Is FXU a good investment?

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) is a utilities sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FXU 5.0 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (6.8), lowest on Return (4.1). It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 17.1. Its ten largest holdings are 41% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is FXU rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) 5.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) 5.0 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 5.0 / 10
Growth: 4.5 / 10
Valuation: 6.8 / 10
Risk: 5.5 / 10
Quality: 4.6 / 10
Return: 4.1 / 10

What is FXU's expense ratio? 0.61% a year

As of September 11, 2026, FXU charges 0.61% a year, yields 2.75% and holds $797M in assets across 41 positions.

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) — cost, income and size
Measure	FXU
Expense ratio	0.61%
Dividend yield	2.75%
Assets under management	$797M
Holdings	41

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.

What stands out in FXU's data

U.S. utility stocks, selected through a quantitative screen.

Priced below the typical utility fund — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

Trails at 11.4x EBITDA versus the category median of 12.4x. It holds 41 names and earns 6.4% on invested capital, below the norm.

A value-oriented utility position for a portfolio that already holds broad equities.

Why did FXU move this week? It fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Eversource Energy and National Fuel GAS drove it

FXU fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Eversource Energy (−4.1%), National Fuel GAS (−3.0%) and Exelon (−3.1%); Talen Energy (+2.4%) pushed the other way.

Is FXU expensive right now? It trades at 15.4 times earnings, against its own median of 17.1

As of September 11, 2026, FXU is cheaper than 73% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 31 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside FXU?

What's inside FXU: Size (Large 36%, Mid 59%, Small 5%); Geography (International 1%, US 99%).

What are FXU's top holdings? The ten largest are 41% of the fund

UGI, National Fuel GAS, AES, Consolidated Edison, Eversource Energy, Exelon, Essential Utilities, PG&E, OGE Energy and Edison International are FXU's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 69% of Utilities ETFs.

Half of FXU's weight sits in its 13 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 33 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fxu