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FEX
First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Price: $87.26
Change: $0.57 (0.01%)
Category: Large Cap Blend Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Analyst Report

This ETF offers exposure to the large cap sector of the U.S. equity market, making it one of many options for accessing an asset class that receives significant allocations in many portfolios. As such, FEX will appeal primarily to investors constructing exposure for the long term, and won’t be of much use to short-term focused traders. This ETF is one of the AlphaDEX products from First Trust, linked to an index that utilizes rules-based quantitative screens to identify companies that are poised to outperform broad-based cap-weighted benchmarks. The AlphaDEX products have an impressive track record compared to funds such as SPY, though the historical period is somewhat limited. Investors convinced by the stellar performance and underlying methodology may prefer FEX as a tool for accessing large cap U.S. stocks, while those who believe in perfectly efficient markets and focus on minimizing fees will want to look elsewhere. This fund’s expense ratio is considerably higher than other options such as SPY or VOO.

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $59.74
  • 52 Week Hi $87.48
  • AUM $1,193.8 M
  • Shares 13.8 M

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 25,450
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 28,794

Alternative ETFs in the Large Cap Blend Equities Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest SPLG 0.03% $11.5 B 1 M 18.68%
Largest (AUM) VTV 0.04% $82.9 B 2 M 18.54%
Most Liquid (Volume) SPYV 0.04% $12.0 B 3 M 17.69%
Top YTD Performer SPHB 0.25% $1.7 B 654,844 29.94%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

377
Number of Holdings
4.97%
% Assets in Top 10
7.29%
% Assets in Top 15
22.84%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
377
Rank
30 of 129
Low
FJUN (1)
High
FNDB (1657)
% Assets in Top 10
4.97%
Rank
5 of 120
Low
RSP (2.45%)
High
MSTB (100.02%)
% Assets in Top 15
7.29%
Rank
116 of 120
Low
RSP (3.60%)
High
MSTB (100.02%)
% Assets in Top 50
22.84%
Rank
115 of 120
Low
RSP (11.47%)
High
DFND (128.92%)

 
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FEX Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
21.74
Rank
41 of 129
Low
ZIG (12.84)
High
SPHB (363.45)

FEX Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.17
Dividend Date
2021-06-24
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.70

$0.17
Dividend
2021-06-24
Dividend Date
$0.70
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
0.81%
Rank
91 of 109
Low
VNSE (0.05%)
High
UTRN (7.79%)

FEX Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: -8.52 M 1 Month Net Flows: -8.52 M 3 Month Net Flows: -8.54 M 6 Month Net Flows: 4.37 M 1 Year Net Flows: -77.95 M 3 Year Net Flows: -650.11 M 5 Year Net Flows: -1.02 B 10 Year Net Flows: -61.07 M

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for FEX on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Blend Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A n/a
Expenses C+ n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

FEX Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.542%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
0.50%
Expense Ratio
0.59%
Rank
76 of 129
Low
SPLG (0.03%)
High
ZIG (1.54%)
ESG Themes and Scores
6.71/10
ESG Score
67.33%
Global Percentile
83.81%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      5.24%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      253.36
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      5.24%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      8.97%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

FEX Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1.64%
1 Week Return
1.26%
4 Week Return
3.38%
13 Week Return
16.74%
26 Week Return
19.20%
Year to Date Return
40.89%
1 Year Return
49.00%
3 Year Return
98.11%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
1.64%
Rank
34 of 129
Low
DUSA (-1.38%)
High
IGE (3.12%)
4 Week Return
1.26%
Rank
47 of 129
Low
IGE (-5.42%)
High
DFND (4.19%)
13 Week Return
3.38%
Rank
46 of 129
Low
FTAG (-5.29%)
High
KARS (10.73%)
26 Week Return
16.74%
Rank
59 of 129
Low
SDG (0.14%)
High
SPHB (26.81%)
Year to Date Return
19.20%
Rank
38 of 128
Low
UJUN (3.02%)
High
SPHB (29.94%)
1 Year Return
40.89%
Rank
38 of 115
Low
UJUN (6.20%)
High
SPHB (77.72%)
3 Year Return
49.00%
Rank
32 of 81
Low
IGE (-10.87%)
High
KARS (117.85%)
5 Year Return
98.11%
Rank
18 of 54
Low
IGE (4.25%)
High
PTNQ (158.10%)

 
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FEX Price and Volume Chart

Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 99.93%
Open-ended Fund 0.09%
CASH 0.0%
Sector Percentage
Finance 20.7%
Electronic Technology 11.01%
Technology Services 10.97%
Health Technology 9.86%
Utilities 7.35%
Retail Trade 5.58%
Producer Manufacturing 5.0%
Process Industries 4.18%
Consumer Non-Durables 3.93%
Health Services 3.76%
Consumer Services 3.7%
Consumer Durables 3.23%
Commercial Services 2.3%
Industrial Services 2.08%
Transportation 1.74%
Communications 1.55%
Energy Minerals 1.3%
Non-Energy Minerals 1.06%
Distribution Services 0.63%
Miscellaneous 0.09%
CASH 0.0%
Market Cap Percentage
Large 98.76%
Mid 1.24%
Micro 0.0%
Small 0.0%
Region Percentage
North, Central and South America 100.02%
Other 0.0%
Region Percentage
Country Percentage
United States 96.3%
Ireland 1.49%
Switzerland 0.93%
United Kingdom 0.78%
Bermuda 0.43%
Other 0.09%
 
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Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 99.93%
Open-ended Fund 0.09%
CASH 0.0%
 
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FEX Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
241.00%
Rank
5 of 129
Low
DJUN (0.90%)
High
SCHV (251.53%)
20 Day Volatility
12.60%
Rank
68 of 129
Low
FAUG (1.58%)
High
KARS (35.27%)
50 Day Volatility
10.73%
Rank
71 of 129
Low
DAUG (1.66%)
High
KARS (25.60%)
200 Day Volatility
12.32%
Rank
48 of 129
Low
AZBO (2.09%)
High
KARS (27.03%)
Beta
1.13
Rank
20 of 129
Low
DJUN (0.08)
High
QQD (1.64)
Standard Deviation
8.45%
Rank
19 of 115
Low
UJUN (0.47%)
High
PRF (18.24%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $85.87
  • 60 Day MA $85.00
  • MACD 15 Period 1.38
  • MACD 100 Period 3.70
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 5.05
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 5.05
  • RSI 10 Day 65
  • RSI 20 Day 60
  • RSI 30 Day 59
  • Ultimate Oscillator 70

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $83.70
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $87.98
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $84.15
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $87.45
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $83.61
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $87.38

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $87.01
  • Support Level 2 $86.75
  • Resistance Level 1 $87.50
  • Resistance Level 2 $87.73

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 69.12
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 83.59
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 75.54
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 80.61

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