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FXZ

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ETF

Passive ETF Equity

The FXZ Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: StrataQuant Materials Index. The FXZ ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 38 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$77.63

-$0.35 (-0.45%) yesterday

1:30 PM 07/27/26 Closed

1D price range

$77.07$78.12

52W price range

$56.22$84.77

YTD Perf.

+21.01%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€329M

Share class AuM

€329M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33734X1688

TER

0.64%

Inception date

5/8/2007

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

StrataQuant Materials Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Jul 24, 2026

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Sector exposures

Data as of 06/30/26

Non-Energy Materials

94.99%

Industrials

4.82%

Unavailable

0.19%

Latest FXZ news

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FAQ about FXZ

FXZ is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Other Large and Mid-Cap US Materials Equities.

FXZ tracks the StrataQuant Materials Total Return Index - USD, through a full replication replication method.

FXZ carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.64%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

FXZ was introduced to the market on May 8, 2007. It trades on United States

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ETF, FXZ, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

FXZ oversees €329M in assets as of July 24, 2026.

FXZ follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of July 24, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.40%.

As of June 30, 2026, FXZ has significant geographic allocations in USA and United Kingdom.

As of June 30, 2026, FXZ focuses largely on Non-Energy Materials and Industrials.

As of June 30, 2026, FXZ holds 38 positions in its portfolio, with 62.42% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of June 30, 2026, FXZ top three holdings include Steel Dynamics, Inc., NewMarket Corp. and RBC Bearings, Inc..

The base currency of FXZ is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 06/30/26

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

5.71%

NewMarket Corp.

5.68%

RBC Bearings, Inc.

5.29%

Carpenter Technology Corp.

5.02%

The Timken Co.

4.57%

Nucor Corp.

4.20%

Eastman Chemical Co.

4.07%

Reliance, Inc.

3.97%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc

3.89%

The Mosaic Co.

3.87%

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