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About First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FXU uses a quant-based model to pick stocks that are predicted to outperform the broader US utilities market. In particular, the fund selects companies based on their value and growth factors, and then weights them equally in tiers. This process favors firms on the extreme ends of the style spectrum, and results to a portfolio that has a significant tilt toward mid-caps. FXU also includes a large allocation to telecom companies. Overall, the fund offers a smart beta approach to the US utilities space, instead of providing market-like sector exposure. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
FXU trades at 41.96 USD today, its price has fallen −1.16% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on FXU price chart.
FXU net asset value is 41.98 today — it's risen 3.19% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
FXU assets under management is 1.70 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
FXU price has risen by 4.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 19.94% increase. See more dynamics on FXU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.19% over the last month, showed a 4.29% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.63% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.19% over the last month, showed a 4.29% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.63% in a year.
FXU fund flows account for 1.32 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
FXU invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
FXU expense ratio is 0.64%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, FXU isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, FXU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FXU shows the buy signal. See more of FXU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, FXU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FXU shows the buy signal. See more of FXU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, FXU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.23%.
FXU trades at a premium (0.04%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
FXU shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
FXU follows the StrataQuant Utilities Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on May 8, 2007.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.