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FXZFIRST TRUST MATERIALS ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST MATERIALS ALPHADEX FUND

$74.61-3.10% vs prior close
588852-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.

FXZ price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFXZ close
Sep 22, 2026$82.41
Sep 23, 2026$81.04
Sep 24, 2026$79.69
Sep 25, 2026$79.93
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

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +15.1% 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
54Kavg daily volume, 30 days
40holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 8, 2024 · beta 1.09

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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ItemValue (%)
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%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • United Kingdom1.58%
  • Other0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
United Kingdom1.58%
Other0.09%
Performance
1 week-3.4%
1 month-9.5%
3 months-5.0%
6 months-6.8%
YTD+15.1%
1 year+22.9%
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)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-14.8%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
32Kshares 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.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M539× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B350× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M218× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$75.1B+$2.2B212× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.19%$56.3B+$583M159× the assets · +$583M in over the monthHead-to-head
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