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First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX (FYC)

Small-cap ETF · First Trust · NASDAQ · 266 holdings
$113.35 ▼ -1.23 (1.07%)
At close · USD · Volume 124,391
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsQuestions
52-week range
$86.85 – $127.57
Day's range
$112.60 – $114.31
1-year total return
+21.6%

FYC price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FYC fund facts

FundFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund
TickerFYC · NASDAQ
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Small-cap
Expense ratio0.70%
Holdings266
Net assets (fund, SEC)$1.3B
Yield (last 12 months)0.11%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$86.85 – $127.57
Average volume (3 months)85,415
First price in our data20 Apr 2011
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−4.4%
3 months
−5.2%
6 months
+2.5%
Year to date
+18.1%
1 year
+21.6%
3 years a year
+29.2%
5 years a year
+9.3%
10 years a year
+13.8%
Volatility (1 year)
21.2%
Largest drop, last year
−13.5%
Largest drop in our data
−47.9%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.70% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $70 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
0.13 USD
Yield on today's price
0.11%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
25 Jun 2026
Full FYC dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

FYC top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC 1.04%
2 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.82%
3 CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC (THE) 0.81%
4 RINGCENTRAL INC 0.77%
5 PRECIGEN INC 0.74%
6 FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP 0.74%
7 OSCAR HEALTH INC 0.74%
8 ATAIBECKLEY INC 0.74%
9 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 0.72%
10 LIQUIDIA CORP 0.71%
The top 10 make up 7.8% of the fund, out of 266 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

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FYC: frequently asked questions

What is FYC?

FYC is the First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Small-cap". Its latest SEC filing lists 266 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FYC?

FYC charges 0.70% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025. On $10,000 that is about $70 a year in fund costs.

Does FYC pay dividends?

Yes. FYC paid 0.13 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.11% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 25 Jun 2026.

What does FYC hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC (1.0%), ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC (0.8%), CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC (THE) (0.8%). The top 10 together make up 7.8% of the fund.

How has FYC performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +21.6%, 3 years +29.2% a year, 5 years +9.3% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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