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FYC: FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Aug 30, 2026 10:34 AM
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What this ETF is trying to do

The FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND (Ticker: FYC) is an ETF that focuses on small companies that are expected to grow. It holds a variety of different stocks, which helps spread out the risk across many different businesses.

What the numbers show

The data shows that this fund has experienced significant growth in its share price over different periods.

• One-Year Performance: The one-year price return was approximately 51.25%. When you include distributions, the one-year total return was approximately 51.54%.

• Year-to-Date (YTD): So far this year, the price return is about 27.47%, while the total return is about 27.60%.

• Three-Year Performance: Over the last three years, the price return was approximately 101.71%, and the total return was approximately 104.41%.

To understand the price change, we can look at an estimated price from roughly one year ago, which was about $81.01. Compared to the current price of $122.52, the share price has moved up significantly. For example, if you had invested $10,000 into this ETF one year ago, your investment would have grown based on these price changes before accounting for any distributions.

Income and distribution explanation

This ETF provides some cash to investors through distributions. The distribution yield is approximately 0.17%. This means the cash paid out is small relative to the current share price. The fund has had two distributions in the last 12 months, and they occur on an irregular or less frequent basis, mostly on Thursdays.

It is important to remember that a distribution yield is not the same as total return. Total return includes both the change in the share price and the cash distributions received.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" refers to a situation where the value of the underlying assets in the fund decreases significantly over time. When an ETF's share price falls, it is called a share-price decline. While a falling price can sometimes be linked to NAV erosion, they are not the same thing.

For this ETF, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label indicates "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Top Holdings

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

• ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC (0.83%)

• RINGCENTRAL INC CLASS A (0.80%)

• DAVE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A (0.74%)

• FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (0.74%)

• PRECIGEN INC (0.74%)

• THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC (0.74%)

• NEOGENOMICS INC (0.72%)

• LIQUIDIA CORP ORDINARY SHARES (0.71%)

• NLIGHT INC (0.71%)

• REMITLY GLOBAL INC (0.71%)

Holdings can change over time. This data was updated on August 28, 2026.

Pros

• The fund has shown strong price returns and total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• The erosion-risk measurements suggest a "good" status with no detected price erosion.

Cons

• The distribution yield is quite low, which may not appeal to investors looking for high regular income.

• The distributions are irregular and do not happen on a set schedule.

Beginner takeaway

This ETF has shown strong growth in its share price over the last year and three years. While it does pay out some cash through distributions, most of the value comes from the increase in the share price itself. Always remember to look at both the price return and the total return to see the full picture of how an investment is performing.

Top Holdings

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

265 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 RINGCENTRAL INC CLASS A RNG 0.96%
2 TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP TWST 0.91%
3 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC AAMI 0.88%
4 n/a TXG 0.87%
5 AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC AVAH 0.84%
6 NEOGENOMICS INC NEO 0.82%
7 PRECIGEN INC PGEN 0.81%
8 REMITLY GLOBAL INC RELY 0.80%
9 FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP FA 0.78%
10 THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC CHEF 0.78%
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1. RINGCENTRAL INC CLASS A RNG 0.96%
2. TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP TWST 0.91%
3. ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC AAMI 0.88%
4. n/a TXG 0.87%
5. AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC AVAH 0.84%
6. NEOGENOMICS INC NEO 0.82%
7. PRECIGEN INC PGEN 0.81%
8. REMITLY GLOBAL INC RELY 0.80%
9. FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP FA 0.78%
10. THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC CHEF 0.78%
11. TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC ORDINARY SHARES TVTX 0.78%
12. n/a LFST 0.77%
13. ATAIBECKLEY INC ATAI 0.75%
14. DXP ENTERPRISES INC DXPE 0.75%
15. n/a HNGE 0.75%
16. CALUMET INC CLMT 0.74%
17. THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC CAKE 0.74%
18. FLYWIRE CORP FLYW 0.72%
19. INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC INBX 0.72%
20. ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0.70%
21. OSCAR HEALTH INC CLASS A OSCR 0.70%
22. NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC 0.69%
23. DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC DGII 0.67%
24. INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL INC INVX 0.66%
25. PITNEY BOWES INC PBI 0.66%
26. RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC ORDINARY SHARES RLAY 0.66%
27. DAVE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A DAVE 0.65%
28. ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC RCUS 0.64%
29. XOMETRY INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A XMTR 0.64%
30. EZCORP INC REGISTERED SHS -A- NON VTG EZPW 0.63%
31. STAGWELL INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A STGW 0.63%
32. ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP ADPT 0.62%
33. DUCOMMUN INC DCO 0.62%
34. ASTRONICS CORP ATRO 0.61%
35. GIGACLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC CLASS A GCT 0.61%
36. HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC HCSG 0.60%
37. LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC LGND 0.60%
38. AXOGEN INC AXGN 0.59%
39. CIMPRESS PLC CMPR 0.59%
40. n/a AGM 0.59%
41. JOHN WILEY & SONS INC CLASS A WLY 0.58%
42. OPENLANE INC OPLN 0.58%
43. ANAPTYSBIO INC ANAB 0.57%
44. INTERFACE INC TILE 0.57%
45. LIQUIDIA CORP ORDINARY SHARES LQDA 0.57%
46. UNIQURE NV QURE 0.57%
47. XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC XERS 0.57%
48. WISDOMTREE INC WT 0.56%
49. CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC NEW CBL 0.55%
50. DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST DHC 0.55%
51. TENABLE HOLDINGS INC TENB 0.55%
52. CLEANSPARK INC CLSK 0.54%
53. KAISER ALUMINUM CORP KALU 0.54%
54. CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP CECO 0.53%
55. n/a SPHR 0.53%
56. PROTO LABS INC PRLB 0.53%
57. SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC SKWD 0.53%
58. CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC CLASS A CTOS 0.52%
59. ADEIA INC ADEA 0.51%
60. POLARIS INC PII 0.51%
61. AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC AMLX 0.50%
62. BEL FUSE INC CLASS B BELFB 0.50%
63. GARRETT MOTION INC ORDINARY SHARES NEW GTX 0.50%
64. INNODATA INC INOD 0.50%
65. APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC AAOI 0.49%
66. BLUE BIRD CORP BLBD 0.49%
67. FASTLY INC CLASS A FSLY 0.49%
68. MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC MCRI 0.49%
69. PROGYNY INC PGNY 0.48%
70. THE VITA COCO CO INC COCO 0.48%
71. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP WLFC 0.48%
72. AZZ INC AZZ 0.47%
73. n/a GRDN 0.47%
74. n/a SHLS 0.47%
75. ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LTD OSW 0.47%
76. SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC SLDE 0.47%
77. BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC BEAM 0.46%
78. n/a NUVB 0.46%
79. n/a RSI 0.46%
80. PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC PRM 0.46%
81. CALLAWAY GOLF CO CALY 0.45%
82. BGC GROUP INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A BGC 0.44%
83. CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC CNK 0.44%
84. GORMAN-RUPP CO GRC 0.44%
85. KNOWLES CORP KN 0.44%
86. UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC UFPT 0.44%
87. YETI HOLDINGS INC YETI 0.44%
88. AMBARELLA INC AMBA 0.43%
89. DIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC DNTH 0.43%
90. ESTABLISHMENT LABS HOLDINGS INC ESTA 0.43%
91. n/a WRBY 0.43%
92. PRIVIA HEALTH GROUP INC PRVA 0.43%
93. SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP SXT 0.43%
94. STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP SXI 0.43%
95. IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES INC IDYA 0.42%
96. KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC KGS 0.42%
97. n/a SEI 0.42%
98. NURIX THERAPEUTICS INC ORDINARY SHARES NRIX 0.42%
99. PDF SOLUTIONS INC PDFS 0.42%
100. NLIGHT INC LASR 0.41%
101. THE BANCORP INC TBBK 0.41%
102. VARONIS SYSTEMS INC VRNS 0.41%
103. FIGS INC CLASS A FIGS 0.40%
104. INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC NTLA 0.40%
105. KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD KMTS 0.40%
106. NEWMARK GROUP INC CLASS A NMRK 0.40%
107. BRADY CORP CLASS A BRC 0.39%
108. BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC BKD 0.39%
109. CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP CURB 0.39%
110. DIME COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES INC DCOM 0.39%
111. GRIFFON CORP GFF 0.39%
112. HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP HMN 0.39%
113. MYR GROUP INC MYRG 0.39%
114. n/a ACVA 0.39%
115. PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS INC CLASS A PAY 0.39%
116. TANGO THERAPEUTICS INC TNGX 0.39%
117. VERACYTE INC VCYT 0.39%
118. XPEL INC XPEL 0.39%
119. ACM RESEARCH INC CLASS A ACMR 0.38%
120. AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC AEO 0.38%
121. AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC AMPX 0.38%
122. ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC CLASS C BATRK 0.38%
123. BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC BCRX 0.38%
124. COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC CVLT 0.38%
125. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP MSGE 0.38%
126. SEZZLE INC SEZL 0.38%
127. SKYWEST INC SKYW 0.38%
128. ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC ASTE 0.37%
129. DORMAN PRODUCTS INC DORM 0.37%
130. FRESHWORKS INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A FRSH 0.37%
131. HAEMONETICS CORP HAE 0.37%
132. INGEVITY CORP NGVT 0.37%
133. MANNKIND CORP MNKD 0.37%
134. n/a BH-A 0.37%
135. OUSTER INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A OUST 0.37%
136. PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP PRGS 0.37%
137. A10 NETWORKS INC ATEN 0.36%
138. AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC AGIO 0.36%
139. BOX INC CLASS A BOX 0.36%
140. n/a ARQT 0.36%
141. ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC ANIP 0.35%
142. NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP CLASS A NVTS 0.35%
143. OUTFRONT MEDIA INC OUT 0.35%
144. SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INC SNDX 0.35%
145. VERICEL CORP VCEL 0.35%
146. THE REALREAL INC REAL 0.34%
147. TRIMAS CORP TRS 0.34%
148. MAGNITE INC MGNI 0.33%
149. n/a TSHA 0.33%
150. TERADATA CORP TDC 0.33%
151. TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC TTI 0.33%
152. n/a TARS 0.32%
153. UPSTART HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES UPST 0.32%
154. ALUMIS INC ALMS 0.31%
155. CLEAR SECURE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A YOU 0.31%
156. MARA HOLDINGS INC MARA 0.31%
157. MAXLINEAR INC MXL 0.31%
158. NOVOCURE LTD NVCR 0.31%
159. T1 ENERGY INC TE 0.31%
160. AGILYSYS INC AGYS 0.30%
161. ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC ALKT 0.30%
162. DANA INC DAN 0.30%
163. ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC RARE 0.30%
164. WILLDAN GROUP INC WLDN 0.30%
165. AMERICAN STATES WATER CO AWR 0.29%
166. CITY HOLDING CO CHCO 0.29%
167. FLUENCE ENERGY INC CLASS A FLNC 0.29%
168. GRINDR INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A GRND 0.29%
169. SL GREEN REALTY CORP SLG 0.29%
170. COHEN & STEERS INC CNS 0.28%
171. COVISTA INC CVSA 0.28%
172. HCI GROUP INC HCI 0.28%
173. n/a LUNR 0.28%
174. PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC PLMR 0.28%
175. THE ST. JOE CO JOE 0.28%
176. VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS A VOYG 0.28%
177. AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP AMSC 0.27%
178. AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC CAR 0.27%
179. BANK FIRST CORP BFC 0.27%
180. CENTURI HOLDINGS INC CTRI 0.27%
181. COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC COLL 0.27%
182. LEGALZOOM.COM INC LZ 0.27%
183. n/a SMA 0.27%
184. NICOLET BANKSHARES INC NIC 0.27%
185. SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA SBCF 0.27%
186. ALEXANDER'S INC ALX 0.26%
187. n/a GHC 0.26%
188. TANGER INC SKT 0.26%
189. UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC UTI 0.26%
190. APPIAN CORP CLASS A APPN 0.25%
191. SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC SUPN 0.25%
192. URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES UE 0.25%
193. INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP IVT 0.24%
194. IRADIMED CORP IRMD 0.24%
195. PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC PTON 0.24%
196. THE SCOTTS MIRACLE GRO CO CLASS A SMG 0.24%
197. WD-40 CO WDFC 0.24%
198. ATRICURE INC ATRC 0.23%
199. HARROW INC HROW 0.23%
200. HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC HURN 0.23%
201. MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC GLUE 0.23%
202. QUANTUM COMPUTING INC QUBT 0.23%
203. RED ROCK RESORTS INC CLASS A RRR 0.23%
204. SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC CLASS A FOUR 0.23%
205. HERBALIFE LTD HLF 0.22%
206. n/a PCT 0.22%
207. NPK INTERNATIONAL INC NPKI 0.22%
208. RED CAT HOLDINGS INC RCAT 0.22%
209. BRAZE INC CLASS A BRZE 0.21%
210. PLUG POWER INC PLUG 0.21%
211. ARDELYX INC ARDX 0.20%
212. SPS COMMERCE INC SPSC 0.20%
213. ASANA INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ASAN 0.19%
214. GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC CLASS A GSHD 0.19%
215. NCINO INC ORDINARY SHARES NCNO 0.18%
216. PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL INC PZZA 0.17%
217. VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INC VRDN 0.17%
218. ALARM.COM HOLDINGS INC ALRM 0.16%
219. ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC ORDINARY SHARES ARRY 0.16%
220. AVEPOINT INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A AVPT 0.16%
221. CRA INTERNATIONAL INC CRAI 0.16%
222. ENOVIS CORP ENOV 0.16%
223. FRESHPET INC FRPT 0.16%
224. n/a APAM 0.16%
225. n/a WGS 0.16%
226. SHAKE SHACK INC CLASS A SHAK 0.16%
227. GRAIL INC GRAL 0.15%
228. HAGERTY INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A HGTY 0.15%
229. KINETIK HOLDINGS INC KNTK 0.15%
230. LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST LXP 0.15%
231. SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC SRPT 0.15%
232. THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP INC CLASS A BWIN 0.15%
233. TRUPANION INC TRUP 0.15%
234. ZYMEWORKS INC REGISTERED SHS ZYME 0.15%
235. ALPHATEC HOLDINGS INC ATEC 0.14%
236. CADRE HOLDINGS INC CDRE 0.14%
237. CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC CLDX 0.14%
238. CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP CPK 0.14%
239. CORVEL CORP CRVL 0.14%
240. ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP CLASS A EPAC 0.14%
241. TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC TR 0.14%
242. UMH PROPERTIES INC UMH 0.14%
243. ACADIA REALTY TRUST AKR 0.13%
244. ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC ARLO 0.13%
245. CALIX INC CALX 0.13%
246. DYNEX CAPITAL INC DX 0.13%
247. ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC EFC 0.13%
248. MECHANICS BANCORP. ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A MCHB 0.13%
249. NETSTREIT CORP ORDINARY SHARES NTST 0.13%
250. STOKE THERAPEUTICS INC STOK 0.13%
251. TURNING POINT BRANDS INC TPB 0.13%
252. NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC NHI 0.12%
253. NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC EYE 0.12%
254. ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC ORC 0.12%
255. POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC PSIX 0.12%
256. VITAL FARMS INC ORDINARY SHARES VITL 0.12%
257. BELLRING BRANDS INC CLASS A BRBR 0.11%
258. HAWKINS INC HWKN 0.11%
259. LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC LMAT 0.11%
260. LUCID GROUP INC SHS LCID 0.10%
261. DREYFUS GOVT CM INST 289 n/a 0.09%
262. ENOVIX CORP ENVX 0.07%
263. VISTANCE NETWORKS INC VISN 0.06%
264. CASH n/a 0.00%
265. OMNIAB n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Sep 27, 2026 12:57 AM .
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