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FXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

Grow my money19y track recordRanked #637 of 2,998 in this goal

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%

#3,309 of 5,861 · average

Fund Size

$814M

#1,259 of 5,861 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+12.5%

Track Record

19 years

#475 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,652+6.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index enhanced

Sector

Utilities

Index tracked

StrataQuant Utilities Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 39.4% of fundwell diversified

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
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Utilities
92.4%
Industrials
4.1%
Energy
3.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
13.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.80Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.15Good 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 2026-08-04