What if you'd held FTC?
A $1,000 investment in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) at the month-end close of 2007-05 would be worth $6,555 at the close of 2026-09 — +555.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $7,275.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2007
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,000 | — |
| 2008 | $594 | -40.6% |
| 2009 | $765 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | $946 | +23.6% |
| 2011 | $919 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | $1,011 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | $1,393 | +37.8% |
| 2014 | $1,593 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | $1,661 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | $1,704 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | $2,136 | +25.3% |
| 2018 | $2,007 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | $2,571 | +28.1% |
| 2020 | $3,428 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | $4,265 | +24.4% |
| 2022 | $3,272 | -23.3% |
| 2023 | $3,950 | +20.7% |
| 2024 | $5,001 | +26.6% |
| 2025 | $5,795 | +15.9% |
| 2026 | $6,429 | +10.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FTC was 2009-02 ($14.39): $1,000 then is $12,318 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($194): $1,000 then is $915.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FTC be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) at the start of 2007 would be worth about $6,555 today, a total return of +555.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FTC?
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC)'s strongest calendar year since 2007 was 2013, a +37.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,378 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -40.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in FTC have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2007-05 would have grown to about $97,417 on $23,300 invested.
Did FTC beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $7,275. FTC trailed the S&P 500 by +9.9% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) historical total-return data from 2007-05 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.