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First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

FAB NASDAQ

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

101.01USD
+17.47 (+20.91%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
71.5M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.66%
per year
Dividend yield
1.75%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
12.2%
Low Risk
Beta
0.76
vs the market
52-week range
82.24107.59
01 Performance

How FAB has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Above Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−30.7 pts
0%20%40% FAB +23.0% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, FAB returned +23.0% with dividends reinvested — −30.7 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
12.2%Low Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±12% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−8.2%
0%-5%−8.2%

Deepest fall −8.2% on Sep 30, 2026 — 47 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 10% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%FAB+23.0% · σ 12%

Over 1 year, FAB delivered less return, with less risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FAB tends to move+7.6%

A beta of 0.76 means FAB has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 1.44 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
101.01
  • 12-day average100.59 +0.4%
  • 26-day average101.63 −0.6%
  • 50-day average102.43 −1.4%
  • 200-day average98.12 +2.9%

The price is above 2 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought45.5

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Factors · Value — tracking the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Value Index.

  • Assets under management71.5MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.66%per year
  • Holdings675
  • Risk score5.7Medium

Launched May 2007. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield1.75%

About 17 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.76
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

1.76 USD / share
0.51Dec 120.36Mar 260.35Jun 250.54Sep 24
06 Themes

Where FAB shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold FAB. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

  • Featured in 2 curated themes
  • 675 holdings
Ticker
FAB
Exchange
NASDAQ
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Factors
Industry
Value
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
TickerFAB
ISIN-
CUSIP-
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryFactors
Sub CategoryValue
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateMay 23, 2007
BenchmarkNASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Value Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD101.01
52W Low / High 82.24 / 107.59
1Y Total Return23.02%
Above Average
1Y Volatility12.16%
Low Risk
Beta0.76
12M Dividends1.7638
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield1.75%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM71 M
Discount/Premium0.158%
NAV49.30
Shares Outstanding1.5 M
Volume 20D Avg4.8 K
Nbr of Holdings675
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.660%
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