First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
$46.19+0.26 (+0.57%)
- 0.61%
- $733M
- +1.9%
- 2.44%
- 0.3M sh
- $45.64
- low $43.40high $51.62
The ETF.net FXU Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 7 of 10
Score 45 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.F16 out of 100Rank 9 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 2 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 4 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 3 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 6 of 10
FXU Holdings
- Stocks
- 41
- 40%
- PCG
Sectors
- Utilities90.9%
- Industrials4.9%
- Energy4.1%
Geography
- United States100.00%
FXU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FXU$10,188
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FXU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.8% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −6.7% |
| 1 year | +1.9% |
| 3 years | +19.9% |
| 5 years | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +9.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FXU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.8% | |
| 2025 | +21.8% | |
| 2024 | +22.5% | |
| 2023 | −2.1% | |
| 2022 | +3.7% | |
| 2021 | +17.7% | |
| 2020 | +1.5% |
FXU in the news
FXU Dividends
- 2.44%
- $1.12
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FXU Risk
- 14.6%
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.
- 0.93
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.
- −21.9%
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.
- 0.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FXU Cost
0.61%
FXU0.61%
- The middle half of Utilities (Broad) funds
- Median 0.33%
8 of the 10 Utilities (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Utilities (Broad)
- BIDUiShares U.S. Utilities ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return −4.6%
- BRSPUInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −3.1%
- CPSCUInvesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +5.9%
- CTRUUVanEck Utilities TruSector ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return —
- DPUIInvesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.82%1 year return −7.4%