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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXU

Market cap $780M

46.45 USD

-0.21

0.45%

At close Updated Sep 11, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-0.45%

5 days

-0.94%

1 month

-3.25%

3 months

-3.33%

6 months

-6.39%

Year to date

2.07%

1 year

4.41%

5 years

48.12%

10 years

77.09%

News

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Zacks Investment Research

Is First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Launched on 05/08/2007, the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.

Is First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) a Strong ETF Right Now?

FXU: The Right Fund From A Beaten Down Sector

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF is rated buy, positioned as the best way to capture a potential utilities sector rebound. FXU's unique growth and value screening has consistently outperformed traditional utility ETFs and indices over multiple timeframes, despite a higher expense ratio. The ETF's diversified, non-market-cap-weighted portfolio offers more attractive valuation metrics and higher historical earnings growth than its peers.

FXU: The Right Fund From A Beaten Down Sector

Zacks Investment Research

Should You Invest in the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU)?

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on May 8, 2007, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.

Should You Invest in the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU)?

FERC's Data Center Order Recalibrates The Utility And Infrastructure Income Playbook

US utility capital expenditure is tracking toward approximately 1.3 trillion dollars through 2030, according to an April 2026 forecast from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A tripling of data center power demand within five years requires transmission, generation, and distribution investment on a timeline that utilities are only now beginning to fully underwrite into their capital plans.

FERC's Data Center Order Recalibrates The Utility And Infrastructure Income Playbook

Why The Grid Could Make Or Break The Electro-Tech Revolution

Electricity is becoming a stronger economic growth engine, powering AI data centres, EVs, heat pumps and industrial decarbonisation. But grids aren't keeping up.

Why The Grid Could Make Or Break The Electro-Tech Revolution

24/7 Wall Street

3 Utility ETFs to Buy Now as AI Data Centers Trigger a 1970s-Scale Power Buildout

US electricity demand grew roughly flat for a decade. That ended once hyperscalers began signing twenty-year power purchase agreements to feed AI training clusters.

3 Utility ETFs to Buy Now as AI Data Centers Trigger a 1970s-Scale Power Buildout

Zacks Investment Research

Is First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on 05/08/2007, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.

Is First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) a Strong ETF Right Now?

FXU: AlphaDEX's Strategy Can Offer 20% Return For The Third Consecutive Year

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF is positioned to outperform peers and the S&P 500, leveraging a quantitative, rule-based strategy and quarterly rebalancing. FXU has delivered over 20% annual total return for two consecutive years and is expected to maintain this performance in 2026, supported by strong sector tailwinds. The ETF boasts a 2.16% dividend yield with a 15% three-year CAGR, outpacing XLU and FUTY, and benefits from robust dividend growth.

FXU: AlphaDEX's Strategy Can Offer 20% Return For The Third Consecutive Year

Zacks Investment Research

Should You Invest in the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU)?

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on May 8, 2007, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.

Should You Invest in the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU)?

24/7 Wall Street

Utilities ETF FXU Hits 17% Annual Gain As Data Centers Reshape Power Demand

Data center electricity demand has turned utility stocks back into a growth story, and First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXU) has captured the move.

Utilities ETF FXU Hits 17% Annual Gain As Data Centers Reshape Power Demand

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