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FXDFIRST TRUST CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ALPHADEX FUND

$68.31+2.66% vs prior close
627252-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FXD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFXD close
Sep 22, 2026$65.54
Sep 23, 2026$64.65
Sep 24, 2026$64.57
Sep 25, 2026$64.96
Sep 28, 2026$64.69
Sep 29, 2026$64.58
Sep 30, 2026$64.13
Oct 1, 2026$64.49
Oct 2, 2026$64.59
Oct 5, 2026$64.66
Oct 6, 2026$65.06
Oct 7, 2026$64.46
Oct 8, 2026$65.15
Oct 9, 2026$65.19
Oct 12, 2026$65.02
Oct 13, 2026$65.32
Oct 14, 2026$64.96
Oct 15, 2026$67.36
Oct 16, 2026$66.60
Oct 19, 2026$66.30
Oct 20, 2026$67.19
Oct 21, 2026$66.54
Oct 22, 2026$68.31

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -0.1% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.5Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
8Kavg daily volume, 30 days
122holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 5, 2023 · beta 0.85

Sector weights

  • Consumer Discretionary80.15%
  • Consumer Cyclical75.81%
  • Retail Trade28.48%
  • Consumer Services26.79%
  • Consumer Durables15.43%
  • Communication Services11.3%
  • Consumer Non-Durables7.02%
  • Technology Services5.97%
  • Industrials5.96%
  • Transportation5.67%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Consumer Discretionary80.15%
Consumer Cyclical75.81%
Retail Trade28.48%
Consumer Services26.79%
Consumer Durables15.43%
Communication Services11.3%
Consumer Non-Durables7.02%
Technology Services5.97%
Industrials5.96%
Transportation5.67%

Country weights

  • United States99.42%
  • Luxembourg1.75%
  • Ireland1.62%
  • Panama1.58%
  • Other0.99%
  • Canada0.84%
  • Switzerland0.58%
  • Israel0.42%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.42%
Luxembourg1.75%
Ireland1.62%
Panama1.58%
Other0.99%
Canada0.84%
Switzerland0.58%
Israel0.42%
Performance
1 week+2.6%
1 month+4.2%
3 months-0.5%
6 months-4.2%
YTD-0.1%
1 year+1.5%
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
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.4%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
7Kshares traded
The case against FXD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FXD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M129× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B84× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M52× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$75.1B+$2.2B51× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.19%$56.3B+$583M38× the assets · +$583M in over the monthHead-to-head
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