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FYXvsSLTYETF Comparison

ETF 1

FYX

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ETF

This fund is part of

US Multi-Factor

-0.13%

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ETF 2

SLTY

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternatives

-0.22%

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First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FYX) belongs to the US Multi-Factor segment. YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is part of the Alternatives segment. FYX's top 3 sector exposures are Finance, Healthcare and Technology. In contrast, SLTY's top sector exposures are Industrials, Consumer Cyclicals and Consumer Non-Cyclicals. FYX is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.58%, versus 1.35% for SLTY. FYX is up 24.88% year-to-date (YTD) with +$175M in YTD flows. SLTY performs worse with -5.6% YTD performance, and +$5M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of FYX and SLTY below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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FYX vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 07/23/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	FYX SLTY	+1.65%+1.04%	+7.75%-0.99%	+24.88%-5.60%	+38.78%n/a	+67.61%n/a	+65.65%n/a
Flows	FYX SLTY	+$24M+$1M	+$70M+$1M	+$175M+$5M	+$163M-	+$61M-	+$5M-

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	FYX SLTY	+15.50%+11.98%	+17.99%n/a	+20.66%n/a	+22.05%n/a
Max drawdown	FYX SLTY	-4.58%-4.85%	-7.56%n/a	-28.15%n/a	-28.15%n/a
Max drawdown duration	FYX SLTY	19d66d	31dn/a	296dn/a	296dn/a

Trading data

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	FYX	SLTY
Last sale 7/24/2026 at 1:30 PM	$141.32	$22.54
Previous close 07/23/2026	$140.59	$22.54
Consolidated volume 07/23/2026
Average volume 30 days
Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of June 30, 2026

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SLTY

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Main metrics

Last update 7/24/2026 at 1:30 PM

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	FYX	SLTY
Last price	$141.32	$22.54
1D performance	+0.52%	+0.00%
AuM	$1.35 B	$18.64 M
E/R	0.58%	1.35%

Characteristics

	FYX	SLTY
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	First Trust	YieldMax ETFs
Benchmark	NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core Index	-
N° of holdings	516	26
Asset class	Equities	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	May 8, 2007	August 21, 2025
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

FYX

USA

95.57%

Other

4.43%

SLTY

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Sectors

FYX

Finance

27.04%

Healthcare

14.4%

Technology

10.75%

Industrials

9.25%

Consumer Cyclical.

9.24%

Consumer Non-Cycl.

7.71%

Other

21.61%

SLTY

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Diversification

FYX

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

7.54%

SLTY

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of June 30, 2026

FYX

MaxLinear, Inc.

1.03%

Liquidia Corp.

0.56%

T1 Energy, Inc.

0.55%

Garrett Motion, Inc.

0.49%

The GEO Group, Inc.

0.48%

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.

0.47%

ACM Research, Inc.

0.47%

Twist Bioscience Corp.

0.46%

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

0.44%

Sezzle, Inc.

0.44%

Bel Fuse, Inc.

0.43%

CoreCivic, Inc.

0.43%

Iridium Communications, Inc.

0.43%

MYR Group, Inc.

0.43%

PDF Solutions, Inc.

0.43%

SLTY

Data will be available soon

Frequently asked questions about FYX and SLTY

How have the FYX and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of July 23, 2026, FYX is up 24.88% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -5.6%. That puts FYX better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: FYX or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the FYX ETF saw +$175M in flows, compared to +$5M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FYX or SLTY?

As of July 23, 2026, FYX holds $1.35 B in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.64 M.

What are the top holdings of the FYX ETF and SLTY ETF?

FYX top holdings include MaxLinear, Inc., Liquidia Corp. and T1 Energy, Inc.. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

FYXvsSLTYETF Comparison

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ETF

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

FYX vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the FYX and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of July 23, 2026, FYX is up 24.88% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -5.6%. That puts FYX better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: FYX or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the FYX ETF saw +$175M in flows, compared to +$5M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FYX or SLTY?

As of July 23, 2026, FYX holds $1.35 B in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.64 M.

What are the top holdings of the FYX ETF and SLTY ETF?

FYX top holdings include MaxLinear, Inc., Liquidia Corp. and T1 Energy, Inc.. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: FYX or SLTY?

FYX holds 516 securities with 7.54% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 30 securities and a top 15 weight of 61.29%.

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