FundNASDAQUS Equity

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

FNX NASDAQ

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Mid Cap Core Index.

141.21USD
+18.36 (+14.94%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Fund size
773M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.63%
per year
Dividend yield
0.98%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
15.1%
Below Average
Beta
0.97
vs the market
52-week range
116.28147.51
01 Performance

How FNX has paid off

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

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−28.2 pts
0%20%40% FNX +16.1% Index +44.2%

Over 1 year, FNX returned +16.1% with dividends reinvested — −28.2 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
15.1%Below Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±15% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−9.2%
0%-5%−9.2%

Deepest fall −9.2% on Mar 20, 2026 — 38 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 21% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+44.2% · σ 14%FNX+16.1% · σ 15%

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

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FNX tends to move+9.7%

A beta of 0.97 means FNX has moved roughly in line with the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.89 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
141.21
  • 12-day average139.68 +1.1%
  • 26-day average139.10 +1.5%
  • 50-day average139.63 +1.1%
  • 200-day average136.66 +3.3%

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

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought65.3

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

US Equity · MidCap Factors — tracking the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index.

  • Assets under management773MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.63%per year
  • Holdings451
  • Risk score5.4Medium

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 yield0.98%

About 10 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.38
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

1.38 USD / share
0.39Dec 120.31Mar 260.27Jun 250.41Sep 24
06 Themes

Where FNX shows up

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

07 Profile

About First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the NASDAQ AlphaDEX® Mid Cap Core Index.

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

Details

NameFirst Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
TickerFNX
ISIN-
CUSIP-
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryUS Equity
Sub CategoryMidCap Factors
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateMay 10, 2007
BenchmarkNASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD141.21
52W Low / High 116.28 / 147.51
1Y Total Return15.82%
Average
1Y Volatility15.02%
Below Average
Beta0.97
12M Dividends1.3821
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield0.98%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM773 M
Discount/Premium-0.046%
NAV64.71
Shares Outstanding12 M
Volume 20D Avg35 K
Nbr of Holdings451
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.630%
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