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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)
USD76.66
-0.79 (-1.02%)
AMEX USD US Equity
NAV
USD 77.45
-1.02% vs NAV
as of 2026-07-13
AUM
USD 375.65M
TER
0.64%
Yield (TTM)
1.42%
Distribution
Distributing · Quarterly
52-week range
56.19 – 84.83
Holdings
40
Issuer
First Trust
About this ETF
The First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund functions as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its primary objective is to deliver investment performance that broadly tracks the total return (encompassing both price changes and dividend income) of a particular equity benchmark, specifically, the StrataQuant Materials Index, prior to factoring in any management fees and operating expenses.
ISIN
US33734X1688
Issuer
First Trust
Domicile
US
Inception
2007-05-08
Asset class
Equity
Price
Top 10 holdings
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF | 5.20% |
| Newmont Corporation NEM | 4.91% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc AU | 4.89% |
| Almonty Industries Inc. ALM | 4.83% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD | 4.79% |
| Coeur Mining, Inc. CDE | 4.71% |
| Alcoa Corporation AA | 4.50% |
| Nucor Corporation NUE | 3.44% |
| The Mosaic Company MOS | 3.42% |
| Eastman Chemical Company EMN | 3.40% |
Sector mix
Price chart
USD76.66
-0.79 (-1.02%)
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Returns
| 1 month | -4.13% |
| 3 months | -3.72% |
| 6 months | +10.41% |
| Year to date | +18.27% |
| 1 year | +26.31% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +6.90% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +5.84% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +9.02% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 22.85% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.14 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.41 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.82 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -12.74% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -37.32% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -65.99% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 1.13 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.62 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
Day Score (bias 0-100, not a probability)
34
P(gain) 22 sessions — probability
54%
VaR 95% (daily)
-2.45%
CVaR 95% (daily)
-3.68%
GARCH vol forecast (22d)
1.45%
Market regime (Markov)
Bear
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.
Top-10 concentration
44.1%
Effective holdings
30
Disclosed positions
40
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
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Cost vs. peers
FXZ
0.64%
Equity median
0.39%
Cheapest in class BKLC
0.00%
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 0.1623 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.2441 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.3729 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.3090 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.2328 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | USD 0.2126 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.3363 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.2849 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.2110 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-28 | USD 0.1934 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.3100 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.3224 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.4818 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.2467 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.2566 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.3452 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.2494 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | USD 0.0931 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | USD 0.2408 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-30 | USD 0.1727 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | USD 0.1479 |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-31 | USD 0.1303 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.1900 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.2413 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.1489 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.1451 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.2033 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 0.2699 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.0800 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.0801 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.1736 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.1125 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.1447 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.0323 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.1429 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.0867 |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-30 | USD 0.1256 |
| 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-31 | USD 0.0876 |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-30 | USD 0.1720 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-30 | USD 0.0840 |
ESG profile
Derived from holdings
covers 93.8% of the portfolio by weight
(37 scored constituents)
Environmental
60.6
class avg 63.0
Social
62.4
class avg 62.3
Governance
68.4
class avg 64.9
Total ESG
63.8
class avg 63.4
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB | 0.03% | 182.70B | 3.8% |
| Vanguard Value ETF VTV | 0.03% | 245.00B | 2.4% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 2.3% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.4% |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 1.3% |
