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About First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
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.
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Returns
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| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stocks99.87%
Utilities92.69%
Distribution Services4.49%
Industrial Services1.72%
Energy Minerals0.97%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.13%
Mutual fund0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history