FXH
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the StrataQuant Health Care AlphaDEX Index.
US
EQUITY
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
1.1 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
62 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | First Trust Advisors LP |
| Category | US |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | May 08, 2007 |
| Assets (mns) | $1,109 |
| Expense ratio | 62 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
| Weighting | Tiered |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
Complete list +
| NATERA INC | 3.1 % |
| DOXIMITY, INC. CLASS A | 2.8 % |
| INSULET CORP | 2.7 % |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 2.6 % |
| PREMIER INC-CLASS A | 2.5 % |
| ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD. | 2.4 % |
| EXELIXIS INC | 2.4 % |
| UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP | 2.4 % |
| RESMED INC | 2.3 % |
| DAVITA INC | 2.2 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 78 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 165 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $59,677 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 75.8% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 22.3% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 1.9% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
 |
UNITED STATES | 91.8 % |
 |
IRELAND | 5.7 % |
 |
BRITAIN | 2.4 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 11/30/2024)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Returns | 7.7% | 16.0% | 1.2% | -1.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 10.5% | Volatility | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 20.4% | 18.7% | -- |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.78 | 65% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.81 | 67% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.48 | 24% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 25 |
| Turnover | 0.2% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.18% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $20,153 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $105.59 |
| 30d moving avg. | $109.28 |
| Annualized volatility | 17.1% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 44 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 2.6% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. FXH |
Expenses vs. FXH |
ALTAR Score™ vs. FXH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSPH | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 54.5% | -22 bp | +1.3% |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 35.6% | -22 bp | +0.4% |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 33.7% | -52 bp | -0.6% |
| FHLC | Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF | 33.1% | -54 bp | -0.3% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 31.2% | -53 bp | +1.2% |
| XHS | SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF | 27.8% | -27 bp | +0.1% |
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 27.3% | -20 bp | +0.3% |
| FMED | Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF | 26.8% | -12 bp | -6.9% |
| BMED | Future Health ETF | 26.3% | +23 bp | -6.8% |
| FTXH | First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF | 25.3% | -2 bp | +3.6% |
Risk and Returns: FXH vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | ||
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates
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Valuation Metrics
| 2023 | 2024E | Fwd Est | 2025E | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 12/24/2024
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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™
FXH
6.5%
Cat. Avg
5.6%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 976 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.6% and a standard deviation of
2.6%. FXH's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.4 standard deviations
above
the category average. This places FXH in the 64th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
FXHSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Rules-Based US Equity ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 609 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 46.6 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 32.9 bp |
| FXH (62 bp) Percentile rank | 68 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| FXH | 62.0 | 18.4 | 80.4 |
| Peer Avg. | 37.3 | 15.0 | 52.2 |
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