Which returned more over the last year, FYC or PSC?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FYC returned +21.7% and PSC +21.0%.

Which is cheaper, FYC or PSC?

PSC is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FYC and PSC overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FYC vs PSC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FYC returned +21.7% to PSC's +21.0%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund, and $2.7bn on Oct 26, 2026 for Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+21.7%

FYC total return, 1 year

+21.0%

PSC total return, 1 year

0.70%

FYC expense ratio

0.38%

PSC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PSC costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; PSC is 2.1 times larger.

FYC vs PSC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FYC	PSC
Return
Measure	FYC	PSC
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+21.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FYC	PSC
Below its high	8.6%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FYC	PSC
What it tracks	Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FYC	PSC
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.38%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.3bn	$2.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FYC	PSC
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.7%	11.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, FYC and PSC hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FYC PSC

WisdomTree, Inc. 0.55% 0.53%

Sezzle Inc. 0.44% 1.30%

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.49% 0.31%

Astronics Corporation 0.34% 0.29%

iRhythm Holdings, Inc. 0.28% 0.29%

Veracyte, Inc. 0.41% 0.26%

Innodata, Inc. 0.25% 0.33%

Bel Fuse Inc. (Class B) 0.23% 0.23%

Preformed Line Products Company 0.54% 0.23%

Progyny, Inc. 0.56% 0.23%

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 0.22% 0.55%

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (Class A) 0.26% 0.22%

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Only in FYC

Appian Corporation 0.90%

Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. 0.81%

Amplitude, Inc. (Class A) 0.79%

Fortrea Holdings Inc. 0.78%

Netskope, Inc. (Class A) 0.76%

First Advantage Corporation 0.75%

Heartflow, Inc. 0.74%

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 0.72%

Only in PSC

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.38%

Hims & Hers Health Inc 1.31%

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc 1.19%

Sterling Infrastructure Inc 1.17%

Vicor Corp 1.05%

Argan Inc 1.03%

TTM Technologies Inc 1.03%

Bread Financial Holdings Inc 0.92%

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Side by side

FYC First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund PSC Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Principal

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +21.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +14.1% (IWM)

Gap to its benchmark +8.4 pts vs IWV +6.9 pts vs IWM

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.38%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 264 506

Net assets, FYC as of Oct 27, 2026 and PSC as of Oct 26, 2026 $1.3bn $2.7bn

FYC and PSC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FYC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

FYC tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 264 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

PSC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index.

PSC is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 11.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FYC or PSC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FYC returned +21.7% and PSC +21.0%.
Which is cheaper, FYC or PSC?: PSC is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FYC and PSC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FYC and 0% of PSC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FYC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FYC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FYC ↗

PSC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PSC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Principal website ↗

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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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