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About First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
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Inception date
Feb 14, 2012
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
US33737J2244
FKU aims to outperform the broad UK equity market through the use of the AlphaDEX selection methodology. The fund starts by assigning both growth and value scores to NASDAQ United Kingdom Index (parent index) constituents. Growth score is measured by 3-, 6- and 12-month price appreciation, sales-to-price, and 1-year sales growth, whereas value score is calculated by book value-to-price, cash flow-to-price, and return-on-assets. Securities are then identified as either a value or growth stock based on its best style rank which will also be used as its selection score. The top 75 names based on selection score are included in the funds portfolio. Selected securities are then split into quintiles based on their selection scores, with higher scoring quintiles receiving a greater weight. Securities are equally-weighted within each quintile. To limit concentration, the fund employs sector constraints relative to its parent index. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.56%
Finance31.80%
Non-Energy Minerals10.20%
Consumer Services9.78%
Retail Trade6.71%
Consumer Non-Durables6.25%
Electronic Technology4.72%
Miscellaneous4.11%
Producer Manufacturing3.98%
Transportation3.87%
Energy Minerals3.72%
Utilities3.46%
Consumer Durables2.80%
Communications2.69%
Distribution Services1.87%
Process Industries1.18%
Health Technology1.04%
Technology Services0.79%
Commercial Services0.60%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.44%
Cash0.44%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe95.14%
North America4.86%
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
FKU invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 31.80% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 10.20% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
FKU top holdings are Fresnillo PLC and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, occupying 3.48% and 2.40% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FKU last dividends amounted to 0.32 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.53 USD in dividends, which shows a 65.51% decrease.
FKU assets under management is 71.58 M USD. It's fallen 0.63% over the last month.
FKU fund flows account for −10.76 M 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, FKU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.35%. The last dividend (Sep 30, 2025) amounted to 0.32 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FKU shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Feb 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
FKU expense ratio is 0.80% meaning you'd have to pay 0.80% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FKU follows the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FKU invests in stocks.
FKU price has risen by 0.36% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.53% increase. See more dynamics on FKU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 4.76% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 19.58% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 4.76% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 19.58% in a year.
FKU trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.