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FKU
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

Price: $40.70
Change: $1.12 (-0.03%)
Category: Europe Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $18.57
  • 52 Week Hi $41.96
  • AUM $20.8 M
  • Shares 0.5 M

Analyst Report

This ETF utilizes the AlphaDEX strategy to invest in the U.K. stock market. This methodology involves a quantitative screening methodology designed to identify the stocks from a specific universe that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. Specifically, stocks from the eligible universe are ranked on growth factors such as recent price appreciation, sales-to-price ratio, and one year sales growth, and separately on value factors such as book value to price ratio, cash flow to price ratio, and return on assets. Stocks with the highest scores are included in the benchmark, and the highest weightings are afforded larger weightings.

For those looking to make a play on British equities, FKU certainly makes for a viable option, but it is on the upper range of expenses; you pay a premium for the strategy which has proven itself under numerous market environments. The ETF has a portfolio of 40 stocks with around 40% of assets going to the top ten securities; while that isn’t the best diversity in the space, it certainly is not the worst. FKU would probably not be used as a core holding in a portfolio, but can be a great tool for segmenting U.K. stocks as a satellite holding of a bigger portfolio.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 4,253
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 3,727

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Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest VGK 0.08% $15.3 B 3 M 2.82%
Largest (AUM) VGK 0.08% $15.3 B 3 M 2.82%
Most Liquid (Volume) EZU 0.51% $4.7 B 3 M 2.56%
Top YTD Performer EWO 0.51% $58.4 M 27,777 8.93%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

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

76
Number of Holdings
24.11%
% Assets in Top 10
34.60%
% Assets in Top 15
85.63%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
76
Rank
30 of 64
Low
PTEU (1)
High
SPEU (1412)
% Assets in Top 10
24.11%
Rank
21 of 64
Low
IEUS (4.80%)
High
PTEU (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 15
34.60%
Rank
44 of 64
Low
IEUS (6.78%)
High
PTEU (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 50
85.63%
Rank
40 of 64
Low
IEUS (18.48%)
High
EWL (100.05%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 99.69%
CASH 0.3%
Sector Percentage
Finance 22.32%
Non-Energy Minerals 12.58%
Retail Trade 12.51%
Consumer Non-Durables 7.18%
Producer Manufacturing 6.55%
Distribution Services 6.04%
Consumer Services 5.69%
Transportation 5.51%
Consumer Durables 5.18%
Process Industries 4.61%
Communications 4.18%
Electronic Technology 2.05%
Health Technology 1.99%
Utilities 1.97%
Industrial Services 0.48%
Commercial Services 0.44%
Technology Services 0.41%
CASH 0.3%
Region Percentage
EUR 99.69%
Other 0.3%
Region Percentage
Country Percentage
GB 91.43%
CH 3.56%
LU 2.31%
IE 1.32%
MX 0.71%
CY 0.36%
Other 0.3%
 
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Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 99.69%
CASH 0.3%
 
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FKU Valuation

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

P/E Ratio
19.16
Rank
36 of 64
Low
ERUS (7.44)
High
FPXE (30.8)

FKU Dividend

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

Dividend
$0.07
Dividend Date
2020-12-24
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.56

$0.07
Dividend
2020-12-24
Dividend Date
$0.56
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
1.34%
Rank
51 of 63
Low
EDEN (0.43%)
High
ERUS (4.22%)

FKU Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: 0 3 Month Net Flows: 0 6 Month Net Flows: 0 1 Year Net Flows: 943.99 K 3 Year Net Flows: 567.83 K 5 Year Net Flows: -122.37 M 10 Year Net Flows: 63.7 M

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for FKU 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 Europe 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 B+ n/a
Expenses C n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

FKU Expenses & Fees

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

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.535%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
0.45%
Expense Ratio
0.80%
Rank
59 of 64
Low
VGK (0.08%)
High
RFEU (0.83%)
ESG Themes and Scores
8.36/10
ESG Score
96.88%
Global Percentile
89.57%
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 (%)
      5.25%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      96.38
      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 (%)
      5.25%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      14.15%
      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

FKU Performance

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

0.52%
1 Week Return
6.74%
4 Week Return
15.04%
13 Week Return
27.43%
26 Week Return
7.84%
Year to Date Return
13.86%
1 Year Return
9.41%
3 Year Return
37.66%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
0.52%
Rank
9 of 61
Low
FPXE (-5.60%)
High
NORW (3.25%)
4 Week Return
6.74%
Rank
1 of 64
Low
FLSW (-3.96%)
High
FKU (6.74%)
13 Week Return
15.04%
Rank
4 of 64
Low
EWL (1.38%)
High
EWO (19.05%)
26 Week Return
27.43%
Rank
3 of 64
Low
PTEU (-2.50%)
High
EWO (40.73%)
Year to Date Return
7.84%
Rank
2 of 64
Low
EWL (-2.75%)
High
EWO (8.93%)
1 Year Return
13.86%
Rank
38 of 64
Low
PTEU (-10.32%)
High
EWGS (44.42%)
3 Year Return
9.41%
Rank
40 of 62
Low
EPOL (-26.76%)
High
EWN (44.89%)
5 Year Return
37.66%
Rank
44 of 52
Low
PTEU (-3.76%)
High
EWGS (132.32%)

 
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FKU Price and Volume Chart

FKU 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
64.98%
Rank
55 of 64
Low
FLIY (4.02%)
High
EWO (312.64%)
20 Day Volatility
24.33%
Rank
3 of 64
Low
EUSC (9.63%)
High
EPOL (25.73%)
50 Day Volatility
23.68%
Rank
2 of 64
Low
EUSC (10.69%)
High
EPOL (25.99%)
200 Day Volatility
25.18%
Rank
3 of 64
Low
EUDV (14.33%)
High
EPOL (31.13%)
Beta
1.34
Rank
1 of 64
Low
PTEU (0.4)
High
FKU (1.34)
Standard Deviation
5.03%
Rank
19 of 64
Low
PTEU (0.99%)
High
EDEN (13.00%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $39.40
  • 60 Day MA $37.89
  • MACD 15 Period 0.89
  • MACD 100 Period 5.33
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 40.13
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 25.43
  • RSI 10 Day 58
  • RSI 20 Day 60
  • RSI 30 Day 60
  • Ultimate Oscillator 55

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $38.83
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $42.27
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $36.71
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $42.11
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $37.12
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $41.66

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $40.28
  • Support Level 2 $39.86
  • Resistance Level 1 $41.54
  • Resistance Level 2 $42.38

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 49.13
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 66.65
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 56.70
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 82.41

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