FXZFIRST TRUST MATERIALS ALPHADEX FUND
FIRST TRUST MATERIALS ALPHADEX FUND
$74.73+0.54% vs prior close
588852-WK
Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.
FXZ price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | FXZ close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $78.14 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $77.83 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $77.28 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $77.44 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $78.22 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $78.92 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $78.84 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $76.81 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $76.99 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $77.84 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $77.59 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $77.40 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $76.19 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $77.07 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $77.24 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $77.14 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $76.82 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $77.00 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $74.61 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $74.33 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $74.73 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +15.3% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$355Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
51Kavg daily volume, 30 days
40holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 8, 2024 · beta 1.08
Sector weights
- Materials84.28%
- Basic Materials83.87%
- Process Industries53.26%
- Non-Energy Minerals31.97%
- Industrials8.97%
- Consumer Cyclical7.16%
- Consumer Discretionary6.83%
- Consumer Non-Durables4.5%
- Producer Manufacturing4.39%
- Distribution Services2.95%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Materials | 84.28% |
| Basic Materials | 83.87% |
| Process Industries | 53.26% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 31.97% |
| Industrials | 8.97% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 7.16% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 6.83% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 4.5% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 4.39% |
| Distribution Services | 2.95% |
Country weights
- United States100%
- United Kingdom1.58%
- Other0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 100% |
| United Kingdom | 1.58% |
| Other | 0.09% |
Performance
| 1 week | -2.7% |
| 1 month | -6.5% |
| 3 months | -4.2% |
| 6 months | -6.6% |
| YTD | +15.3% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
18%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-14.7%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
70Kshares traded
The case against FXZ
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FXZ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
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