Which returned more over the last year, FTC or FV?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTC returned +6.6% and FV +20.0%.

Which is cheaper, FTC or FV?

FTC is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FTC and FV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 75% of FTC and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTC vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTC returned +6.6% to FV's +20.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.3bn for First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund and $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF.

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At a glance

+6.6%

FTC total return, 1 year

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

0.58%

FTC expense ratio

0.89%

FV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FTC costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; FV is 2.9 times larger.

FTC vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTC	FV
Return
Measure	FTC	FV
Total return, 1 year	+6.6%	+20.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FTC	FV
Below its high	12.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTC	FV
What it tracks	Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Growth Index	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTC	FV
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.89%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.3bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FTC	FV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.9%	99.9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTC and FV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTC FV

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Only in FTC

SharkNinja Inc. 1.10%

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 1.04%

Expedia Group, Inc. 1.02%

Medpace Holdings, Inc. 1.00%

Corpay, Inc. 0.98%

Workday, Inc. (Class A) 0.98%

Agilent Technologies, Inc. 0.96%

Quanta Services, Inc. 0.96%

Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

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Side by side

FTC First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +6.6% +20.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (IVV) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark −8.2 pts vs IVV +5.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.89%

Already in the S&P 500 75.0% 0.0%

Holdings 187 5

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.3bn $3.8bn

FTC and FV on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FTC

FTC tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 75% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 187 positions, with the top ten at 9.9%. It sat 12.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTC or FV?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTC returned +6.6% and FV +20.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTC or FV?: FTC is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTC and FV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 75% of FTC and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTC ↗

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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