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First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

FXRNYSE ArcaFirst TrustD

$88.65−0.75 (−0.84%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

D32/ 100

Rank 9 of 10 in Industrials (Broad)

D32/100Rank 9 of 10inIndustrials (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 89.40 to 88.65. Range 88.40 to 89.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.88.4088.8089.0089.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$707M
1Y total return
+17.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.74%
Holdings
160
Avg volume · 30D
27.4K sh
52W range
low $73.08high $92.78
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FXR Grade

D

Score 32 out of 100

Category
Industrials (Broad)⁠
Rank
9 of 10
Six-pillar profile for FXR. Scores out of 100: Cost 11, Risk 44, Mission 62, Tradability 26, Holdings 84, Durability 42. Strongest: Holdings (84). Weakest: Cost (11). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 32 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F11 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 10

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 2

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 10

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 10

Our read on FXR

ETF.net Research

In short

DIndustrials, but not by size. FXR ranks US industrial names on growth and value metrics, drops the weakest, then weights the survivors in tiers. A 2007-vintage smart-beta spin on planes, trains and machinery.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the StrataQuant® Industrials Index.

Why people hold it

  • The AlphaDEX screen scores industrials on growth and value metrics, cuts the lowest-ranked names, and weights what's left by rank rather than market cap.ftportfolios.comfirsttrust.ca
  • Roughly 140 holdings, sorted into tiers and equal-weighted inside each tier, so mid-cap machinery and transport names carry real weight instead of a handful of megacaps steering the fund.firsttrust.ca
  • Running since 2007, one of the original factor-screened sector funds, and it has stayed tight to its StrataQuant Industrials Index. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • The screen costs money: 0.60% a year, against 0.08% for XLI and 0.09% for VIS. That gap is the price of the ranking rules.
  • Thinly traded next to the sector's household-name ETFs, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads, especially around the open and close.
  • Tiered weighting tilts the portfolio smaller than the cap-weighted sector, so results and volatility can diverge from the industrials index most people quote.firsttrust.ca

FXR 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.

FXR$11,703
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. FXR $11,703. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 FXR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFXR
Year to date+12.6%
1 month+8.1%
3 months−2.2%
1 year+17.0%
3 yearsper year+17.9%
5 yearsper year+8.2%
10 yearsper year+12.2%

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 FXR
YearReturn barFXR
2026 YTD+12.6%
2025+7.6%
2024+16.2%
2023+27.0%
2022−16.7%
2021+25.1%
2020+12.8%

FXR in the news

FXR 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 Nov 9, 2026.
0.74%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.66Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.25 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 $0.04; Jun 22, 2017 $0.05; Sep 21, 2017 $0.06; Dec 21, 2017 $0.07; Mar 22, 2018 $0.06; Jun 21, 2018 $0.09; Sep 14, 2018 $0.06; Dec 18, 2018 $0.19; Sep 25, 2019 $0.22; Dec 13, 2019 $0.11; Mar 26, 2020 $0.21; Jun 25, 2020 $0.11; Sep 24, 2020 $0.08; Dec 24, 2020 $0.14; Mar 25, 2021 $0.06; Jun 24, 2021 $0.09; Sep 23, 2021 $0.07; Dec 23, 2021 $0.10; Mar 25, 2022 $0.10; Jun 24, 2022 $0.11; Sep 23, 2022 $0.12; Dec 23, 2022 $0.14; Mar 24, 2023 $0.10; Jun 27, 2023 $0.10; Sep 22, 2023 $0.11; Dec 22, 2023 $0.19; Mar 21, 2024 $0.07; Jun 27, 2024 $0.17; Sep 26, 2024 $0.13; Dec 13, 2024 $0.17; Mar 27, 2025 $0.11; Jun 26, 2025 $0.12; Sep 25, 2025 $0.16; Dec 12, 2025 $0.17; Mar 26, 2026 $0.08; Jun 25, 2026 $0.16; Sep 24, 2026 $0.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.25
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.16
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.08
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.17
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.16
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.12
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.11
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.17
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.13
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.17
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.07
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.19

See all 60 payments⁠

$10,000 in FXR 10 years ago paid $1,405 in dividends.⁠

FXR Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 8 of 10 in Industrials (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.8%
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.
0.74
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.
−26.9%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
1.08
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.

FXR Cost

Compare FXR and XLI

Overpaying vs XLI, cheapest in Industrials (Broad)

$10,128

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

  • FXR 0.60%

    $11,817

  • XLI 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FXR 0.60%
  • XLI 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$12.5K051015202530FXR $11,817XLI $1,689

Year by year

YearFXRXLIOverpaying
10$1,076$147$929
20$4,116$575$3,541
30$11,817$1,689$10,128

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