First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU)
About this ETF
The First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund functions as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its primary objective is to closely mirror the total return, encompassing both capital appreciation and income generation, of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX United Kingdom Index. This target performance is considered prior to the deduction of the fund's own operational costs and fees.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Beazley plc BEZ.LN | 3.24% |
| easyJet Plc EZJ.LN | 2.76% |
| Lion Finance Group PLC BGEO.LN | 2.61% |
| Balfour Beatty Plc BBY.LN | 2.50% |
| Standard Chartered Plc STAN.LN | 2.44% |
| Vodafone Group Plc VOD.LN | 2.33% |
| Shell Plc SHEL.LN | 2.32% |
| IG Group Holdings Plc IGG.LN | 2.30% |
| Barclays Plc BARC.LN | 2.26% |
| Tritax Big Box REIT Plc BBOX.LN | 2.24% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +1.95% |
| 3 months | +0.04% |
| 6 months | +3.18% |
| Year to date | +5.01% |
| 1 year | +14.23% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +18.20% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +3.86% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +4.86% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 17.84% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.83 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.04 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.30 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -14.28% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -45.38% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -58.69% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.98 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.69 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | USD 1.0965 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.1569 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.4568 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.3195 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.5288 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | USD 0.1648 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.6439 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.2687 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.4464 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-28 | USD 0.1925 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.5391 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.2647 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.4915 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.1067 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.0719 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.6968 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.6685 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | USD 0.3198 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | USD 0.3439 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-30 | USD 0.2591 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | USD 0.4766 |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-31 | USD 0.2345 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.0709 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.1259 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.0896 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.2715 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.4909 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 0.4000 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.3538 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.1266 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.2687 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.2998 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.5418 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.5293 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.2367 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.3477 |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-30 | USD 0.4543 |
| 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-31 | USD 0.1305 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-30 | USD 0.3900 |
| 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-30 | USD 0.3060 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
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Cheaper alternatives
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|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
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