FIRST TRUST MULTI CAP GROWTH ALPHADEX FUND
Symbol: FAD
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Mid-Cap Growth
Inception date: 08/05/2007
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $179.77
Expense ratio: 0.63%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
0.78%
Ann. -40.08% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
26.58%
Sharpe ratio
-1.645
VaR 95%
-2.44%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-4.46%
Ann. -6.12% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.21%
Sharpe ratio
-0.460
VaR 95%
-1.97%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
4.28%
Ann. -0.11% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.90%
Sharpe ratio
-0.179
VaR 95%
-2.19%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
9.75%
Ann. 22.65% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.90%
Sharpe ratio
0.868
VaR 95%
-1.99%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
32.00%
Ann. 15.50% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.21%
Sharpe ratio
0.587
VaR 95%
-2.00%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
81.77%
Ann. 18.62% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.84%
Sharpe ratio
0.796
VaR 95%
-1.91%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.045%
Best day
4.061%
Worst day
-3.955%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $176.95 | $179.85 | $176.68 | $179.77 | 10,300 |
| 14/10/2026 | $180.73 | $180.73 | $177.39 | $178.17 | 8,300 |
| 13/10/2026 | $182.44 | $182.95 | $181.01 | $181.98 | 20,000 |
| 12/10/2026 | $184.82 | $184.82 | $182.73 | $182.99 | 8,200 |
| 09/10/2026 | $183.59 | $184.74 | $183.59 | $184.65 | 5,100 |
| 08/10/2026 | $182.31 | $182.39 | $180.95 | $181.94 | 10,900 |
| 07/10/2026 | $184.22 | $184.22 | $182.24 | $183.01 | 16,300 |
| 06/10/2026 | $186.32 | $186.97 | $185.65 | $185.82 | 7,800 |
| 05/10/2026 | $184.98 | $185.52 | $183.88 | $185.36 | 7,000 |
| 02/10/2026 | $183.18 | $184.99 | $183.18 | $184.40 | 6,700 |