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About First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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
ISIN
US33734X1019
FXD aims to outperform rather than match the US consumer discretionary sector. It uses value and growth screens to select outperforming stocks in the Russell 1000, and weights these stocks equally in tiers. The fund's methodology produces significant differences from market-like sector exposure. In fact, the fund has huge mid-cap exposure and significant industry tilts. This makes sense given that FXD seeks higher returns. The fund might appeal to those who favor quasi-active selection, but it is less useful for pure-play sector exposure. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Retail Trade
Consumer Services
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.88%
Retail Trade25.90%
Consumer Services24.74%
Consumer Durables16.77%
Producer Manufacturing7.36%
Transportation7.33%
Consumer Non-Durables6.57%
Technology Services6.27%
Commercial Services2.36%
Finance1.99%
Distribution Services0.29%
Electronic Technology0.29%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.12%
Mutual fund0.12%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.11%
Europe3.89%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FXD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Retail Trade, with 25.90% stocks, and Consumer Services, with 24.74% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FXD top holdings are Macy's, Inc. and Dillard's, Inc. Class A, occupying 2.01% and 1.91% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FXD last dividends amounted to 0.20 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.14 USD in dividends, which shows a 28.80% increase.
FXD assets under management is 336.57 M USD. It's risen 5.95% over the last month.
FXD fund flows account for −1.12 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.
Yes, FXD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.05%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.20 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FXD shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on May 8, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
FXD expense ratio is 0.61% meaning you'd have to pay 0.61% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FXD follows the StrataQuant Consumer Discretionary Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FXD invests in stocks.
FXD price has risen by 2.47% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.19% increase. See more dynamics on FXD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.20% over the last month, showed a 12.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.20% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.20% over the last month, showed a 12.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.20% in a year.
FXD trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.