First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU)
| Assets | $36.80M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.80% |
| PE Ratio | 12.94 |
| Shares Out | 700,002 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.86% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Payout Ratio | 36.22% |
| 1-Year Return | +13.19% |
| Volume | 752 |
| Open | 52.25 |
| Previous Close | 52.88 |
| Day's Range | 52.25 - 52.74 |
| 52-Week Low | 45.51 |
| 52-Week High | 56.74 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Holdings | 81 |
| Inception Date | Feb 14, 2012 |
About FKU
Fund Home PageThe First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 75 companies selected based on NASDAQs AlphaDEX selection methodology. FKU was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
24.85% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Beazley plc | BEZ | 3.30% |
| Lion Finance Group PLC | BGEO | 2.64% |
| Balfour Beatty plc | BBY | 2.60% |
| IG Group Holdings plc | IGG | 2.49% |
| Standard Chartered PLC | STAN | 2.43% |
| Shell plc | SHEL | 2.34% |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | VOD | 2.30% |
| Barclays PLC | BARC | 2.29% |
| Glencore plc | GLEN | 2.25% |
| easyJet plc | EZJ | 2.21% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $1.0965 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.1569 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.4568 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.3195 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.5288 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.1648 | Mar 31, 2025 |
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