Is FTA a good investment?

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) is a multi-factor ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FTA 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Return (5.8), lowest on Growth (1.6). It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.4. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is FTA rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) 4.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.0 / 10
Growth: 1.6 / 10
Valuation: 5.0 / 10
Risk: 4.6 / 10
Quality: 3.2 / 10
Return: 5.8 / 10

What is FTA's expense ratio? 0.58% a year

As of September 11, 2026, FTA charges 0.58% a year, yields 2.39% and holds $1.4B in assets across 187 positions.

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) — cost, income and size
Measure	FTA
Expense ratio	0.58%
Dividend yield	2.39%
Assets under management	$1.4B
Holdings	187

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in FTA's data

U.S. large-cap value stocks, selected through a multi-factor screen.

Priced cheaper than the typical value fund — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

EBITDA multiple of 10.2x sits below the peer median of 13.8x. Return on invested capital runs at 11.8%.

A value tilt that pairs with a broad-market core to lower the portfolio's average price.

Why did FTA move this week? It fell 2.3% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Cognizant Tech Solutions and Fidelity National Info Serv drove it

FTA fell 2.3% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Cognizant Tech Solutions (−7.2%), Fidelity National Info Serv (−9.8%) and General Mills (−8.7%); HP (+11.1%) pushed the other way.

Is FTA expensive right now? It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.4

As of September 11, 2026, FTA is more expensive than 61% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 69 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside FTA?

What's inside FTA: Size (Large 57%, Mid 43%, Small 0%); Geography (International 6%, US 94%); Tech 8.7%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 0.1%; Memory 0.1%.

What are FTA's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund

Cognizant Tech Solutions, Accenture, ConocoPhillips, Super Micro Computer, PayPal, AT&T, Phillips 66, Global Payments, Valero Energy and Verizon Communications are FTA's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 58% of Weight - Multi-factor ETFs.

Half of FTA's weight sits in its 56 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 146 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fta