A Daily Network publication
Explore the network
ETF Daily
The Definitive Daily Read on Exchange-Traded Funds
Sunday, August 23, 2026The Morning Brief →Sign in
FXLFIRST TRUST TECHNOLOGY ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST TECHNOLOGY ALPHADEX FUND

$214.51+0.41% today
15222552-WK
Price & daily flows
209.3188.7168.0214.51DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +26.8% 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
67Kavg daily volume, 30 days
100holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 7, 2023 · beta 1.69
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-4.2%
1 month+7.9%
3 months+6.1%
6 months+28.7%
YTD+26.8%
1 year+34.5%
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
32%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
26%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.6%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
18Kshares 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
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7904.06T−$41K5920531× the assetsHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.3B+$2.8B613× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust0.20%$498.5B+$9.6B373× the assets · +$9.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B120× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M73× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
Sign in to save this to The RecordA timestamped copy for the file — documentation, not advice.
InstrumentsHarvest substitutesTrade cost at $1MClient tearsheetStress this fund
Every weekday · 6:30 a.m. ET

The Morning Brief

The private wealth industry in four minutes, every weekday at 6:30 a.m. ET. Free.