

As of October 9, 2026, the current price of one share of FEX is $136.17. An estimated price from roughly one year ago was $117.04.

When looking at how this ETF has performed, it is important to understand two different numbers: price return and total return.

• Price return only tracks how much the share price itself has changed.

• Total return includes both the change in share price and any cash distributions (dividends) paid out to investors.

Here is what the data shows for FEX:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is 14.80%, while the total return is 15.65%.

• One Year: The price return is 16.35%, and the total return is 17.61%.

• Three Years: The price return is 67.91%, and the total return is 73.96%.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for ETFs that pay them cash regularly. This is called a distribution yield. For FEX, the distribution yield is approximately 1.01%. Over the last year, the trailing distributions were $1.38 per share. These payments usually happen four times a year (quarterly).

It is important to remember that a distribution yield is not the same as total return. While distributions provide cash income, they are just one part of how an investor earns money from an ETF.

NAV erosion explanation

NAV erosion happens when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF drops significantly. Some investors worry about this because it can make it harder for the fund to grow.

For FEX, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label says "No price erosion detected." The severity is rated as "good," and there is no severe erosion-risk flag. This means the data does not show signs of significant price deterioration.

Top Holdings

The following are some of the top holdings in this fund. Please note that this is a partial list:

• Accenture PLC Class A (0.68%)

• CTSH (0.68%)

• Super Micro Computer Inc (0.65%)

• Everpure Inc Class A (0.61%)

• Dell (0.58%)

• Illumina Inc (0.57%)

• ConocoPhillips (0.56%)

• Natera Inc (0.56%)

• PayPal Holdings Inc (0.56%)

• Phillips 66 (0.56%)

Holdings can change over time.

Pros

• The fund has shown positive price returns and total returns over the last year and three years.

• The erosion-risk score suggests no price erosion has been detected.

Cons

• The distribution yield is relatively low at approximately 1.01%.

Beginner takeaway

When studying FEX, remember to look at both the share price and the total return. The total return gives you a better picture of overall performance because it includes the cash distributions paid out to shareholders. Always check if an ETF has an erosion-risk flag to understand how stable its price might be.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

338 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 PTC INC PTC 0.60%
2 EVERPURE INC CLASS A P 0.51%
3 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.49%
4 NETAPP INC NTAP 0.49%
5 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SMCI 0.48%
6 CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD CCL 0.47%
7 EQT CORP EQT 0.47%
8 HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 0.47%
9 n/a DELL 0.47%
10 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 0.46%
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1. PTC INC PTC 0.60%
2. EVERPURE INC CLASS A P 0.51%
3. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.49%
4. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.49%
5. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SMCI 0.48%
6. CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD CCL 0.47%
7. EQT CORP EQT 0.47%
8. HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 0.47%
9. n/a DELL 0.47%
10. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 0.46%
11. ARISTA NETWORKS INC ANET 0.46%
12. CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CLASS A STZ 0.46%
13. EOG RESOURCES INC EOG 0.46%
14. EXPAND ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW EXE 0.46%
15. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.46%
16. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.46%
17. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 0.46%
18. OKTA INC CLASS A OKTA 0.46%
19. OVINTIV INC OVV 0.46%
20. PG&E CORP PCG 0.46%
21. AMCOR PLC ORDINARY SHARES AMCR 0.43%
22. DEXCOM INC DXCM 0.43%
23. SNOWFLAKE INC ORDINARY SHARES SNOW 0.43%
24. VICI PROPERTIES INC ORDINARY SHARES VICI 0.43%
25. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A CHTR 0.42%
26. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.42%
27. MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC MEDP 0.42%
28. NATERA INC NTRA 0.42%
29. PULTEGROUP INC PHM 0.42%
30. ROSS STORES INC ROST 0.42%
31. ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC NLY 0.41%
32. GUARDANT HEALTH INC GH 0.41%
33. INCYTE CORP INCY 0.41%
34. LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC LDOS 0.41%
35. TWILIO INC CLASS A TWLO 0.41%
36. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC LITE 0.40%
37. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP MPC 0.39%
38. INTUIT INC INTU 0.38%
39. MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC MRVL 0.38%
40. QUANTA SERVICES INC PWR 0.38%
41. VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO 0.38%
42. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.37%
43. BLOOM ENERGY CORP CLASS A BE 0.37%
44. COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 0.37%
45. F5 INC FFIV 0.37%
46. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 0.37%
47. n/a JCI 0.37%
48. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.37%
49. PHILLIPS 66 PSX 0.37%
50. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 0.36%
51. AMEREN CORP AEE 0.36%
52. AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A APH 0.36%
53. ANALOG DEVICES INC ADI 0.36%
54. BALL CORP BALL 0.36%
55. CHUBB LTD CB 0.36%
56. CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 0.36%
57. DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR 0.36%
58. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 0.36%
59. EVERGY INC EVRG 0.36%
60. EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 0.36%
61. EXELON CORP EXC 0.36%
62. INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC CLASS A IBKR 0.36%
63. MONGODB INC CLASS A MDB 0.36%
64. n/a PLTR 0.36%
65. ONEOK INC OKE 0.36%
66. PPL CORP PPL 0.36%
67. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.36%
68. SITIME CORP ORDINARY SHARES SITM 0.36%
69. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.36%
70. TENET HEALTHCARE CORP THC 0.36%
71. XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0.36%
72. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.36%
73. AIRBNB INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ABNB 0.35%
74. APPLE INC AAPL 0.35%
75. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.35%
76. DELTA AIR LINES INC DAL 0.35%
77. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.35%
78. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 0.35%
79. FEDEX CORP FDX 0.35%
80. FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC CLASS A FCNCA 0.35%
81. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0.35%
82. HALLIBURTON CO HAL 0.35%
83. LOEWS CORP L 0.35%
84. M&T BANK CORP MTB 0.35%
85. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 0.35%
86. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.35%
87. UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC UAL 0.35%
88. VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A VEEV 0.35%
89. WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 0.35%
90. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.35%
91. ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC ZBH 0.35%
92. ADOBE INC ADBE 0.34%
93. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.34%
94. AMGEN INC AMGN 0.34%
95. BUNGE GLOBAL SA BG 0.34%
96. COPART INC CPRT 0.34%
97. EXPEDIA GROUP INC EXPE 0.34%
98. GARMIN LTD GRMN 0.34%
99. JONES LANG LASALLE INC JLL 0.34%
100. NVR INC NVR 0.34%
101. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.34%
102. SANDISK CORP ORDINARY SHARES SNDK 0.34%
103. TARGET CORP TGT 0.34%
104. TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP TFC 0.34%
105. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.34%
106. WORKDAY INC CLASS A WDAY 0.34%
107. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX 0.33%
108. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 0.33%
109. SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC SW 0.33%
110. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC STX 0.31%
111. CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 0.29%
112. UNITY SOFTWARE INC ORDINARY SHARES U 0.29%
113. ASTERA LABS INC ALAB 0.28%
114. KINDER MORGAN INC CLASS P KMI 0.28%
115. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC MPWR 0.28%
116. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC PEG 0.28%
117. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.28%
118. TOAST INC CLASS A TOST 0.28%
119. ZSCALER INC ZS 0.28%
120. ALLIANT ENERGY CORP LNT 0.27%
121. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 0.27%
122. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 0.27%
123. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.27%
124. ATMOS ENERGY CORP ATO 0.27%
125. BROWN & BROWN INC BRO 0.27%
126. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.27%
127. CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC CNP 0.27%
128. CMS ENERGY CORP CMS 0.27%
129. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 0.27%
130. DTE ENERGY CO DTE 0.27%
131. EBAY INC EBAY 0.27%
132. EMCOR GROUP INC EME 0.27%
133. FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC FCX 0.27%
134. GEN DIGITAL INC GEN 0.27%
135. IDEX CORP IEX 0.27%
136. JABIL INC JBL 0.27%
137. METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC MTD 0.27%
138. MODERNA INC MRNA 0.27%
139. NISOURCE INC NI 0.27%
140. NUTANIX INC CLASS A NTNX 0.27%
141. PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PANW 0.27%
142. RELIANCE INC RS 0.27%
143. RESMED INC RMD 0.27%
144. SEMPRA SRE 0.27%
145. SOUTHERN CO SO 0.27%
146. SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC SUNB 0.27%
147. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.27%
148. TERADYNE INC TER 0.27%
149. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 0.27%
150. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.27%
151. WEC ENERGY GROUP INC WEC 0.27%
152. AFLAC INC AFL 0.26%
153. AMETEK INC AME 0.26%
154. ATI INC ATI 0.26%
155. BAKER HUGHES CO CLASS A BKR 0.26%
156. CITIGROUP INC C 0.26%
157. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC CFG 0.26%
158. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.26%
159. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC HBAN 0.26%
160. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF 0.26%
161. INVITATION HOMES INC INVH 0.26%
162. JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC JAZZ 0.26%
163. KEYCORP KEY 0.26%
164. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.26%
165. MERCK & CO INC MRK 0.26%
166. MORGAN STANLEY MS 0.26%
167. n/a GEHC 0.26%
168. NEWS CORP CLASS A NWSA 0.26%
169. NORDSON CORP NDSN 0.26%
170. NORTHERN TRUST CORP NTRS 0.26%
171. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.26%
172. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.26%
173. REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP RF 0.26%
174. ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A HOOD 0.26%
175. SNAP-ON INC SNA 0.26%
176. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.26%
177. VIATRIS INC VTRS 0.26%
178. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.25%
179. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.25%
180. ROYAL GOLD INC RGLD 0.25%
181. U.S. BANCORP USB 0.25%
182. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.25%
183. W.P. CAREY INC WPC 0.25%
184. WELLTOWER INC WELL 0.25%
185. LENNAR CORP CLASS A LEN 0.24%
186. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG 0.21%
187. MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC MTSI 0.21%
188. COHERENT CORP COHR 0.20%
189. CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD CRDO 0.20%
190. NRG ENERGY INC NRG 0.20%
191. CDW CORP CDW 0.19%
192. LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC LPLA 0.19%
193. ABBVIE INC ABBV 0.18%
194. CATERPILLAR INC CAT 0.18%
195. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC CBOE 0.18%
196. CINTAS CORP CTAS 0.18%
197. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 0.18%
198. DOORDASH INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A DASH 0.18%
199. DOVER CORP DOV 0.18%
200. DOW INC DOW 0.18%
201. EAST WEST BANCORP INC EWBC 0.18%
202. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.18%
203. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 0.18%
204. EQUIFAX INC EFX 0.18%
205. FIRSTENERGY CORP FE 0.18%
206. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC BEN 0.18%
207. HCA HEALTHCARE INC HCA 0.18%
208. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC HLT 0.18%
209. LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.18%
210. LAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX 0.18%
211. LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP LSCC 0.18%
212. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC LYV 0.18%
213. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MAR 0.18%
214. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 0.18%
215. MKS INC MKSI 0.18%
216. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.18%
217. PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO PFGC 0.18%
218. PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC PM 0.18%
219. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.18%
220. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.18%
221. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV 0.18%
222. SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC SSNC 0.18%
223. TARGA RESOURCES CORP TRGP 0.18%
224. TD SYNNEX CORP SNX 0.18%
225. THE HERSHEY CO HSY 0.18%
226. VISA INC CLASS A V 0.18%
227. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.18%
228. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.18%
229. WR BERKLEY CORP WRB 0.18%
230. XYLEM INC XYL 0.18%
231. ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC ZM 0.18%
232. AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC AWK 0.17%
233. BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC 0.17%
234. COCA-COLA CO KO 0.17%
235. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.17%
236. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 0.17%
237. GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILD 0.17%
238. ITT INC ITT 0.17%
239. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.17%
240. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 0.17%
241. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB 0.17%
242. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.17%
243. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.17%
244. PACCAR INC PCAR 0.17%
245. PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA PKG 0.17%
246. PEPSICO INC PEP 0.17%
247. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.17%
248. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.17%
249. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX 0.17%
250. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RJF 0.17%
251. SALESFORCE INC CRM 0.17%
252. SLB LTD SLB 0.17%
253. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.17%
254. STERIS PLC STE 0.17%
255. TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC TDY 0.17%
256. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0.17%
257. ULTA BEAUTY INC ULTA 0.17%
258. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B UPS 0.17%
259. WEYERHAEUSER CO WY 0.17%
260. WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 0.16%
261. CIENA CORP CIEN 0.11%
262. 3M CO MMM 0.09%
263. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.09%
264. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0.09%
265. APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 0.09%
266. AUTOZONE INC AZO 0.09%
267. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP BNY 0.09%
268. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.09%
269. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.09%
270. BROADCOM INC AVGO 0.09%
271. CARVANA CO CLASS A CVNA 0.09%
272. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 0.09%
273. CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG 0.09%
274. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.09%
275. CSX CORP CSX 0.09%
276. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.09%
277. DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC DRI 0.09%
278. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.09%
279. ECOLAB INC ECL 0.09%
280. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.09%
281. ENTEGRIS INC ENTG 0.09%
282. EQUINIX INC EQIX 0.09%
283. FASTENAL CO FAST 0.09%
284. FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO INC FDXF 0.09%
285. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.09%
286. FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC FLUT 0.09%
287. FORTIVE CORP FTV 0.09%
288. GE VERNOVA INC GEV 0.09%
289. HP INC HPQ 0.09%
290. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.09%
291. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.09%
292. IRON MOUNTAIN INC IRM 0.09%
293. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 0.09%
294. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.09%
295. KKR & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES KKR 0.09%
296. KLA CORP KLAC 0.09%
297. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP LMT 0.09%
298. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.09%
299. LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV CLASS A LYB 0.09%
300. MARSH MRSH 0.09%
301. MASTERCARD INC CLASS A MA 0.09%
302. METLIFE INC MET 0.09%
303. MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP MNST 0.09%
304. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.09%
305. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.09%
306. n/a ARES 0.09%
307. n/a FWONK 0.09%
308. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.09%
309. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.09%
310. PAYCHEX INC PAYX 0.09%
311. PFIZER INC PFE 0.09%
312. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 0.09%
313. ROCKET LAB CORP RKLB 0.09%
314. SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC SPG 0.09%
315. STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 0.09%
316. SYSCO CORP SYY 0.09%
317. THE HOME DEPOT INC HD 0.09%
318. THE KROGER CO KR 0.09%
319. TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC CLASS A TT 0.09%
320. UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 0.09%
321. UNITED RENTALS INC URI 0.09%
322. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 0.09%
323. US FOODS HOLDING CORP USFD 0.09%
324. VERALTO CORP VLTO 0.09%
325. VERISIGN INC VRSN 0.09%
326. VERTIV HOLDINGS CO CLASS A VRT 0.09%
327. WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC WCC 0.09%
328. WOODWARD INC WWD 0.09%
329. COEUR MINING INC CDE 0.08%
330. GE AEROSPACE GE 0.08%
331. INTEL CORP INTC 0.08%
332. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.08%
333. ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD ORDINARY SHARES ROIV 0.08%
334. RTX CORP RTX 0.08%
335. VENTAS INC VTR 0.08%
336. MORGAN STANLEY INSTL LQUDTY TRS INSTL MISXX 0.06%
337. CASH n/a 0.00%
338. SECURITIES LENDING BNYM n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 12, 2026 8:24 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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