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FXO

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

Sectors · First Trust · Inception 2007-05-08 · SEC filings

$62.76−0.10 (−0.15%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 62.85 to 62.76. Range 62.64 to 63.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$62.60$63.00$63.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$1.1B
1Y return
+7.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.08%
Holdings
104
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$63.69
52W range
low $54.40high $67.38

The ETF.net FXO Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 10 of 18 in Financials (Broad)⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for FXO. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 60, Mission 99, Tradability 54, Holdings 86, Durability 50. Strongest: Mission (99). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 18
    Category rank15/18 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 99
    Category rank1/10 · top 10%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 60
    Category rank5/18 · top 28%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 54
    Category rank9/18 · top 50%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 86
    Category rank3/18 · top 17%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 50
    Category rank12/18 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

FXO Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:02 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
104
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
MKTX2.3%

Sectors

  • Financials94.4%
  • Real Estate4.0%
  • Technology1.6%

Geography

  • United States87.72%
  • Bermuda7.91%
  • Switzerland1.22%
  • United Kingdom1.13%
  • Brazil1.10%
  • Puerto Rico0.92%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc.2.34%154,142$25M149
002FDSFactSet Research Systems Inc.2.01%76,029$22M230
003LNCLincoln National Corporation1.94%494,861$21M155
004TRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.1.85%52,992$20M378
005MTGMGIC Investment Corporation1.71%620,328$18M176
006ALLThe Allstate Corporation1.71%73,521$18M357
007EGEverest Group, Ltd.1.71%48,971$18M121
008CBCCentral Bancompany, Inc.1.71%575,813$18M54
009IBKRInteractive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A)1.70%200,981$18M298
010RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.1.68%55,201$18M215
011BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class B)1.66%34,959$18M359
012FAFFirst American Financial Corporation1.65%255,041$18M154
013AIGAmerican International Group, Inc.1.64%234,716$18M292
014ACGLArch Capital Group Ltd.1.62%180,231$17M296
015MORNMorningstar, Inc.1.62%85,428$17M159

Showing 1–15 of 105 holdings

FXO Performance

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

FXO$10,719
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. FXO $10,719. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,116$10,537$11,958Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 FXO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFXO
Year to date+5.4%
1 month−4.4%
3 months+2.7%
1 year+7.2%
3 years+20.8%per year
5 years+10.1%per year
10 years+12.4%per year

As of the close, 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 FXO
YearReturn barFXO
2026 YTD+5.4%
2025+13.6%
2024+27.7%
2023+9.3%
2022−9.2%
2021+37.7%
2020+5.9%

FXO in the news

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FXO 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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.31Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.24 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. 38 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.09; Jun 22, 2017 $0.11; Sep 21, 2017 $0.08; Dec 21, 2017 $0.22; Mar 22, 2018 $0.10; Jun 21, 2018 $0.17; Sep 14, 2018 $0.13; Dec 18, 2018 $0.30; Mar 21, 2019 $0.06; Jun 14, 2019 $0.10; Sep 25, 2019 $0.18; Dec 13, 2019 $0.24; Mar 26, 2020 $0.20; Jun 25, 2020 $0.22; Sep 24, 2020 $0.26; Dec 24, 2020 $0.21; Mar 25, 2021 $0.16; Jun 24, 2021 $0.19; Sep 23, 2021 $0.23; Dec 23, 2021 $0.30; Mar 25, 2022 $0.16; Jun 24, 2022 $0.18; Sep 23, 2022 $0.31; Dec 23, 2022 $0.37; Mar 24, 2023 $0.21; Jun 27, 2023 $0.33; Sep 22, 2023 $0.37; Dec 22, 2023 $0.38; Mar 21, 2024 $0.16; Jun 27, 2024 $0.28; Sep 26, 2024 $0.28; Dec 13, 2024 $0.35; Mar 27, 2025 $0.25; Jun 26, 2025 $0.23; Sep 25, 2025 $0.24; Dec 12, 2025 $0.36; Mar 26, 2026 $0.47; Jun 25, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.24
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.47
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.36
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.24
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.23
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.25
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.35
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.28
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.28
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.16
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.38
Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.37

FXO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.97
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−28.8%
Trough May 2023
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.
0.94
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.

FXO Cost

Expense ratio0.60%
  • The middle half of Financials (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.37%

14 of the 18 Financials (Broad) funds charge less.

FXO costs $60.00 a year on $10,000. The median Financials (Broad) fund costs $37.00.