First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund Price & Performance (FXR)

The First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR) has continued its recent decline, closing at $63.22 per share as of April 21, 2025, marking a 4.3% decrease from the prior week. This slide reflects ongoing weakness in the broader industrial sector, with FXR’s one-year return now at -6.4%.12

FXR has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.1107 per share, payable March 31, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of March 27. Despite the payout, the ETF’s trailing twelve-month yield stands at 0.88%, notably lower than the 1.53% yield of its peer, the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI).34

Institutional investors hold 23.5 million FXR shares, up 2.98% most recently. However, average portfolio allocation to FXR dropped 3.83%, suggesting cautious sentiment. The fund’s price has declined nearly 6% year-over-year, and technical ratings show mixed short- and long-term outlooks for the ETF.56