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FAD

First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF

Passive ETF Equity

The FAD Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: NASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index. The FAD ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 666 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$184.04

-$1.7 (-0.94%) 2 days ago

1:30 PM 07/24/26 Closed

1D price range

$183.61$186.29

52W price range

$147.31$199.97

YTD Perf.

+14.78%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€506M

Share class AuM

€506M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33733F1012

TER

0.63%

Inception date

5/8/2007

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

NASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Jul 23, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 06/30/26

Technology

24.86%

Industrials

22.02%

Healthcare

15.92%

Finance

12.64%

Non-Energy Materials

5.58%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

5.08%

Consumer Services

4.87%

Consumer Cyclicals

3.29%

Telecommunications

1.50%

Unavailable

0.41%

Other

3.83%

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FAQ about FAD

FAD is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Other US Equities.

FAD tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth GTR Index - USD, through a full replication replication method.

FAD carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.63%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

FAD was introduced to the market on May 8, 2007. It trades on United States

First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF, FAD, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

FAD oversees €506M in assets as of July 23, 2026.

FAD follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of July 23, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 0.10%.

As of June 30, 2026, FAD has significant geographic allocations in USA and Ireland.

As of June 30, 2026, FAD focuses largely on Technology, Industrials and Healthcare.

As of June 30, 2026, FAD holds 666 positions in its portfolio, with 10.99% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of June 30, 2026, FAD top three holdings include Sandisk Corp., Micron Technology, Inc. and Dell Technologies, Inc..

The base currency of FAD is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 06/30/26

Sandisk Corp.

1.16%

Micron Technology, Inc.

1.11%

Dell Technologies, Inc.

0.94%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc

0.85%

Western Digital Corp.

0.80%

Marvell Technology, Inc.

0.80%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

0.77%

MKS, Inc.

0.65%

Bloom Energy Corp.

0.62%

Corning, Inc.

0.59%

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