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FXLFIRST TRUST TECHNOLOGY ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST TECHNOLOGY ALPHADEX FUND

$229.92+0.82% vs prior close
15223052-WK

Price through Oct 5, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 4, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 4, 2026.

Price & daily flows
215.7197.0178.2229.92DAILY NET FLOWApr 6Jun 4Aug 4Oct 5

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +36.6% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.3Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
61Kavg daily volume, 30 days
100holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 8, 2023 · beta 1.70
Sector weights
Technology89.1%
Information Technology88.95%
Technology Services66.31%
Electronic Technology21.55%
Communication Services6.77%
Distribution Services4.36%
Producer Manufacturing3.09%
Industrials2.93%
Commercial Services2.47%
Transportation2.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Luxembourg1.45%
Australia1.11%
Israel1.01%
Other0.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+4.0%
1 month+6.8%
3 months+10.7%
6 months+40.8%
YTD+36.6%
1 year+33.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
27%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peaklatest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
9Kshares traded
The case against FXL

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FXL on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$896.9B+$21.7B672× the assets · +$21.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.5B+$2.1B613× the assets · +$2.1B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$131.1B+$249M98× the assets · +$249M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$80B+$175M60× the assets · +$175M in over the monthHead-to-head
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF0.35%$77.5B+$154M58× the assets · +$154M in over the monthHead-to-head
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