FXZ
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund·ARCA
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Key Stats
Assets Under Management
299.52MUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
-10.67MUSD
Dividend Yield
1.47%
Discount/Premium to NAV
0.07%
Shares Outstanding
4.05M
Expense Ratio
0.61%
About First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
Issuer
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Brand
First Trust
Inception Date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
StrataQuant Materials Index
Management Style
Passive
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
FXZ utilizes a quant-driven strategy to pick the 'best' basic materials firms in the US, using growth and value screeners. This minimalist approach, combined with a tiered equal-weighting scheme, leads to a concentrated portfolio that tilts away from large-caps and leans toward mid-caps. The result is major sector tilts, with elevated risk at times. Overall, FXZ offers a "smart beta” approach to the US basic materials space, instead of providing market-like sector exposure. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly
Classification
Asset Class
Equity
Category
Sector
Focus
Materials
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Multi-factor
Geography
U.S.
Weighting Scheme
Tiered
Selection Criteria
Multi-factor
Returns
1-Month | 3-Month | YTD | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price Performance | +11.07% | +26.77% | +17.11% | +29.49% | +7.75% | +51.64% |
NAV Total Return | +6.68% | +26.87% | +11.42% | +28.08% | +11.11% | +58.01% |
Ratings
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Holdings Analysis
Sector
Basic Materials
79.36%
Industrials
16.51%
Consumer Cyclical
4.13%
Basic Materials
79.36%
Industrials
16.51%
Consumer Cyclical
4.13%
Asset
Region
94.68%
5.32%
Category
Ratio
North America
94.68%
Africa/Middle East
5.32%
Investment Style
Mega
Large
Medium
Multi
Small
Value
Blend
Growth
Multi-Cap Blend
Provides exposure to companies of various sizes that exhibit both growth and value characteristics. This category offers a diversified portfolio with a mix of market caps.
Top 10 Holdings
Symbol
Ratio
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.98%
CF
CF Industries
4.94%
AU
Anglogold Ashanti
4.83%
MOS
The Mosaic
4.82%
STLD
Steel Dynamics
4.76%
NEM
Newmont
4.54%
AA
Alcoa
4.24%
TKR
The Timken
4.06%
RS
Reliance
3.96%
RBC
RBC Bearings
3.88%
Top 10 Weight 45.01%
38 Total Holdings
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Dividends
Dividend Payout History
Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | 0.373 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | 0.309 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | 0.233 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | 0.213 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | 0.336 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | 0.285 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | 0.211 |
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