(FXU) First Trust Utilities - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US33734X1845

Utilities, Infrastructure, Energy

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 14.5%
Value at Risk 5%th 24.0%
Relative Tail Risk 0.44%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 1.22
Alpha 15.82
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.401
Beta 0.423
Beta Downside 0.473
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 18.50%
Mean DD 4.14%
Median DD 3.05%

Description: FXU First Trust Utilities November 13, 2025

The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund (FXU) seeks to allocate at least 90 % of its net assets-including any investment borrowings-to the securities that compose its underlying index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted construct that screens the Russell 1000® utilities universe using the AlphaDEX® methodology, aiming to capture stocks with the potential to generate positive alpha versus traditional market-cap-weighted utilities benchmarks.

Key metrics to watch include the fund’s expense ratio (currently around 0.60 %), which is modest for an actively-selected utilities ETF, and its trailing-12-month dividend yield of roughly 3.8 %, reflecting the sector’s historically high cash-flow stability. Performance is highly sensitive to interest-rate movements because utilities are capital-intensive and carry substantial debt; a 100-basis-point rise in the 10-year Treasury rate typically depresses sector valuations by 1-2 %. Additionally, the ongoing shift toward renewable generation and ESG-focused regulation is reshaping the competitive landscape, favoring utilities with sizable clean-energy pipelines and strong regulatory capital-recovery mechanisms.

For a deeper, data-driven look at how FXU’s holdings align with these macro drivers, you may find ValueRay’s analytics platform useful for drilling into sector-specific risk factors and forward-looking valuation models.

FXU ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 1,741m
Category Utilities
TER 0.64%
IPO / Inception 2007-05-08
Return 12m vs S&P 500 6.42%
Analyst Rating -

FXU Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.03%
Yield on Cost 5y 3.76%
Yield CAGR 5y -5.11%
Payout Consistency 87.3%
Payout Ratio -

FXU Growth Ratios

CAGR 3y 15.03%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio 0.81
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio 3.63
Current Volume 251.7k
Average Volume 346.7k

What is the price of FXU shares?

As of November 18, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 46.82 with a total of 251,653 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.34%, over one month by -0.19%, over three months by +6.46% and over the past year by +21.91%.

Is First Trust Utilities a good stock to buy?

Yes. Based on ValueRay's Analyses, First Trust Utilities (NYSE ARCA:FXU) is currently (November 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of 85.55 and therefor a clear technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of FXU is around 49.21 USD . This means that FXU is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 5.1%.

Is FXU a buy, sell or hold?

First Trust Utilities has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the FXU price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 54.4 16.2%

FXU Fundamental Data Overview November 04, 2025

Market Cap USD = 1.74b (1.74b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = 0.76
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 1.74b USD (1.74b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 1.74b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 1.74b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 7.57% (E(1.74b)/V(1.74b) * Re(7.57%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 7.57% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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