FKU

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the Defined United Kingdom Index.


International

EQUITY

Rules-Based

MANAGEMENT STYLE

64.8 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

80 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust Advisors LP
CategoryInternational
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateFeb 14, 2012
Assets (mns)$65
Expense ratio80 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMulti-Factor
WeightingTiered
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableNo
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI 3.0 %
MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC 2.9 %
NATWEST GROUP PLC 2.7 %
BARCLAYS PLC 2.7 %
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC 2.7 %
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC 2.5 %
3I GROUP PLC 2.5 %
BEAZLEY PLC 2.5 %
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 2.3 %
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC 2.3 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings79
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 174
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$32,173
Large cap (>$10bn)59.6%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)40.2%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.2%
Developed mkts.97.7%
Emerging mkts.2.3%
Country Exposure
BRITAIN 90.7 %
BERMUDA 2.1 %
IRELAND 1.9 %
SWITZERLAND 1.9 %
SOUTH AFRICA 0.8 %
LUXEMBOURG 0.7 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 11/30/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 10.0% 17.3% 14.8% 2.5% 4.0% 3.5% 5.4%
Volatility 15.9% 16.2% 21.8% 25.7% 28.9% 24.7% --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.9259%
MSCI EAFE1.1387%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.9359%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)7
Turnover0.4%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.73%
ADV of underlying (mns)$3,222
Technical Indicators
Recent close$38.13
30d moving avg.$39.69
Annualized volatility21.1%
Relative strength (RSI)46
Short interest (ETF)0.3%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 12/23/2024
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

FKU

8.6%

Cat. Avg

7.5%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 267 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.5% and a standard deviation of 2.7%. FKU's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.4 standard deviations above the category average. This places FKU in the 66th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
International Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 152
Avg. Expense Ratio 42.9 bp
Std. Deviation 24.3 bp
FKU (80 bp) Percentile rank 93
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
FKU 80.0 73.4 153.4
Peer Avg. 42.6 27.0 69.6
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