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
| Date | FXZ close |
|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | $66.39 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $67.52 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $69.35 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $68.27 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $69.43 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $70.49 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $70.95 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | $71.40 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $72.40 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $72.81 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $72.22 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $72.17 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $73.74 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $73.93 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | $74.46 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $74.06 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $74.22 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $74.43 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $74.24 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $71.87 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $72.67 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $75.00 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $76.06 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $74.00 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $76.58 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $77.60 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $78.42 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $79.73 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $77.19 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $77.60 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $76.31 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $77.34 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $77.13 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $77.71 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $77.49 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $78.53 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $78.18 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $78.36 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $78.92 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $79.72 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $77.44 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $77.24 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $76.07 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $74.59 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $75.12 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $75.11 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $75.85 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $76.04 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $74.00 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $74.09 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $74.84 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $73.79 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $71.92 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $69.56 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $71.12 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $73.08 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $74.69 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $73.60 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $73.69 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $73.94 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $76.21 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $77.45 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $76.99 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $76.91 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $77.12 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $79.53 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $79.35 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $79.62 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $80.16 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $79.61 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $78.53 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $78.96 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $79.56 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $80.05 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $79.62 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $79.96 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $79.72 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $80.02 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $80.42 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $79.39 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $78.35 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $79.94 |
| May 1, 2026 | $79.83 |
| May 4, 2026 | $79.23 |
| May 5, 2026 | $80.69 |
| May 6, 2026 | $82.37 |
| May 7, 2026 | $80.43 |
| May 8, 2026 | $80.92 |
| May 11, 2026 | $81.93 |
| May 12, 2026 | $81.72 |
| May 13, 2026 | $81.96 |
| May 14, 2026 | $81.16 |
| May 15, 2026 | $78.52 |
| May 18, 2026 | $78.20 |
| May 19, 2026 | $76.86 |
| May 20, 2026 | $78.40 |
| May 21, 2026 | $79.05 |
| May 22, 2026 | $79.90 |
| May 26, 2026 | $82.22 |
| May 27, 2026 | $82.62 |
| May 28, 2026 | $83.08 |
| May 29, 2026 | $82.82 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $82.55 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $84.09 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $83.75 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $83.72 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $81.27 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $80.91 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $82.00 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $79.95 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $83.26 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $84.63 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $84.83 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $84.04 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $83.25 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $82.72 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $82.41 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $80.39 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $80.07 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $81.36 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $80.45 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $79.24 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $79.44 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $78.31 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $78.93 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $77.52 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $76.24 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $76.69 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $77.45 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $76.66 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $76.98 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $75.85 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $75.58 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $75.10 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $77.21 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $78.54 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $77.83 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $77.98 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $77.78 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $76.31 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $78.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $76.68 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $77.85 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $79.88 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $81.63 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $80.73 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $82.95 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $84.04 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $83.95 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $83.97 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $82.88 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $83.77 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $84.69 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $82.99 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $84.92 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $85.40 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $87.31 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $86.65 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $87.47 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $87.13 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $87.56 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $86.02 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $85.46 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $84.42 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $86.39 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $86.63 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $86.02 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $86.20 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $85.83 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $83.65 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $83.74 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $81.77 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $82.23 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $81.43 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $82.93 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $81.40 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $80.88 |
| 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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| 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 | -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.
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