Is FYT a good investment?

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) is a multi-factor ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FYT 3.3 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (6.7), lowest on Quality (0.7). It trades at 12.8 times earnings, against its own median of 11.5. Its ten largest holdings are 9% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is FYT rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) 3.3 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) 3.3 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 3.3 / 10
Growth: 1.6 / 10
Valuation: 6.7 / 10
Risk: 2.9 / 10
Quality: 0.7 / 10
Return: 4.8 / 10

What is FYT's expense ratio? 0.70% a year

As of September 11, 2026, FYT charges 0.70% a year, yields 2.34% and holds $200M in assets across 256 positions.

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) — cost, income and size
Measure	FYT
Expense ratio	0.70%
Dividend yield	2.34%
Assets under management	$200M
Holdings	256

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 FYT's data

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

Priced well below the typical small-cap value fund — less paid for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 7.1x sits in the cheapest 10% of the category, well below the 13.8x peer median. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.7%.

A value tilt in the small-cap part of a portfolio, bought at a discount.

Why did FYT move this week? It fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Helix Energy Solutions and Prestige Brands drove it

FYT fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Helix Energy Solutions (−14.3%), Prestige Brands (−10.7%) and Kohls (−10.9%); Academy Sports & Outdoors (+26.7%) pushed the other way.

Is FYT expensive right now? It trades at 12.8 times earnings, against its own median of 11.5

As of September 11, 2026, FYT is more expensive than 72% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 82 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 FYT?

What's inside FYT: Size (Large 1%, Mid 3%, Small 97%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 8.5%; Semiconductors 0.6%.

What are FYT's top holdings? The ten largest are 9% of the fund

Cbiz, Everforth, PBF Energy, Dorian, PAR Pacific, Conmed, International Seaways, Zoominfo Technologies, DXC Technology and Crescent Energy are FYT's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 68% of Weight - Multi-factor ETFs.

Half of FYT's weight sits in its 78 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 198 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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