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First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund (FNK)
Holdings of the Fund as of 2/19/2026
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Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 225

Security Name Identifier CUSIP Classification Shares / Quantity Market Value Weighting Descending sort
Bunge Global S.A. BG H11356104 Consumer Staples 16,908 $2,087,968.92 0.94%
Fluor Corporation FLR 343412102 Industrials 38,005 $2,008,184.20 0.91%
California Resources Corporation CRC 13057Q305 Energy 33,686 $2,000,948.40 0.90%
NOV Inc. NOV 62955J103 Energy 96,362 $1,950,366.88 0.88%
Ovintiv Inc. OVV 69047Q102 Energy 38,431 $1,947,298.77 0.88%
Permian Resources Corp. PR 71424F105 Energy 107,352 $1,919,453.76 0.87%
The Mosaic Company MOS 61945C103 Materials 62,521 $1,885,633.36 0.85%
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (Class A) MGY 559663109 Energy 68,805 $1,863,239.40 0.84%
Eastman Chemical Company EMN 277432100 Materials 23,596 $1,840,959.92 0.83%
Matador Resources Company MTDR 576485205 Energy 35,489 $1,847,912.23 0.83%
APA Corporation APA 03743Q108 Energy 61,575 $1,790,601.00 0.81%
Toll Brothers, Inc. TOL 889478103 Consumer Discretionary 11,139 $1,784,467.80 0.81%
Lear Corporation LEA 521865204 Consumer Discretionary 13,143 $1,761,293.43 0.80%
Meritage Homes Corporation MTH 59001A102 Consumer Discretionary 22,890 $1,781,070.90 0.80%
Mohawk Industries, Inc. MHK 608190104 Consumer Discretionary 13,780 $1,766,044.80 0.80%
CarMax, Inc. KMX 143130102 Consumer Discretionary 38,979 $1,737,683.82 0.78%
KB Home KBH 48666K109 Consumer Discretionary 26,700 $1,730,427.00 0.78%
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation TMHC 87724P106 Consumer Discretionary 25,584 $1,716,430.56 0.78%
Cabot Corporation CBT 127055101 Materials 22,724 $1,702,254.84 0.77%
Chord Energy Corporation CHRD 674215207 Energy 16,248 $1,705,877.52 0.77%
Alcoa Corporation AA 013872106 Materials 28,343 $1,691,793.67 0.76%
Arrow Electronics, Inc. ARW 042735100 Information Technology 10,936 $1,682,831.68 0.76%
LKQ Corporation LKQ 501889208 Consumer Discretionary 49,872 $1,671,709.44 0.76%
CNX Resources Corporation CNX 12653C108 Energy 40,961 $1,665,883.87 0.75%
HF Sinclair Corp. DINO 403949100 Energy 32,686 $1,649,989.28 0.75%
Oshkosh Corporation OSK 688239201 Industrials 9,591 $1,635,169.59 0.74%
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Class A) RUSHA 781846209 Industrials 22,338 $1,646,757.36 0.74%
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. SWX 844895102 Utilities 18,822 $1,642,031.28 0.74%
Bank OZK OZK 06417N103 Financials 32,728 $1,606,290.24 0.73%
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. RNR G7496G103 Financials 5,357 $1,607,100.00 0.73%
Weatherford International Plc WFRD G48833118 Energy 15,396 $1,624,893.84 0.73%
Ingredion Incorporated INGR 457187102 Consumer Staples 13,660 $1,591,936.40 0.72%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI 829933100 Communication Services 75,326 $1,584,859.04 0.72%
Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B) UHS 913903100 Health Care 6,909 $1,589,070.00 0.72%
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. CALM 128030202 Consumer Staples 18,928 $1,582,002.24 0.71%
ADT Inc. ADT 00090Q103 Consumer Discretionary 186,635 $1,472,550.15 0.67%
Assured Guaranty Ltd. AGO G0585R106 Financials 16,760 $1,453,594.80 0.66%
Rithm Capital Corp. RITM 64828T201 Financials 138,178 $1,461,923.24 0.66%
UFP Industries Inc. UFPI 90278Q108 Industrials 13,233 $1,462,908.15 0.66%
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (Class A) VCTR 92645B103 Financials 19,099 $1,451,142.02 0.66%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ABG 043436104 Consumer Discretionary 6,478 $1,445,954.38 0.65%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI 070830104 Consumer Discretionary 60,006 $1,448,544.84 0.65%
Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN 827048109 Materials 29,847 $1,431,760.59 0.65%
Essent Group Ltd. ESNT G3198U102 Financials 23,168 $1,395,176.96 0.63%
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST 65336K103 Communication Services 5,934 $1,384,758.24 0.63%
Solventum Corporation SOLV 83444M101 Health Care 19,007 $1,399,105.27 0.63%
Array Digital Infrastructure Inc AD 911684108 Communication Services 27,075 $1,362,955.50 0.62%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST 44107P104 Real Estate 67,959 $1,363,937.13 0.62%
New Jersey Resources Corporation NJR 646025106 Utilities 26,126 $1,381,281.62 0.62%
Radian Group Inc. RDN 750236101 Financials 41,849 $1,371,391.73 0.62%
Ryder System, Inc. R 783549108 Industrials 6,295 $1,380,682.35 0.62%
Lincoln National Corporation LNC 534187109 Financials 33,823 $1,356,302.30 0.61%
Lithia Motors, Inc. LAD 536797103 Consumer Discretionary 4,532 $1,347,363.60 0.61%
MGIC Investment Corporation MTG 552848103 Financials 51,545 $1,343,262.70 0.61%
National Fuel Gas Company NFG 636180101 Utilities 15,050 $1,322,594.00 0.60%
OGE Energy Corp. OGE 670837103 Utilities 28,218 $1,318,627.14 0.60%
ONE Gas, Inc. OGS 68235P108 Utilities 15,598 $1,334,408.90 0.60%
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW 723484101 Utilities 13,584 $1,336,801.44 0.60%
Range Resources Corporation RRC 75281A109 Energy 34,172 $1,337,492.08 0.60%
The Gap, Inc. GAP 364760108 Consumer Discretionary 47,067 $1,328,230.74 0.60%
Thor Industries, Inc. THO 885160101 Consumer Discretionary 11,736 $1,328,984.64 0.60%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ARE 015271109 Real Estate 24,620 $1,314,708.00 0.59%
Darling Ingredients Inc. DAR 237266101 Consumer Staples 25,103 $1,299,080.25 0.59%
First American Financial Corporation FAF 31847R102 Financials 19,612 $1,304,982.48 0.59%
International Bancshares Corporation IBOC 459044103 Financials 18,135 $1,301,004.90 0.59%
Kilroy Realty Corp KRC 49427F108 Real Estate 40,303 $1,309,444.47 0.59%
Portland General Electric Company POR 736508847 Utilities 25,108 $1,307,875.72 0.59%
Post Holdings, Inc. POST 737446104 Consumer Staples 12,165 $1,302,141.60 0.59%
Coty Inc. (Class A) COTY 222070203 Consumer Staples 489,007 $1,286,088.41 0.58%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company GPK 388689101 Materials 100,009 $1,290,116.10 0.58%
Perrigo Company Plc PRGO G97822103 Health Care 86,560 $1,288,878.40 0.58%
Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Class A) ACI 013091103 Consumer Staples 70,175 $1,258,237.75 0.57%
Black Hills Corporation BKH 092113109 Utilities 17,357 $1,268,623.13 0.57%
Federated Hermes, Inc. (Class B) FHI 314211103 Financials 23,140 $1,268,303.40 0.57%
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. PAG 70959W103 Consumer Discretionary 7,612 $1,261,080.04 0.57%
Avnet, Inc. AVT 053807103 Information Technology 18,795 $1,241,033.85 0.56%
Gentex Corporation GNTX 371901109 Consumer Discretionary 51,779 $1,241,142.63 0.56%
UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 Utilities 32,191 $1,236,134.40 0.56%
U-Haul Holding Co. (Series N) UHAL/B 023586506 Industrials 25,779 $1,232,751.78 0.56%
Antero Resources Corporation AR 03674X106 Energy 34,966 $1,224,858.98 0.55%
Invesco Ltd. IVZ G491BT108 Financials 45,866 $1,209,027.76 0.55%
Kemper Corporation KMPR 488401100 Financials 37,152 $1,210,040.64 0.55%
Axis Capital Holdings Limited AXS G0692U109 Financials 11,251 $1,154,240.09 0.52%
Korn Ferry KFY 500643200 Industrials 18,251 $1,147,440.37 0.52%
The Timken Company TKR 887389104 Industrials 10,741 $1,150,468.51 0.52%
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. CZR 12769G100 Consumer Discretionary 51,514 $1,127,641.46 0.51%
Cousins Properties Incorporated CUZ 222795502 Real Estate 46,738 $1,130,124.84 0.51%
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. EEFT 298736109 Financials 15,831 $1,124,317.62 0.51%
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS 83088M102 Information Technology 19,002 $1,125,298.44 0.51%
Ally Financial Inc. ALLY 02005N100 Financials 26,604 $1,114,707.60 0.50%
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN 01973R101 Industrials 9,230 $1,087,109.40 0.49%
Science Applications International Corporation SAIC 808625107 Industrials 11,970 $1,089,509.40 0.49%
Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS 172755100 Information Technology 7,626 $1,069,851.54 0.48%
WillScot Holdings Corp. WSC 971378104 Industrials 47,991 $1,061,081.01 0.48%
Alkermes Plc ALKS G01767105 Health Care 32,297 $1,033,504.00 0.47%
Franklin Resources, Inc. BEN 354613101 Financials 37,827 $1,030,407.48 0.47%
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW 513272104 Consumer Staples 21,573 $1,048,447.80 0.47%
The AES Corporation AES 00130H105 Utilities 63,018 $1,030,974.48 0.47%
Webster Financial Corporation WBS 947890109 Financials 14,358 $1,036,647.60 0.47%
Brown-Forman Corporation BF/B 115637209 Consumer Staples 34,677 $1,020,197.34 0.46%
Eagle Materials Inc. EXP 26969P108 Materials 4,372 $1,024,796.80 0.46%
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. KNX 499049104 Industrials 17,286 $1,023,331.20 0.46%
Molina Healthcare, Inc. MOH 60855R100 Health Care 6,943 $1,029,230.32 0.46%
Valley National Bancorp VLY 919794107 Financials 77,370 $1,018,189.20 0.46%
Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK 228368106 Materials 8,776 $997,831.20 0.45%
Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC 410120109 Financials 14,191 $997,201.57 0.45%
SouthState Bank Corporation SSB 84472E102 Financials 9,603 $994,966.83 0.45%
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS 879433829 Communication Services 22,041 $1,003,747.14 0.45%
United Community Banks, Inc. UCB 90984P303 Financials 28,946 $1,000,084.30 0.45%
Vontier Corporation VNT 928881101 Information Technology 24,306 $996,789.06 0.45%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA G0750C108 Materials 27,969 $968,286.78 0.44%
Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR 12008R107 Industrials 8,783 $978,601.86 0.44%
KBR, Inc. KBR 48242W106 Industrials 22,480 $967,314.40 0.44%
Spire Inc. SR 84857L101 Utilities 10,928 $977,181.76 0.44%
TD SYNNEX Corporation SNX 87162W100 Information Technology 6,015 $970,219.50 0.44%
Western Alliance Bancorporation WAL 957638109 Financials 10,749 $979,986.33 0.44%
F.N.B. Corporation FNB 302520101 Financials 52,847 $958,644.58 0.43%
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. PB 743606105 Financials 13,076 $952,717.36 0.43%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. REYN 76171L106 Consumer Staples 39,428 $954,157.60 0.43%
Zions Bancorporation, National Association ZION 989701107 Financials 15,436 $949,005.28 0.43%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY 035710839 Financials 40,416 $928,759.68 0.42%
CNA Financial Corporation CNA 126117100 Financials 18,929 $930,360.35 0.42%
Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG 29670G102 Utilities 23,558 $920,882.22 0.42%
Globe Life Inc. GL 37959E102 Financials 6,462 $930,592.62 0.42%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. HHH 44267T102 Real Estate 11,328 $931,728.00 0.42%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) ANF 002896207 Consumer Discretionary 9,573 $918,050.70 0.41%
Regal Rexnord Corp RRX 758750103 Industrials 4,294 $917,670.74 0.41%
AutoNation, Inc. AN 05329W102 Consumer Discretionary 4,377 $880,258.47 0.40%
Robert Half Inc. RHI 770323103 Industrials 33,273 $889,720.02 0.40%
The Campbell's Company CPB 134429109 Consumer Staples 32,425 $874,178.00 0.39%
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. THG 410867105 Financials 4,945 $865,968.40 0.39%
Mercury General Corporation MCY 589400100 Financials 9,608 $830,611.60 0.38%
AGCO Corporation AGCO 001084102 Industrials 5,775 $799,953.00 0.36%
Mattel, Inc. MAT 577081102 Consumer Discretionary 45,549 $793,463.58 0.36%
MAXIMUS, Inc. MMS 577933104 Industrials 10,469 $784,128.10 0.35%
OneMain Holdings, Inc. OMF 68268W103 Financials 13,378 $769,636.34 0.35%
Sonoco Products Company SON 835495102 Materials 13,805 $774,046.35 0.35%
Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM 00971T101 Information Technology 6,905 $756,718.95 0.34%
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. GPI 398905109 Consumer Discretionary 2,297 $762,535.09 0.34%
Knife River Corporation KNF 498894104 Materials 8,563 $755,770.38 0.34%
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD 829073105 Industrials 3,731 $746,983.51 0.34%
Amkor Technology, Inc. AMKR 031652100 Information Technology 15,260 $737,668.40 0.33%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK 854502101 Industrials 8,110 $726,737.10 0.33%
A.O. Smith Corporation AOS 831865209 Industrials 9,008 $699,831.52 0.32%
Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) CWEN 18539C204 Utilities 18,113 $709,305.08 0.32%
GameStop Corp. (Class A) GME 36467W109 Consumer Discretionary 30,003 $717,071.70 0.32%
Axos Financial, Inc. AX 05465C100 Financials 6,992 $678,923.20 0.31%
BOK Financial Corporation BOKF 05561Q201 Financials 5,086 $679,031.86 0.31%
Popular, Inc. BPOP 733174700 Financials 4,838 $695,946.30 0.31%
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. TCBI 88224Q107 Financials 6,654 $696,274.56 0.31%
Textron Inc. TXT 883203101 Industrials 6,912 $684,495.36 0.31%
United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI 909907107 Financials 15,689 $691,414.23 0.31%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. AMG 008252108 Financials 2,090 $673,460.70 0.30%
Ameris Bancorp ABCB 03076K108 Financials 8,111 $672,645.23 0.30%
Columbia Banking System, Inc. COLB 197236102 Financials 21,554 $672,269.26 0.30%
Dillard's, Inc. (Class A) DDS 254067101 Consumer Discretionary 994 $659,310.26 0.30%
Lineage, Inc. LINE 53566V106 Real Estate 17,213 $671,307.00 0.30%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated RGA 759351604 Financials 2,962 $659,992.84 0.30%
UMB Financial Corporation UMBF 902788108 Financials 5,237 $660,490.44 0.30%
Wintrust Financial Corporation WTFC 97650W108 Financials 4,309 $661,388.41 0.30%
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. FBIN 34964C106 Industrials 12,044 $651,580.40 0.29%
Home BancShares, Inc. HOMB 436893200 Financials 21,687 $633,043.53 0.29%
Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) JXN 46817M107 Financials 5,649 $642,517.26 0.29%
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX 546347105 Materials 7,460 $635,666.60 0.29%
Vail Resorts, Inc. MTN 91879Q109 Consumer Discretionary 4,536 $649,827.36 0.29%
Core Natural Resources Inc. CNR 218937100 Energy 6,806 $612,403.88 0.28%
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS 253393102 Consumer Discretionary 3,044 $617,140.56 0.28%
First Horizon Corporation FHN 320517105 Financials 25,207 $630,679.14 0.28%
Insight Enterprises, Inc. NSIT 45765U103 Information Technology 7,395 $620,588.40 0.28%
Mueller Industries, Inc. MLI 624756102 Industrials 5,248 $625,036.80 0.28%
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. SIGI 816300107 Financials 7,201 $611,724.95 0.28%
Murphy USA Inc. MUSA 626755102 Consumer Discretionary 1,493 $591,481.81 0.27%
United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR 91307C102 Health Care 1,237 $594,403.24 0.27%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH 099502106 Industrials 7,142 $570,931.48 0.26%
Herc Holdings, Inc. HRI 42704L104 Industrials 4,061 $583,118.99 0.26%
Unum Group UNM 91529Y106 Financials 7,773 $571,082.31 0.26%
Assurant, Inc. AIZ 04621X108 Financials 2,501 $557,522.92 0.25%
Old Republic International Corporation ORI 680223104 Financials 13,200 $548,064.00 0.25%
Generac Holdings Inc. GNRC 368736104 Industrials 2,209 $502,481.23 0.23%
Genpact Limited G G3922B107 Industrials 12,878 $500,439.08 0.23%
Element Solutions Inc ESI 28618M106 Materials 12,054 $427,917.00 0.19%
Enphase Energy, Inc. ENPH 29355A107 Information Technology 9,399 $415,905.75 0.19%
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI 70932M107 Financials 4,570 $431,088.10 0.19%
US Dollar $USD Other 411,270 $411,270.17 0.19%
BorgWarner Inc. BWA 099724106 Consumer Discretionary 6,685 $403,172.35 0.18%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. HII 446413106 Industrials 886 $392,622.04 0.18%
Align Technology, Inc. ALGN 016255101 Health Care 1,929 $365,352.60 0.17%
Belden Inc. BDC 077454106 Information Technology 2,584 $373,698.08 0.17%
Installed Building Products, Inc. IBP 45780R101 Consumer Discretionary 1,161 $373,087.35 0.17%
The Toro Company TTC 891092108 Industrials 3,826 $384,321.70 0.17%
TopBuild Corp. BLD 89055F103 Consumer Discretionary 722 $377,302.76 0.17%
WESCO International, Inc. WCC 95082P105 Industrials 1,231 $369,373.86 0.17%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. WMS 00790R104 Industrials 2,079 $355,758.48 0.16%
Arcosa, Inc. ACA 039653100 Industrials 2,833 $352,821.82 0.16%
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. COKE 191098102 Consumer Staples 1,965 $347,392.35 0.16%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT 445658107 Industrials 1,550 $349,866.00 0.16%
Saia, Inc. SAIA 78709Y105 Industrials 923 $362,434.41 0.16%
Amentum Holdings, Inc. AMTM 023939101 Industrials 10,387 $332,591.74 0.15%
Americold Realty Trust Inc. COLD 03064D108 Real Estate 23,424 $325,359.36 0.15%
Associated Banc-Corp ASB 045487105 Financials 11,693 $331,379.62 0.15%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB 04911A107 Financials 8,533 $340,637.36 0.15%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. BJ 05550J101 Consumer Staples 3,346 $331,889.74 0.15%
CACI International Inc. CACI 127190304 Industrials 566 $334,619.20 0.15%
Chemed Corporation CHE 16359R103 Health Care 704 $332,365.44 0.15%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (Class A) FND 339750101 Consumer Discretionary 4,947 $327,095.64 0.15%
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Class A) MSM 553530106 Industrials 3,582 $336,242.34 0.15%
AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC 00123Q104 Financials 28,100 $318,092.00 0.14%
Avery Dennison Corporation AVY 053611109 Materials 1,656 $320,601.60 0.14%
Cohen & Steers, Inc. CNS 19247A100 Financials 4,798 $320,698.32 0.14%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH 200525103 Financials 5,755 $308,928.40 0.14%
Everest Group, Ltd. EG G3223R108 Financials 888 $304,521.84 0.14%
Healthpeak Properties Inc. DOC 42250P103 Real Estate 18,733 $319,584.98 0.14%
Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC 806407102 Health Care 3,986 $306,124.80 0.14%
Revvity, Inc. RVTY 714046109 Health Care 3,114 $311,119.74 0.14%
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD 85571B105 Financials 16,726 $301,235.26 0.14%
Voya Financial, Inc. VOYA 929089100 Financials 4,043 $300,880.06 0.14%
American Financial Group, Inc. AFG 025932104 Financials 2,204 $287,335.48 0.13%
Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY 086516101 Consumer Discretionary 4,501 $298,416.30 0.13%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE 353514102 Industrials 3,153 $298,620.63 0.13%
FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN 302941109 Industrials 1,763 $286,029.12 0.13%
Pool Corporation POOL 73278L105 Consumer Discretionary 1,317 $287,580.12 0.13%
Qorvo, Inc. QRVO 74736K101 Information Technology 3,565 $289,870.15 0.13%
RLI Corp. RLI 749607107 Financials 4,708 $286,293.48 0.13%
Acuity Inc. AYI 00508Y102 Industrials 836 $260,890.52 0.12%
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. JEF 47233W109 Financials 4,861 $258,362.15 0.12%
EPAM Systems, Inc. EPAM 29414B104 Information Technology 1,470 $204,565.20 0.09%
Holdings are subject to change.

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