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113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXD</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXD 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>67</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 67 0.0064 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.85% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Discretionary Index, which returned 7.52% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Specialty Retail industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 18.4% and contributed 2.7% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. With an average weight of 1.9%, investments in the Distributors industry contributed –0.6% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274381.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.85<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.55<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Discretionary Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.50<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Discretionary Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.52<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.81<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Discretionary Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.33<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.76<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund 0.0885 0.0355 0.0777 StrataQuant® Consumer Discretionary Index 0.0950 0.0416 0.0843 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Consumer Discretionary Index 0.0752 0.0681 0.1262 Russell 1000® Consumer Discretionary Index 0.0233 0.0576 0.1268 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXD</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>269,173,641</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">114</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,464,185</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 269173641 114 1464185 0.85 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fox Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dillard’s, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mattel, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lyft, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Gap (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SharkNinja, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Macy’s, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lululemon Athletica, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274391.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fox Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dillard’s, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mattel, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lyft, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Gap (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SharkNinja, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Macy’s, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lululemon Athletica, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.017 0.017 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.015 First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund FXG This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXG</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>66</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 66 0.0064 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 4.71% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Staples Index, which returned 10.32% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Food Products industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 48.6% and contributed –1.3% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of any industry. With an average weight of 18.1%, investments in the Beverages industry contributed 2.4% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274339.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.71<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.75<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.60<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Staples Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.69<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.23<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Staples Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.32<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.69<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Consumer Staples Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.63<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.73<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund 0.0471 0.0475 0.0460 StrataQuant® Consumer Staples Index 0.0469 0.0523 0.0518 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index 0.1032 0.0769 0.0822 Russell 1000® Consumer Staples Index 0.1263 0.0673 0.0664 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXG</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>229,274,437</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">42</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,267,678</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">95<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 229274437 42 1267678 0.95 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">JBS N.V., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Smithfield Foods, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ingredion, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Mills, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">McCormick &amp; Co., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Freshpet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Seaboard Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Casey’s General Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Post Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274349.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">JBS N.V., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Smithfield Foods, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ingredion, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Mills, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">McCormick &amp; Co., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Freshpet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Seaboard Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Casey’s General Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Post Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.048 0.044 0.043 0.042 0.041 0.041 0.040 0.040 0.036 0.034 First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund FXN This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Energy AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXN</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXN 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Energy AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>75</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 75 0.0062 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 43.00% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Energy Index, which returned 41.17% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Oil, Gas &amp; Consumable Fuels industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 80.4% and contributed 32.7% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. With an average weight of 0.1%, investments in the Electrical Equipment industry contributed –0.2% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274423.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Energy AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">43.00<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.30<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Energy Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">44.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.13<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Energy Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">41.17<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">23.99<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.16<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Energy Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">40.15<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.92<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund 0.4300 0.1930 0.0672 StrataQuant® Energy Index 0.4402 0.2013 0.0743 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Energy Index 0.4117 0.2399 0.1016 Russell 1000® Energy Index 0.4015 0.2292 0.0982 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXN</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>379,138,406</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">40</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,620,187</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">77<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 379138406 40 2620187 0.77 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">APA Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Devon Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Range Resources Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Expand Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Antero Resources Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EQT Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Chord Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274433.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">APA Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Devon Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Range Resources Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Expand Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Antero Resources Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EQT Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Chord Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.057 0.050 0.048 0.047 0.045 0.045 0.044 0.037 0.036 0.035 First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund FXO This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Financials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXO</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXO 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Financials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>66</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.61<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 66 0.0061 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 17.93% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Financials Index, which returned 10.52% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Insurance industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 34.2% and contributed 6.2% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 27.6%, investments in the Banks industry contributed 8.0% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. No industry had a negative contribution to overall Fund return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274465.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Financials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">17.93<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.37<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.17<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Financials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.73<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.07<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.92<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Financials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.52<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.27<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Financials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.45<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.05<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.40<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund 0.1793 0.1137 0.1317 StrataQuant® Financials Index 0.1873 0.1207 0.1392 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Financials Index 0.1052 0.1127 0.1368 Russell 1000® Financials Index 0.1245 0.1305 0.1540 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXO</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,128,685,877</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">106</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>8,561,297</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">70<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1128685877 106 8561297 0.70 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lincoln National Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">FactSet Research Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Allstate (The) Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">First American Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Central BanCo, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Hartford Insurance Group (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">MGIC Investment Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">American International Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274475.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lincoln National Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">FactSet Research Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Allstate (The) Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">First American Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Central BanCo, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Hartford Insurance Group (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">MGIC Investment Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">American International Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.023 0.020 0.018 0.018 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX® Fund FXH This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXH</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXH 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>71</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 71 0.0062 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 29.63% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Health Care Index, which returned 26.92% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Biotechnology industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 26.4% and contributed 10.1% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 25.0%, investments in the Health Care Providers &amp; Services industry contributed 12.4% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. With an average weight of 2.0%, investments in the Health Care Technology industry contributed –0.9% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274507.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.63<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.19<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Health Care Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">30.52<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.81<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.41<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Health Care Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">26.92<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.97<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Health Care Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">26.59<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.25<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.94<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2963 0.0119 0.0772 StrataQuant® Health Care Index 0.3052 0.0181 0.0841 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Health Care Index 0.2692 0.0602 0.0997 Russell 1000® Health Care Index 0.2659 0.0525 0.0994 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXH</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,054,221,358</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">75</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>4,569,417</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">124<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1054221358 75 4569417 1.24 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Solventum Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Boston Scientific Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Guardant Health, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DaVita, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Pfizer, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Tenet Healthcare Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cigna Group (The)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274517.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Solventum Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Boston Scientific Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Guardant Health, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DaVita, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Pfizer, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Tenet Healthcare Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cigna Group (The)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.028 0.026 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.024 0.024 0.024 0.023 0.023 First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund FXR This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXR</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXR 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>67</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 67 0.0062 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 15.16% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Industrials Index, which returned 19.86% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Machinery industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 14.6% and contributed 3.6% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. With an average weight of 8.3%, investments in the Financial Services industry contributed –1.6% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274549.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.04<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Industrials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.74<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.48<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Industrials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.49<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.67<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Industrials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.52<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.98<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.89<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund 0.1516 0.0904 0.1272 StrataQuant® Industrials Index 0.1577 0.0974 0.1348 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Industrials Index 0.1986 0.1349 0.1367 Russell 1000® Industrials Index 0.1452 0.0898 0.1189 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXR</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>741,607,839</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">157</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>5,684,364</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">74<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 741607839 157 5684364 0.74 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Vontier Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fiserv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ExlService Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Graphic Packaging Holding Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mohawk Industries, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274559.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Vontier Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fiserv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ExlService Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Graphic Packaging Holding Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mohawk Industries, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.015 0.015 0.014 0.013 0.013 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011 First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund FXZ This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Materials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXZ</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXZ 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Materials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>75</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 75 0.0064 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 35.49% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Materials Index, which returned 15.32% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Chemicals industry received the greatest allocation of any industry, with an average weight of 40.9%, and contributed 4.7% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 37.1%, investments in the Metals &amp; Mining industry contributed 20.8% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. No industry had a negative contribution to overall Fund return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274591.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Materials AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">35.49<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.58<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.08<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Materials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">36.33<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.28<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.83<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Materials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.32<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.53<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Basic Materials Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">25.52<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.91<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund 0.3549 0.0758 0.1008 StrataQuant® Materials Index 0.3633 0.0828 0.1083 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Materials Index 0.1532 0.0553 0.0964 Russell 1000® Basic Materials Index 0.2552 0.0791 0.1077 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXZ</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>368,177,305</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">41</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,483,638</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">73<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 368177305 41 1483638 0.73 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Steel Dynamics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Newmont Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Anglogold Ashanti PLC</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Coeur Mining, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Alcoa Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Nucor Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mueller Industries, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Eastman Chemical Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mosaic (The) Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274601.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Steel Dynamics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Newmont Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Anglogold Ashanti PLC</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Coeur Mining, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Alcoa Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Nucor Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mueller Industries, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Eastman Chemical Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Mosaic (The) Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.056 0.053 0.049 0.048 0.044 0.042 0.039 0.037 0.036 0.036 First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund FXL This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Technology AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXL</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXL 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Technology AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>69</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.61<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 69 0.0061 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 24.65% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Information Technology Index, which returned 26.22% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 29.0% and contributed 23.8% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. With an average weight of 8.3%, investments in the Professional Services industry contributed -2.4% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution of any industry.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274633.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Technology AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">24.65<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.95<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.42<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant Technology<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">25.38<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.55<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Information Technology Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">26.22<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.39<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">25.21<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Technology Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">26.91<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.59<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">25.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2465 0.0995 0.1942 StrataQuant Technology® Index 0.2538 0.1055 0.2006 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Information Technology Index 0.2622 0.2039 0.2521 Russell 1000® Technology Index 0.2691 0.1959 0.2506 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXL</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,569,937,525</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">112</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>7,736,247</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">112<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2569937525 112 7736247 1.12 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PTC, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Leidos Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Zoom Communications, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Amdocs Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Adobe, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">RingCentral, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Western Digital Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274643.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PTC, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Leidos Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Zoom Communications, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Amdocs Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Adobe, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">RingCentral, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Western Digital Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.024 0.022 0.020 0.019 0.018 0.018 0.016 0.016 0.014 0.014 First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund FXU This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXU</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FXU 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>65</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.61<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 65 0.0061 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 11.49% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Utilities Index, which returned 6.41% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Electric Utilities industry received the greatest allocation of any industry with an average weight of 50.3% and contributed 7.8% to the Fund's overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any industry. No industry had a negative contribution to overall Fund return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274675.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.49<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.09<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">StrataQuant<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Utilities Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.23<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.45<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.12<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.82<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Utilities Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.41<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.41<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.94<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Utilities Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.72<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.30<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund 0.1149 0.1209 0.0872 StrataQuant® Utilities Index 0.1223 0.1288 0.0945 Russell 1000® Index 0.1894 0.1212 0.1482 S&P 500® Utilities Index 0.0641 0.0941 0.0894 Russell 1000® Utilities Index 0.0560 0.0972 0.0830 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FXU</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>831,047,490</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">42</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>6,459,969</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">42<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 831047490 42 6459969 0.42 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">National Fuel Gas Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">UGI Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PG&amp;E Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AES (The) Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Eversource Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Edison International</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Consolidated Edison, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exelon Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Essential Utilities, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Duke Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274685.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">National Fuel Gas Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">UGI Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PG&amp;E Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AES (The) Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Eversource Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Edison International</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Consolidated Edison, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exelon Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Essential Utilities, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Duke Energy Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.045 0.044 0.044 0.042 0.042 0.042 0.042 0.042 0.035 0.034 First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund FEX This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEX</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEX 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>64</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 64 0.0057 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 23.01% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 19.56% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Industrials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector with an average weight of 17.1%, and contributed 4.5% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 15.1%, investments in the Information Technology sector contributed 7.9% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest contribution of any sector. With an average weight of 4.4%, investments in the Communication Services sector contributed -0.5% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>contribution of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12273877.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">23.01<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.83<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.67<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Core<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">23.75<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.49<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.36<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">17.80<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.35<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.04<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.56<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.08<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2301 0.1083 0.1267 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap CoreTM Index 0.2375 0.1149 0.1336 Nasdaq US 500 Large CapTM Index 0.1780 0.1235 0.1504 S&P 500® Index 0.1956 0.1286 0.1508 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FEX</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,565,948,975</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">377</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>7,167,515</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">92<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1565948975 377 7167515 0.92 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12273887.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund FNX This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNX</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNX 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>64<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.57<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> </table> 64 0.0057 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 23.25% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 20.92% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Industrials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 20.6%, which contributed 4.8% to Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest of any sector. With an average weight of 4.1%, investments in the Consumer Staples sector contributed -0.3% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12273919.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">23.25<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">24.01<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.54<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.51<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.75<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.78<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.92<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.47<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.91<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2325 0.0886 0.1172 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap CoreTM Index 0.2401 0.0954 0.1243 Nasdaq US 600 Mid CapTM Index 0.2151 0.0675 0.1078 S&P MidCap 400® Index 0.2092 0.0847 0.1091 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FNX</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,374,486,934</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">452</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>6,226,984</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1374486934 452 6226984 1 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SM Energy Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Permian Resources Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12273929.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SM Energy Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Permian Resources Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund FYX This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYX</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYX 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>70</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 70 0.0057 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 45.58% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 33.64% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Financials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 19.5%, which contributed 6.2% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 13.7%, investments in the Health Care sector contributed 8.1% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest of any sector. No sector represented a negative contribution to the Fund’s overall return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12273961.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">45.58<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.49<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.39<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Core<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">46.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.23<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.14<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">36.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.73<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">33.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.48<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.75<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund 0.4558 0.1049 0.1239 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap CoreTM Index 0.4660 0.1123 0.1314 Nasdaq US 700 Small CapTM Index 0.3682 0.0773 0.1170 S&P SmallCap 600® Index 0.3364 0.0748 0.1075 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FYX</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,376,674,389</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">527</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>5,256,295</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">102<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1376674389 527 5256295 1.02 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CBIZ, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Everforth, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PBF Energy, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CONMED Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dorian LPG Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DXC Technology Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">International Seaways, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Korn Ferry</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Acadian Asset Management, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12273971.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CBIZ, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Everforth, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PBF Energy, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CONMED Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dorian LPG Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DXC Technology Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">International Seaways, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Korn Ferry</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Acadian Asset Management, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund FTA This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FTA</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FTA 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>66</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 66 0.0057 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 30.11% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index, which returned 19.71% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Financials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 21.4% and contributed 4.9% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 11.4%, investments in the Health Care sector contributed 5.7% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest of any sector.<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>No sector contributed a negative return to the Fund’s overall return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274045.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">30.11<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">30.95<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.84<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.05<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">28.48<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.46<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.56<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.08<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.71<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.57<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.84<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund 0.3011 0.1116 0.1134 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap ValueTM Index 0.3095 0.1184 0.1205 Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap ValueTM Index 0.2848 0.1146 0.1256 S&P 500® Index 0.1956 0.1286 0.1508 S&P 500® Value Index 0.1971 0.1157 0.1184 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FTA</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,398,022,182</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">189</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>6,147,891</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">83<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1398022182 189 6147891 0.83 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Motors Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274055.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Motors Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FTC This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FTC</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FTC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>61</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 61 0.0057 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 12.88% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index, which returned 19.42% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Information Technology sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 25.9%, and contributed 9.9% to the Fund’s overall return. Investments in the Communication Services, with an average weight of 4.8%, contributed -1.2% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative contribution of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274003.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.80<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.59<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.55<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.45<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.98<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.62<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.76<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.56<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.08<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.32<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">17.40<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 0.1288 0.0980 0.1359 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap GrowthTM Index 0.1355 0.1045 0.1428 Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap GrowthTM Index 0.1398 0.1262 0.1676 S&P 500® Index 0.1956 0.1286 0.1508 S&P 500® Growth Index 0.1942 0.1332 0.1740 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FTC</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,318,673,505</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">189</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>6,343,316</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">113<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1318673505 189 6343316 1.13 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Incyte Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fortinet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Datadog, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">eBay, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Morgan Stanley</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EMCOR Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cincinnati Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">United Rentals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ross Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274013.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Incyte Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fortinet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Datadog, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">eBay, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Morgan Stanley</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EMCOR Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cincinnati Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">United Rentals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ross Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund FAB This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FAB</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FAB 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>75<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.65<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> </table> 75 0.0065 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 30.17% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index, which returned 20.19% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, the average allocation to the Financials sector was 22.7%, the greatest of any sector, and contributed 5.8% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 11.5%, investments in the Energy sector contributed 6.0% to the Fund’s overall return, the greatest contribution to the Fund’s overall return. No sector represented a negative contribution to the Fund’s overall return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274129.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">30.17<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.20<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.83<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">31.11<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.95<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US Multi Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">28.66<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.13<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.33<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.97<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.48<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.19<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.36<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.73<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund 0.3017 0.1020 0.1083 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap ValueTM Index 0.3111 0.1095 0.1162 Nasdaq US Multi Cap ValueTM Index 0.2866 0.1113 0.1233 S&P Composite 1500® Index 0.1997 0.1248 0.1472 S&P Composite 1500® Value Index 0.2019 0.1136 0.1173 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FAB</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>168,465,133</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">676</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>649,600</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 168465133 676 649600 0.85 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Motors Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274139.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Accenture PLC, Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PayPal Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Global Payments, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ConocoPhillips</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">General Motors Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EOG Resources, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AT&amp;T, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FAD This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FAD</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FAD 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>66<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.59<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> </table> 66 0.0059 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 22.09% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index, which returned 19.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, the Fund’s greatest allocation was to the Industrials sector. The Industrials sector received an average allocation of 25.2% and contributed 6.4% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 21.1%, investments in the Information Technology sector contributed 9.0% to the Fund’s overall return, the greatest contribution of the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 1.7%, investments in the Utilities sector contributed -0.3% to the Fund’s overall return, the most negative contribution of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274087.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.09<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.34<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.05<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.33<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US Multi Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.38<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.92<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.97<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.48<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P Composite 1500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.86<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.87<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2209 0.0934 0.1357 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap GrowthTM Index 0.2286 0.1005 0.1433 Nasdaq US Multi Cap GrowthTM Index 0.1438 0.1192 0.1618 S&P Composite 1500® Index 0.1997 0.1248 0.1472 S&P Composite 1500® Growth Index 0.1978 0.1286 0.1687 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FAD</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>577,445,793</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">678</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,079,056</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">106<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 577445793 678 2079056 1.06 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Incyte Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fortinet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Datadog, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">eBay, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Morgan Stanley</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EMCOR Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cincinnati Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">United Rentals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ross Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274097.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Incyte Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Fortinet, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Datadog, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">eBay, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Morgan Stanley</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EMCOR Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Cincinnati Financial Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">United Rentals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ross Stores, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund FNK This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNK</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNK 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>79<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.71<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 79 0.0071 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%. 0.0070 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 22.53% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index, which returned 20.77% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Financials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 24.4%, and contributed 6.2% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest of any sector. Investments in the Consumer Staples sector, with an average weight of 6.0%, contributed -0.1% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative return contribution of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274213.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.53<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.06<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.76<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">23.46<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.59<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">28.24<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.55<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.44<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.25<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2253 0.0906 0.0976 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap ValueTM Index 0.2346 0.0988 0.1059 Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap ValueTM Index 0.2824 0.0955 0.1044 S&P MidCap 400® Value Index 0.2077 0.0925 0.1055 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FNK</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>228,068,181</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">227</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,450,052</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">104<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 228068181 227 1450052 1.04 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SM Energy Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Permian Resources Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274223.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">EPAM Systems, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Lithia Motors, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">HF Sinclair Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Genpact Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">SM Energy Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Ovintiv, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">ADT, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Permian Resources Corp., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CF Industries Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FNY This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNY</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FNY 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>79<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.71<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 79 0.0071 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%. 0.0070 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 21.30% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index, which returned 21.18% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Industrials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 26.7%, and contributed 6.3% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest of any sector. Investments in the Consumer Staples sector, with an average weight of 1.7%, contributed -0.8% to Fund’s overall return, which was the most negative contribution of any sector.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274171.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.30<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.03<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.86<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.69<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.48<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P MidCap 400<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.18<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.57<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.96<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 0.2130 0.0703 0.1286 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap GrowthTM Index 0.2216 0.0782 0.1369 Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap GrowthTM Index 0.1488 0.0364 0.1048 S&P MidCap 400® Growth Index 0.2118 0.0757 0.1096 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FNY</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>577,587,332</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">227</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>3,450,038</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">135<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 577587332 227 3450038 1.35 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Etsy, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Guardant Health, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PACS Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Victoria’s Secret &amp; Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Enova International, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">IES Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Tutor Perini Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274181.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Etsy, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Guardant Health, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PACS Group, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Victoria’s Secret &amp; Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Enova International, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">IES Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Tutor Perini Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund FYT This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYT</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYT 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.71<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 86 0.0071 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%. 0.0070 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 42.37% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index, which returned 37.16% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, investments in the Financials sector received the greatest allocation of any sector with an average weight of 23.6% and contributed 7.3% to the Fund’s overall return. With an average weight of 11.5%, investments in the Energy sector contributed 9.7% to the Fund’s overall return, which was the greatest return contribution of any sector. No sector represented a negative contribution to the Fund’s overall return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274297.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">42.37<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.11<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">43.59<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.01<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Value<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">34.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.51<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Value Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">37.16<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund 0.4237 0.0911 0.1068 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap ValueTM Index 0.4359 0.1001 0.1154 Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap ValueTM Index 0.3402 0.0751 0.1053 S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index 0.3716 0.0814 0.1019 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FYT</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>194,555,801</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">264</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,089,872</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">110<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 194555801 264 1089872 1.10 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CBIZ, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Everforth, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PBF Energy, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CONMED Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dorian LPG Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DXC Technology Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">International Seaways, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PVH Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Adient PLC</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274307.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CBIZ, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Everforth, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PBF Energy, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">CONMED Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Dorian LPG Ltd.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">DXC Technology Co.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">International Seaways, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">PVH Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Adient PLC</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.011 0.010 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007 First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FYC This annual shareholder report contains important information about the First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund (the “Fund”) for the year of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYC</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FYC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>87</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 87 0.0070 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 48.72% during the 12 months ended July 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index, which returned 30.43% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">During the Period, the Health Care sector received the greatest allocation of any sector, with an average weight of 24.0%, and contributed 15.1% to the Fund’s return, the largest positive contribution of any sector. No sector represented a negative contribution to the Fund’s overall return.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 31, 2016 to July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12274255.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of July 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">5 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">10 Year</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">48.72<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.24<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.92<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">49.94<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.10<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.81<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap Growth<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">TM</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">39.41<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.71<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P SmallCap 600<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Growth Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">30.43<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.69<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.13<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Russell 3000<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund 0.4872 0.1124 0.1392 Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap GrowthTM Index 0.4994 0.1210 0.1481 Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap GrowthTM Index 0.3941 0.0771 0.1258 S&P SmallCap 600® Growth Index 0.3043 0.0669 0.1113 Russell 3000® Index 0.1960 0.1182 0.1456 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FYC</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of July 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,321,993,861</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">266</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>5,962,456</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">127<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1321993861 266 5962456 1.27 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of July 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements held as collateral for securities lending arrangements) of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Acadian Asset Management, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Chefs’ Warehouse (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">RingCentral, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Precigen, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">First Advantage Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Oscar Health, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AtaiBeckley, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">National HealthCare Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Liquidia Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">NeoGenomics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_12274265.jpg" style="width: 172.8pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Acadian Asset Management, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Chefs’ Warehouse (The), Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">RingCentral, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Precigen, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">First Advantage Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Oscar Health, Inc., Class A</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">AtaiBeckley, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">National HealthCare Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Liquidia Corp.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">NeoGenomics, Inc.</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.70%.