First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR)

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First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR) is up 9.0% since the beginning of the year. FXR is currently trading at $87 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FXR shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,511.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR) has returned 9.00% so far this year and 23.27% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FXR has returned 12.76% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 10, 2007, FXR's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.92%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.3 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +18.9%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -23.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, FXR closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +14.0%, while the worst single day was Oct 10, 2008 at -11.5%.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.81%, beta of 0.91, and R2 of 0.57 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since May 11, 2007.

• This ETF captured 123.62% of S&P 500 Index gains and 120.63% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• With beta of 0.91 and R2 of 0.57, this ETF moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

FXR has an expense ratio of 0.64%, placing it in the medium range.

FXR ranks 34 for risk / return — below 34% of ETFs on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund provided a 0.62% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.54 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund was 63.81%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 962 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund drawdown is 4.86%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.