FXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the StrataQuant Utilities Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2007
Annual Cost
0.61%
#3,414 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$781M
#1,326 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+7.4%
Track Record
19 years
#482 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,791+7.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Large
Strategy
Index enhanced
Sector
UtilitiesIndex tracked
StrataQuant Utilities Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 39.4% of funddiversified
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP
4.3%
EVERSOURCE ENERGY
4.2%
UGI CORP
4.1%
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC
4.1%
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
3.9%
PG&E CORP
3.9%
EXELON CORP
3.9%
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
3.7%
MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
3.6%
NRG ENERGY INC
3.5%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Utilities
92.3%
Energy
4.8%
Industrials
2.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.8%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.86Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.24Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the StrataQuant Utilities Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the StrataQuant Utilities Index using an indexing investment approach. Targets stocks in the utilities sector with potential for greater capital appreciation, selected based on growth and value factors from the Russell 1000 Index.
- Inception date
- May 8, 2007
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18