First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) is a multi-factor ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FYC 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Return (7.5), lowest on Quality (0.3). It trades at 21.2 times earnings, against its own median of 19.6. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.
What stands out in FYC's data
U.S. small-cap growth stocks, selected through a multi-factor screen.
Carries a richer price tag than nearly any peer — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.
Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 16.0x sits in the priciest 10% of the category, well above the 13.5x median. EBITDA margin of 14.2% is low for the group.
A growth tilt for a small-cap allocation, built on a multi-factor stock selection process.
How is FYC rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) 4.0 out of 10
As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) 4.0 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 4.0 / 10
- Growth: 5.5 / 10
- Value: 1.7 / 10
- Risk: 2.2 / 10
- Quality: 0.3 / 10
- Return: 7.5 / 10
Is FYC expensive right now? It trades at 21.2 times earnings, against its own median of 19.6
As of October 9, 2026, FYC is more expensive than 58% of its own 107 monthly readings since 2017 — 62 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 FYC? 21% Tech
What's inside FYC: Size (Large 0%, Mid 4%, Small 96%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 21.2%; Semiconductors 3.1%.
What are FYC's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund
Penguin Solutions, Slide Insurance, RXO, Lindblad Expeditions, Amplitude, Calumet, Appian, Stagwell, Delek US and Xeris Biopharma are FYC's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 75% of Multi-factor ETFs.
Half of FYC's weight sits in its 83 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 211 equally weighted holdings.
What is FYC's expense ratio? 0.70% a year
As of October 9, 2026, FYC charges 0.70% a year, yields 0.11% and holds $1.3B in assets across 262 positions.
| Measure | FYC |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Dividend yield | 0.11% |
| Assets under management | $1.3B |
| Holdings | 262 |
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.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fyc
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