FXD
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the StrataQuant Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Index.
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | First Trust Advisors LP |
| Category | US Equities |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | May 08, 2007 |
| Assets (mns) | $1,451 |
| Expense ratio | 61 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
| Weighting | Tiered |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA | 1.8 % |
| DRAFTKINGS INC CLASS A | 1.6 % |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1.5 % |
| ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD | 1.5 % |
| LIVE NATION INC | 1.5 % |
| GENERAL MOTORS CO | 1.5 % |
| TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC | 1.5 % |
| TOLL BROTHERS INC | 1.5 % |
| LENNAR CORP-CL A | 1.5 % |
| PULTE HOMES INC | 1.5 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 120 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 105 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $56,361 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 64.7% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 33.8% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 1.5% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 93.9 % |
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LUXEMBOURG | 1.8 % |
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IRELAND | 1.4 % |
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CANADA | 0.9 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 0.6 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6% | 25.2% | 9.9% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 1.16 | 78% |
| MSCI EAFE | 1.20 | 78% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.91 | 48% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 59 |
| Turnover | 0.2% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.07% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $55,219 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $58.61 |
| 30d moving avg. | $53.40 |
| Annualized volatility | 23.3% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 74 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 1.1% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 6.0% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. FXD |
Expenses vs. FXD |
ALTAR Score™ vs. FXD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IYC | iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF | 34.8% | -21 bp | -1.3% |
| RSPD | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 31.4% | -21 bp | -0.6% |
| VCR | Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF | 25.7% | -51 bp | -0.3% |
| FDIS | Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF | 25.1% | -53 bp | -0.1% |
| IEDI | iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF | 24.5% | -43 bp | -0.1% |
| XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 23.1% | -52 bp | +0.1% |
| XRT | SPDR S&P Retail ETF | 21.0% | -26 bp | +4.0% |
| SZNE | Pacer CFRA-Stovall Equal Weight Seasonal Rotation ETF | 19.6% | -1 bp | +0.1% |
| FTC | First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund | 18.3% | -2 bp | -2.2% |
| RPG | Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF | 18.2% | -26 bp | -1.6% |
Risk and Returns: FXD vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 4/18/2024
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
FXD
5.0%
Cat. Avg
5.9%
Fund Category: US Equities
| Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
| Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
| Less: Expenses | -- bp |
| Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.0% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 886 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.9% and a standard deviation of
2.7%. FXD's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places FXD in the 38th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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| FXD | 61.0 | 6.8 | 67.8 |
| Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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