Which returned more over the last year, FYX or RSSL?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FYX returned +26.2% and RSSL +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, FYX or RSSL?

RSSL is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FYX and RSSL overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FYX vs RSSL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FYX returned +26.2% to RSSL's +14.1%; 32% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund, and $1.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

+26.2%

FYX total return, 1 year

+14.1%

RSSL total return, 1 year

0.58%

FYX expense ratio

0.08%

RSSL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

RSSL costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points; RSSL is 1.1 times larger.

FYX vs RSSL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FYX	RSSL
Return
Measure	FYX	RSSL
Total return, 1 year	+26.2%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	FYX	RSSL
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2026	7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FYX	RSSL
What it tracks	Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Core Index	Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index
Cost and size
Measure	FYX	RSSL
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1.3bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FYX	RSSL
Holdings in common	32%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	3.9%	3.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 123 weekly returns

FYX RSSL

Return

Total return edge FYX +59.6% +42.2%

Annualized edge FYX +21.9% +16.0%

Price return edge FYX +54.9% +37.5%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 19.7% 19.7%

Max drawdown edge Tie −24.9% −24.7%

Downside capture 110.3% 102.8%

Beta 1.19 1.06

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FYX 0.89 0.64

Sortino edge FYX 1.37 0.96

Treynor 0.086 0.119

Calmar edge FYX 0.88 0.65

Against the benchmark

Alpha −1.6% a year −0.5% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.62 −0.07

Information ratio 0.02 0.02

Tracking error 12.0% 12.1%

Each against its own benchmark: FYX against IWV, May 18, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026; RSSL against VOO, Jun 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

FYX returned more: +59.6% to +42.2%. FYX and RSSL swung about the same: 19.7% and 19.7%. FYX and RSSL fell about the same at their worst: −24.9% and −24.7%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: FYX vs RSSL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FYX	RSSL	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+59.6%	+42.2%	FYX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+21.9%	+16.0%	FYX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+54.9%	+37.5%	FYX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.7%	19.7%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.8%	13.2%	FYX (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−24.9%	−24.7%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	122.6%	102.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	110.3%	102.8%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.19	1.06	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.78	0.63	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.89	0.64	FYX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.37	0.96	FYX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.086	0.119		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.88	0.65	FYX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IWV	VOO		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−1.6% a year	−0.5% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.62	−0.07	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−6.7% to +3.5%	−16.2% to +15.1%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.02	0.02		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	12.0%	12.1%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 123 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, FYX and RSSL hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FYX RSSL

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.18% 0.15%

Resideo Technologies, Inc. 0.31% 0.15%

Kontoor Brands, Inc. 0.15% 0.15%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 0.35% 0.15%

Itron, Inc. 0.20% 0.14%

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. 0.32% 0.14%

BGC Group Inc. (Class A) 0.30% 0.14%

Korn Ferry 0.26% 0.14%

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. 0.20% 0.14%

United Community Banks, Inc. 0.27% 0.14%

SkyWest, Inc. 0.30% 0.14%

International Bancshares Corporation 0.24% 0.14%

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Only in FYX

Mattel, Inc. 0.37%

Post Holdings, Inc. 0.33%

Assured Guaranty Ltd. 0.32%

Thor Industries, Inc. 0.31%

Seaboard Corporation 0.30%

Array Digital Infrastructure Inc 0.29%

Graphic Packaging Holding Company 0.29%

Netskope, Inc. (Class A) 0.28%

Only in RSSL

MOOG INC. 0.36%

HUT 8 CORP. 0.36%

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.35%

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED 0.33%

VIASAT, INC. 0.31%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 0.31%

GLAUKOS CORPORATION 0.31%

CARETRUST REIT, INC. 0.31%

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Side by side

FYX First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund RSSL Global X Russell 2000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Global X

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +26.2% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +12.9 pts vs IWV +0.4 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 525 1960

Net assets, FYX as of Oct 27, 2026 and RSSL as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.4bn $1.4bn

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

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FYX and RSSL are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. FYX follows Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Core Index and RSSL follows Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index.
Holdings in common. 32% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FYX returned +26.2% and RSSL +14.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 12.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FYX

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

FYX tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% 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 525 positions, with the top ten at 3.9%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

RSSL

RSSL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,960 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FYX or RSSL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FYX returned +26.2% and RSSL +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, FYX or RSSL?: RSSL is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FYX and RSSL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FYX and 0% of RSSL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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RSSL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for RSSL ↗

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

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