First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC)
| Assets | $748.50M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.70% |
| PE Ratio | 25.05 |
| Shares Out | 7.50M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.08 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.08% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Semi-Annual |
| Payout Ratio | 1.98% |
| Volume | 48,947 |
| Open | 100.10 |
| Previous Close | 99.82 |
| Day's Range | 98.12 - 100.10 |
| 52-Week Low | 59.29 |
| 52-Week High | 100.10 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Holdings | 265 |
| Inception Date | Apr 18, 2011 |
About FYC
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth index. The fund tracks a quant-driven index that select stocks from a small-cap growth universe in an attempt to outperform the market. FYC was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
10.12% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | PRAX | 1.74% |
| Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ARWR | 1.20% |
| Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. | CDTX | 1.08% |
| Globalstar, Inc. | GSAT | 0.95% |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | ARQT | 0.92% |
| Lemonade, Inc. | LMND | 0.90% |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | TVTX | 0.86% |
| Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. | EOSE | 0.85% |
| Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc | AVDL | 0.82% |
| TeraWulf Inc. | WULF | 0.81% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.0776 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.1473 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.344 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.0699 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.1555 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.0772 | Sep 29, 2023 |
Performance
FYC had a total return of 18.91% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.53%.
News
FYC: Small-Cap Exposure With Mixed Growth Metrics
The Invesco First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX ETF offers diversified, rules-based exposure to U.S. small-cap growth stocks with a unique sector mix. FYC outperforms both the Russell 2000 and small...
FYC: High Fee, High Risk, Little Reward From Growthier SMID Stocks
FYC is a passively managed ETF targeting high-growth names in the small-cap arena. FYC has beaten a few SMID peers since the index change but underperformed the market proxied with IVV. Risk metrics, ...
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Strong returns in U.S. stocks, particularly over the past two plus years, have led investors to question the relative lack of companies going public via the IPO process — as well as the potential impl...
FYC: A Smart Or Speculative Small-Cap Growth ETF?
FYC holds 262 small-cap growth stocks selected based on three short-term screens: price momentum, sales to price ratio, and one-year sales growth. Its expense ratio is high at 0.70%. While these scree...
