About this ETF
The First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund functions as an exchange-traded fund. Its primary goal is to replicate the performance, in terms of both price movements and dividend income, of a specific equity benchmark known as the StrataQuant Energy Index, prior to accounting for any associated fees and operational expenses.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +7.77% | +7.67% | +18.10% | +40.62% | +43.85% | +10.35% | +17.20% | +4.49% | +0.82% |
| Total return | +7.77% | +8.02% | +18.89% | +41.56% | +46.68% | +12.87% | +20.16% | +7.00% | +2.49% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.63% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $63.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 40 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APA Corporation | APA | 5.57% | 503.60K | $22.4M |
| 2 | HF Sinclair Corp. | DINO | 5.44% | 235.50K | $21.8M |
| 3 | Devon Energy Corporation | DVN | 4.88% | 396.96K | $19.6M |
| 4 | Range Resources Corporation | RRC | 4.47% | 441.04K | $17.9M |
| 5 | Antero Resources Corporation | AR | 4.38% | 466.77K | $17.6M |
| 6 | Expand Energy Corporation | EXE | 4.31% | 179.87K | $17.3M |
| 7 | EQT Corporation | EQT | 4.14% | 308.49K | $16.6M |
| 8 | Chord Energy Corporation | CHRD | 3.73% | 100.45K | $14.9M |
| 9 | ConocoPhillips | COP | 3.71% | 110.44K | $14.9M |
| 10 | Permian Resources Corp. | PR | 3.71% | 623.66K | $14.9M |
| 11 | Ovintiv Inc. | OVV | 3.63% | 218.07K | $14.5M |
| 12 | Matador Resources Company | MTDR | 3.36% | 230.65K | $13.5M |
| 13 | EOG Resources, Inc. | EOG | 3.36% | 88.50K | $13.5M |
| 14 | Weatherford International Plc | WFRD | 3.20% | 140.88K | $12.9M |
| 15 | Phillips 66 | PSX | 3.05% | 50.94K | $12.2M |
| 16 | Valero Energy Corporation | VLO | 2.81% | 33.06K | $11.3M |
| 17 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | OXY | 2.72% | 177.29K | $10.9M |
| 18 | Chevron Corporation | CVX | 2.66% | 51.95K | $10.7M |
| 19 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | XOM | 2.61% | 62.98K | $10.5M |
| 20 | First Solar, Inc. | FSLR | 2.60% | 48.66K | $10.4M |
| 21 | SLB Ltd. | SLB | 2.47% | 185.23K | $9.9M |
| 22 | ONEOK, Inc. | OKE | 2.34% | 99.05K | $9.4M |
| 23 | Halliburton Company | HAL | 2.26% | 253.64K | $9.1M |
| 24 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | MPC | 2.01% | 22.45K | $8.0M |
| 25 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | FANG | 1.72% | 32.66K | $6.9M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.55% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3587 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0615 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -20.85% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -14.06% / +1.76% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0615 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0841 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1141 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.0958 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1085 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.0923 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.1566 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0789 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0812 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.1083 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.0705 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 23.75% / 25.68% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 2.00 / 0.508 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -13.41% / -31.64% | Sortino 1Y | 2.92 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.728 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.054 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 16.21% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 385.57K | Average volume | 1.39M |
| AUM | $390.6M | Premium/Discount | +0.83% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$6.4M | -1.61% | $397.0M → $390.6M |
| 1 Week | $4.5M | +1.15% | $393.1M → $390.6M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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