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About First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FAB holds a broad value-focused portfolio of stocks from the Nasdaq US Select Index Family. The fund uses a quantitative methodology to select and weight securities in three different size segments. In particular, FAB uses three value factors (P/B, ROA, and P/FCF) to rank companies. Once the fund has selected those firms best positioned for value, it employs a tiered weighting strategy that assigns weights of 50% to large caps, 30% to midcaps and 20% to small-caps. FAB makes huge sector bets and carries a small tilt. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. Note: On April 8, 2016, the fund switched underlying indexes from the old Defined index to the current Nasdaq version. The index universe may differ slightly but the factors and methodology are the same.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.80%
Finance24.93%
Energy Minerals7.08%
Utilities6.85%
Producer Manufacturing6.54%
Retail Trade6.19%
Consumer Durables5.91%
Process Industries5.54%
Electronic Technology5.44%
Consumer Non-Durables4.67%
Health Technology3.76%
Transportation3.63%
Technology Services3.23%
Consumer Services3.05%
Non-Energy Minerals2.81%
Health Services2.61%
Commercial Services2.49%
Industrial Services2.14%
Distribution Services2.00%
Communications0.93%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.20%
Mutual fund0.20%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.49%
Europe1.51%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history