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First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund

FXNNYSE ArcaFirst TrustC

$24.16−0.84 (−3.36%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C48/ 100

Rank 11 of 25 in Energy (Broad)

C48/100Rank 11 of 25inEnergy (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 25.00 to 24.16. Range 24.16 to 24.80. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.4024.6024.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.63%
Fund size
$407M
1Y total return
+60.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.68%
Holdings
41
Avg volume · 30D
1.28M sh
52W range
low $15.64high $25.08
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FXN Grade

C

Score 48 out of 100

Category
Energy (Broad)⁠
Rank
11 of 25
Six-pillar profile for FXN. Scores out of 100: Cost 29, Risk 25, Mission 67, Tradability 77, Holdings 89, Durability 69. Strongest: Holdings (89). Weakest: Risk (25). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 48 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 24

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 25

Our read on FXN

ETF.net Research

In short

CEnergy exposure without the two-giant problem. FXN ranks Russell 1000 energy names on growth and value marks, keeps the best scorers, and tier-weights about 40 of them so smaller drillers carry real weight. Running since 2007.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track before expenses the price and yield of the StrataQuant® Energy Index, an enhanced index using the AlphaDEX® methodology to select energy-sector stocks.

Why people hold it

  • Rules do the picking: stocks are scored on growth marks (3, 6 and 12-month price moves, sales to price, sales growth) and value marks, then sorted into quintiles by score.nyse.comftportfolios.com
  • Weighting is tiered, not cap-driven: the top-scoring quintile takes a third of the index, equal-weighted within tiers, so about 40 names share the load instead of two giants.nyse.com
  • A 2007 launch means this strategy has run through multiple oil booms and busts, and shares change hands actively. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.63% a year, it charges roughly double the median factor fund in its peer group. That is the price of the quant screen.
  • The index reconstitutes and rebalances quarterly, which the fund's prospectus notes can push portfolio turnover higher.otcmarkets.comnyse.com
  • One sector, concentrated by design: energy prices and drilling budgets drive results, with no cushion from other parts of the market.ftportfolios.com

FXN Holdings

Holdings pillarA89 out of 100Rank 2 of 25 in Energy (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
41
Top-10 weight
41%
Largest holding
RRC5.4%

Sectors

  • Energy96.1%
  • Technology3.3%
  • Utilities0.5%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1RRCRange Resources Corporation5.37%400,813$21.9M168
2ARAntero Resources Corporation4.59%444,631$18.7M152
3CHRDChord Energy Corporation4.26%110,736$17.4M203
4MPCMarathon Petroleum Corporation4.10%37,545$16.7M410
5PSXPhillips 664.03%58,148$16.4M392
6EXEExpand Energy Corporation3.92%176,553$16M307
7VLOValero Energy Corporation3.75%38,300$15.3M408
8APAAPA Corporation3.70%285,916$15.1M297
9OVVOvintiv Inc.3.66%205,412$14.9M198
10FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.3.63%84,758$14.8M332
11PRPermian Resources Corp.3.59%562,356$14.6M217
12EOGEOG Resources, Inc.3.50%86,212$14.3M398
13MTDRMatador Resources Company3.44%230,261$14M155
14EQTEQT Corporation3.32%244,582$13.5M315
15DVNDevon Energy Corporation3.30%257,969$13.5M357

Showing 1–15 of 41 holdings

FXN Performance

Launched May 8, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FXN$16,079
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FXN $16,079. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FXN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFXN
Year to date+53.9%
1 month+14.4%
3 months+13.9%
1 year+60.8%
3 yearsper year+15.6%
5 yearsper year+17.5%
10 yearsper year+8.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FXN
YearReturn barFXN
2026 YTD+53.9%
2025+3.4%
2024+0.3%
2023+1.0%
2022+46.9%
2021+51.7%
2020−19.9%

FXN in the news

FXN Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.42Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 37 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.03; Jun 22, 2017 $0.05; Sep 21, 2017 $0.05; Dec 21, 2017 $0.05; Mar 22, 2018 $0.02; Jun 21, 2018 $0.03; Sep 14, 2018 $0.05; Dec 18, 2018 $0.07; Mar 21, 2019 $0.02; Sep 25, 2019 $0.10; Dec 13, 2019 $0.04; Mar 26, 2020 $0.04; Jun 25, 2020 $0.0063; Sep 24, 2020 $0.26; Dec 24, 2020 $0.06; Jun 24, 2021 $0.0047; Sep 23, 2021 $0.04; Dec 23, 2021 $0.06; Mar 25, 2022 $0.05; Jun 24, 2022 $0.11; Sep 23, 2022 $0.10; Dec 23, 2022 $0.13; Mar 24, 2023 $0.24; Jun 27, 2023 $0.10; Sep 22, 2023 $0.07; Dec 22, 2023 $0.11; Mar 21, 2024 $0.08; Jun 27, 2024 $0.08; Sep 26, 2024 $0.16; Dec 13, 2024 $0.09; Mar 27, 2025 $0.11; Jun 26, 2025 $0.10; Sep 25, 2025 $0.10; Dec 12, 2025 $0.11; Mar 26, 2026 $0.08; Jun 25, 2026 $0.06; Sep 24, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.16
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.06
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.08
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.11
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.10
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.10
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.11
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.09
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.16
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.08
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.08
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.11

See all 63 payments⁠

$10,000 in FXN 10 years ago paid $2,182 in dividends.⁠

FXN Risk

Risk pillarD25 out of 100Rank 21 of 24 in Energy (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
22.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.56
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−31.7%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FXN Cost

Compare FXN and XLE

Overpaying vs XLE, cheapest in Energy (Broad)

$10,670

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FXN 0.63%

    $12,359

  • XLE 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FXN 0.63%
  • XLE 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FXN $12,359XLE $1,689

Year by year

YearFXNXLEOverpaying
10$1,128$147$981
20$4,311$575$3,736
30$12,359$1,689$10,670

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