First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEArca: FXD)
YTD gain: 40.2%
Comment: The First Trust ETF is backed by a type of “smart-beta,” “enhanced” index that ranks members of the Russell 1000 based on growth factors, like “three, six and 12-month price appreciation, sales to price and one year sales growth, and, separately, on value factors including book value to price, cash flow to price and return on assets,” according to First Trust.