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Is FXN a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN) is a energy sector ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FXN 3.6 out of 10 — highest on Quality (6.9), lowest on Growth (1.2). It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 11.2. Its ten largest holdings are 42% of the fund.

What stands out in FXN's data

A US energy fund that uses a quantitative stock-picking approach.

Its holdings tend to be more profitable than typical energy peers.

EBITDA margin of 38.1% sits above the category median of 34.3%.

Adds targeted exposure to US energy stocks selected by a rules-based strategy.

Why did FXN move this week? It rose 3.7% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy drove it

FXN rose 3.7% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Marathon Petroleum (+7.7%), Valero Energy (+6.8%) and Range Resources (+7.0%); Xenergy (−4.7%) pushed the other way.

How is FXN rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN) 3.6 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN) 3.6 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.6 / 10
  • Growth: 1.2 / 10
  • Value: 4.0 / 10
  • Risk: 1.9 / 10
  • Quality: 6.9 / 10
  • Return: 4.7 / 10

Is FXN expensive right now? It trades at 14.1 times earnings, against its own median of 11.2

As of October 9, 2026, FXN is more expensive than 71% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from FXN's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside FXN?

What's inside FXN: Size (Large 47%, Mid 52%, Small 2%); Geography (International 3%, US 98%); Tech 1.7%.

What are FXN's top holdings? The ten largest are 42% of the fund

Marathon Petroleum, Valero Energy, Phillips 66, Range Resources, Antero Resources, Chord Energy, Chesapeake Energy, First Solar, HF Sinclair and Ovintiv are FXN's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 85% of Energy ETFs.

Half of FXN's weight sits in its 13 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 31 equally weighted holdings.

What is FXN's expense ratio? 0.63% a year

As of October 9, 2026, FXN charges 0.63% a year, yields 1.81% and holds $376M in assets across 40 positions.

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN) — cost, income and size
MeasureFXN
Expense ratio0.63%
Dividend yield1.81%
Assets under management$376M
Holdings40

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fxn

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