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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX (FXU)

Utilities ETF · First Trust · NYSE ARCA · 42 holdings
$47.98 ▼ -0.40 (0.83%)
At close · USD · Volume 268,300
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$43.40 – $51.62
Day's range
$47.62 – $48.26
1-year total return
+6.4%

FXU price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FXU fund facts

FundFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund
TickerFXU · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Utilities
Expense ratio0.61%
Holdings42
Net assets (fund, SEC)$831M
Yield (last 12 months)2.34%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$43.40 – $51.62
Average volume (3 months)240,517
First price in our data10 May 2007
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+6.1%
3 months
+1.0%
6 months
+0.4%
Year to date
+8.4%
1 year
+6.4%
3 years a year
+20.3%
5 years a year
+11.8%
10 years a year
+9.6%
Volatility (1 year)
14.3%
Largest drop, last year
−14.0%
Largest drop in our data
−48.3%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 6 Nov 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.61% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $61 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.12 USD
Yield on today's price
2.34%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
24 Sep 2026
Full FXU dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from our market-data provider.

FXU top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY 4.52%
2 UGI CORP 4.43%
3 PG&E CORP PCG 4.38%
4 AES CORP (THE) AES 4.25%
5 EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 4.20%
6 EDISON INTERNATIONAL EIX 4.18%
7 CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 4.17%
8 EXELON CORP EXC 4.17%
9 ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC 3.53%
10 DUKE ENERGY CORP DUK 3.36%
The top 10 make up 41.2% of the fund, out of 42 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 74% of FXU by weight (30 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 51 out of 100.

Undervalued 35%Fair 60%Overvalued 4%
Utilities 99%Industrials 1%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 Jul 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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FXU: frequently asked questions

What is FXU?

FXU is the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Utilities". Its latest SEC filing lists 42 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FXU?

FXU charges 0.61% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025. On $10,000 that is about $61 a year in fund costs.

Does FXU pay dividends?

Yes. FXU paid 1.12 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.34% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 24 Sep 2026.

What does FXU hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY (4.5%), UGI CORP (4.4%), PG&E CORP (4.4%). The top 10 together make up 41.2% of the fund.

How has FXU performed?

Total return including distributions to 6 Nov 2026: 1 year +6.4%, 3 years +20.3% a year, 5 years +11.8% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside FXU?

We score 74% of the fund by weight (30 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 51 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from our market-data provider; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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