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First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
IndexNASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index
Annual fee0.62%
Net assets$1.3B
InceptionMay 8, 2007

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. It tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.62%; net assets about $1.3B; inception May 8, 2007. Its 1-year return is +11.06%.

Index tracked
NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index
Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.62%
Net assets (AUM)
$1.3B
Inception
May 8, 2007
1-year return
+11.06%
Holdings
454
52-week range
$117.483–$147.979
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. It tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.62%; net assets about $1.3B; inception May 8, 2007. Its 1-year return is +11.06%.

Index tracked
NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index
Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.62%
Net assets (AUM)
$1.3B
Inception
May 8, 2007
1-year return
+11.06%
Holdings
454
52-week range
$117.483–$147.979

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 10.29%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 10.29%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

+0.01%p
Theoretical day return
40.8%
Top-10 weight
400
Concentration HHI (Low)
Energy
Top sector

Today's summary

On a constituent basis, First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's theoretical return is +0.01%p. Today's biggest hero is APA, contributing +0.01%p (return +1.24%). The biggest suspect dragging it down is Antero Resources, at +0.00%p.

Its top 10 holdings make up about 40.8% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 400 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Energy (40%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

76/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 40089

Concentration is below 1,500 (400), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceEnergy 40%74

Energy is 40%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.62%/yr50

0.62% a year is on the high side — about 6.2% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$1.3B55

Net assets of $1.3B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

76/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 40089

Concentration is below 1,500 (400), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceEnergy 40%74

Energy is 40%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.62%/yr50

0.62% a year is on the high side — about 6.2% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$1.3B55

Net assets of $1.3B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 10.3% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1APAAPA4.18%
2SM EnergySM4.18%
3Range ResourcesRRC4.18%
4Antero ResourcesAR4.08%
5Chord EnergyCHRD4.08%
6CNX ResourcesCNX4.08%
7GenpactG4.08%
8Urban OutfittersURBN3.98%
9ADTADT3.99%
10PACSPACS3.98%
11EPAM SystemsEPAM3.99%
12Murphy OilMUR3.98%
13HaemoneticsHAE3.98%
14LyftLYFT3.98%
15Concentra ParentCON3.99%
16EssentESNT3.98%
17Matador ResourcesMTDR3.98%
18Chime FinancialCHYM3.99%
19RadianRDN3.98%
20Coca-Cola ConsolidatedCOKE3.99%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Energy40.4%
Consumer Discretionary19.9%
Health Care15.8%
Financials15.8%
Information Technology4.0%
Consumer Staples4.0%
Industry breakdown
Oil & Gas Production36.5%
Property-Casualty Insurers11.9%
Professional Services4.1%
Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores4.0%
Diversified Commercial Services4.0%
Hospital/Nursing Management4.0%
EDP Services4.0%
Medical/Dental Instruments4.0%
Business Services4.0%
Medical Specialities4.0%
Finance: Consumer Services4.0%
Beverages (Production/Distribution)4.0%
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)3.9%
Integrated oil Companies3.9%
Restaurants3.9%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 400well spread
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) is low at 400, with the top 10 holdings at just 40.8% of equity weight. No single name can dominate the fund.

Good for damping single-stock risk — and equally, a big winner inside gets diluted.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

Sector weights run Energy(40%) · Consumer Discretionary(20%) · Health Care(16%). At 40%, the leading sector is a clear tilt.

Expect it to ride that industry's cycle — ahead of the index in good stretches, behind in bad ones.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Even its closest peer, FNK, overlaps only 32% (15 shared names).

Funds filed under the same label can hold quite different companies, so pairing this one with another may genuinely spread risk.

What it is made of

The fund holds 454 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 10.3% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.62% a year, which is not cheap. Fees come out of returns every year you hold, so it is worth checking whether the same index is available for less.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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