This ETF offers exposure to the U.S. financial sector, seeking to replicate an index that employs a unique strategy designed to generate excess returns relative to traditional cap-weighted benchmarks. The underlying AlphaDEX Index employs a quant-based screening methodology designed to identify stocks poised for outperformance. In return for exposure to this strategy, which has historically delivered impressive returns, investors can expect to pay a bit more; FXO's expense ratio is about 50 basis points higher than low cost options for financial exposure such as FFL and XLF. The unique index construction methodology has some other potential advantages; FXO maintains much lower concentration of top holdings than do cap-weighted funds such as XLF. That means that performance isn't as dependent on a handful of large cap stocks, potentially giving a better way to access financials. For those who believe in the merits of the AlphaDEX methodology and willing to pay a little extra for a shot at alpha, FXO might be worth a closer look.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for FXO 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 Financials 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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Liquidity | A | n/a |
Expenses | C+ | n/a |
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Asset | Percentage |
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Common equity | 99.84% |
ETF Cash Component | 0.16% |
Sector | Percentage |
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Financials | 68.61% |
Real Estate | 23.01% |
Technology | 5.58% |
Other | 1.52% |
Consumer, Cyclical | 0.75% |
Industrials | 0.37% |
ETF Cash Component | 0.16% |
Market Cap | Percentage |
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Mid cap | 47.9% |
Large cap | 33.73% |
Small cap | 17.06% |
Unknown | 1.15% |
ETF Cash Component | 0.16% |
Region | Percentage |
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North America | 92.43% |
Europe | 7.57% |
Region | Percentage |
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United States | 92.05% |
Developed Markets (ex-US) | 7.95% |
Country | Percentage |
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United States | 92.05% |
United Kingdom | 6.26% |
Spain | 0.92% |
France | 0.39% |
Canada | 0.38% |
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This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.
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