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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF · First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX Fund
42 holdings · as of 2026-07-31 (2.5 months ago)
NON-COMPLIANT 92.81% of portfolio weight is in non-compliant holdings, over the 5% threshold.
42 holdings, 39 matched (95% of weight). Portfolio as of 2026-07-31, filed 2026-09-22. Source: SEC Form N-PORT.
0.69% of this portfolio’s income is non-permissible — weighted across holdings, computed over 80% of portfolio weight (32 of 42 holdings). The common approach purifies that proportion of income received — dividends — not of the position’s value. We report the ratio; what to do with it is a question for your own scholar.
2.6% compliant 0.0% questionable 92.8% non-compliant 4.6% unscreened
| Holding | Status | Weight | Every methodology, and the debt ratio behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFG NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.52% | AAOIFI44.7% Usmani34.1% Dow Jones Islamic50.5% S&P Shariah57.4% MSCI Islamic34.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series57.4% FTSE Shariah34.1% |
| UGI CORP | UNSCREENED | 4.43% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| PCG PG&E CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.38% | AAOIFI201.1% Usmani43.7% Dow Jones Islamic141.7% S&P Shariah142.1% MSCI Islamic43.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series142.1% FTSE Shariah43.3% |
| AES AES CORP (THE) | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.25% | AAOIFIpass Usmanipass Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamicpass MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariahpass |
| ES EVERSOURCE ENERGY | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.20% | AAOIFI108.8% Usmani45.9% Dow Jones Islamic122.9% S&P Shariah132.3% MSCI Islamic45.9% MSCI Islamic M-Series132.3% FTSE Shariah45.9% |
| EIX EDISON INTERNATIONAL | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.18% | AAOIFI189.8% Usmani43.9% Dow Jones Islamic173.1% S&P Shariah173.0% MSCI Islamic43.9% MSCI Islamic M-Series173.0% FTSE Shariah42.7% |
| ED CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.17% | AAOIFI65.9% Usmani35.2% Dow Jones Islamic73.6% S&P Shariah78.5% MSCI Islamic35.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series78.5% FTSE Shariah34.5% |
| EXC EXELON CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 4.17% | AAOIFI109.9% Usmani42.1% Dow Jones Islamic115.7% S&P Shariah124.5% MSCI Islamic42.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series124.5% FTSE Shariah42.1% |
| WTRG ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.53% | AAOIFI74.1% Usmani42.5% Dow Jones Islamic81.4% S&P Shariah84.9% MSCI Islamic42.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series84.9% FTSE Shariah42.4% |
| DUK DUKE ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.36% | AAOIFI95.1% Usmani45.3% Dow Jones Islamic98.9% S&P Shariah107.5% MSCI Islamic45.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series107.5% FTSE Shariah44.4% |
| OGE OGE ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.30% | AAOIFI55.4% Usmani37.1% Dow Jones Islamic61.2% S&P Shariah67.4% MSCI Islamic37.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series67.4% FTSE Shariah37.1% |
| PPL PPL CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.29% | AAOIFI77.2% Usmani43.2% Dow Jones Islamic78.6% S&P Shariah86.6% MSCI Islamic43.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series86.6% FTSE Shariah43.2% |
| EVRG EVERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.26% | AAOIFI72.2% Usmani39.7% Dow Jones Islamic84.2% S&P Shariah94.4% MSCI Islamic39.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series94.4% FTSE Shariah39.2% |
| PNW PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.20% | AAOIFI132.7% Usmani48.2% Dow Jones Islamic147.1% S&P Shariah162.0% MSCI Islamic48.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series162.0% FTSE Shariah32.4% |
| MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.19% | AAOIFI62.6% Usmani33.4% Dow Jones Islamic59.6% S&P Shariah60.0% MSCI Islamic33.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series60.0% FTSE Shariah33.4% |
| TLN TALEN ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.95% | AAOIFI61.3% Usmani63.5% Dow Jones Islamic68.1% S&P Shariah74.8% MSCI Islamic63.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series74.8% FTSE Shariah63.5% |
| D DOMINION ENERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.58% | AAOIFI86.6% Usmani42.8% Dow Jones Islamic102.1% S&P Shariah112.1% MSCI Islamic42.3% MSCI Islamic M-Series112.1% FTSE Shariah41.7% |
| ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.55% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| XEL XCEL ENERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.48% | AAOIFI82.6% Usmani47.8% Dow Jones Islamic94.9% S&P Shariah105.9% MSCI Islamic46.3% MSCI Islamic M-Series105.9% FTSE Shariah45.3% |
| AEE AMEREN CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.47% | AAOIFIfail Usmanifail Dow Jones Islamicfail S&P Shariahfail MSCI Islamicfail MSCI Islamic M-Seriesfail FTSE Shariahfail |
| PEG PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.40% | AAOIFI64.6% Usmani40.3% Dow Jones Islamic59.5% S&P Shariah64.4% MSCI Islamic40.3% MSCI Islamic M-Series64.4% FTSE Shariah40.1% |
| CMS CMS ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.39% | AAOIFI89.2% Usmani47.2% Dow Jones Islamic90.3% S&P Shariah98.1% MSCI Islamic46.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series98.1% FTSE Shariah46.5% |
| AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.38% | AAOIFIfail Usmanifail Dow Jones Islamicfail S&P Shariahfail MSCI Islamicfail MSCI Islamic M-Seriesfail FTSE Shariahfail |
| NI NISOURCE INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 2.38% | AAOIFI82.1% Usmani43.4% Dow Jones Islamic85.6% S&P Shariah99.5% MSCI Islamic43.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series99.5% FTSE Shariah43.4% |
| AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.73% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| FE FIRSTENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.72% | AAOIFI101.8% Usmani48.1% Dow Jones Islamic111.3% S&P Shariah119.2% MSCI Islamic48.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series119.2% FTSE Shariah47.5% |
| SO SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.67% | AAOIFI68.7% Usmani45.3% Dow Jones Islamic72.3% S&P Shariah78.7% MSCI Islamic44.8% MSCI Islamic M-Series78.7% FTSE Shariah43.8% |
| CNP CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.62% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| WEC WEC ENERGY GROUP INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.59% | AAOIFI57.5% Usmani39.9% Dow Jones Islamic61.9% S&P Shariah68.5% MSCI Islamic39.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series68.5% FTSE Shariah39.1% |
| DTE DTE ENERGY COMPANY | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.58% | AAOIFI90.3% Usmani46.4% Dow Jones Islamic93.7% S&P Shariah101.8% MSCI Islamic46.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series101.8% FTSE Shariah45.9% |
| CWEN CLEARWAY ENERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.57% | AAOIFI151.8% Usmani59.0% Dow Jones Islamic159.3% S&P Shariah176.9% MSCI Islamic59.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series176.9% FTSE Shariah54.0% |
| LNT ALLIANT ENERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.57% | AAOIFI62.6% Usmani45.2% Dow Jones Islamic67.4% S&P Shariah74.1% MSCI Islamic44.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series74.1% FTSE Shariah44.4% |
| GFL GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.95% | AAOIFI29.3% Usmani38.5% Dow Jones Islamic34.1% S&P Shariah36.6% MSCI Islamic38.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series36.6% FTSE Shariah38.5% |
| CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP | COMPLIANT | 0.90% | AAOIFI18.4% Usmani19.8% Dow Jones Islamic20.8% S&P Shariah24.7% MSCI Islamic19.8% MSCI Islamic M-Series24.7% FTSE Shariah19.8% |
| CLH CLEAN HARBORS INC | COMPLIANT | 0.89% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.84% | AAOIFI55.9% Usmani44.2% Dow Jones Islamic61.0% S&P Shariah66.0% MSCI Islamic44.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series66.0% FTSE Shariah44.2% |
| RSG REPUBLIC SERVICES INC | COMPLIANT | 0.84% | AAOIFI21.1% Usmani40.7% Dow Jones Islamic21.0% S&P Shariah22.6% MSCI Islamic40.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series22.6% FTSE Shariah40.0% |
| SRE SEMPRA | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.81% | AAOIFI65.2% Usmani32.7% Dow Jones Islamic66.4% S&P Shariah71.2% MSCI Islamic31.6% MSCI Islamic M-Series71.2% FTSE Shariah30.4% |
| IDA IDACORP INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.80% | AAOIFI43.9% Usmani33.8% Dow Jones Islamic52.0% S&P Shariah58.2% MSCI Islamic33.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series58.2% FTSE Shariah33.7% |
| ETR ENTERGY CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.79% | AAOIFI65.8% Usmani43.6% Dow Jones Islamic83.2% S&P Shariah99.2% MSCI Islamic43.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series99.2% FTSE Shariah43.1% |
| MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS | UNSCREENED | 0.13% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC. | UNSCREENED | 0.00% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
The published standards disagree about this fund by 3 points of portfolio weight — 9.2% of it passes FTSE Shariah, 6.0% passes Usmani. Which number is yours depends on which standard you follow.
These bars are the financial-ratio result under each standard — debt, receivables and interest income. They do not screen what the business does, so a holding can pass every ratio here and still be questionable or non-compliant on activity. The blended verdict above accounts for both.
ratios pass on 6.9% ratios fail on 81.7% 11.3% not rated under AAOIFI
ratios pass on 6.0% ratios fail on 82.7% 11.3% not rated under Usmani
ratios pass on 6.0% ratios fail on 82.7% 11.3% not rated under Dow Jones Islamic
ratios pass on 6.0% ratios fail on 82.7% 11.3% not rated under S&P Shariah
ratios pass on 6.0% ratios fail on 82.7% 11.3% not rated under MSCI Islamic
ratios pass on 6.0% ratios fail on 82.7% 11.3% not rated under MSCI Islamic M-Series
ratios pass on 9.2% ratios fail on 79.5% 11.3% not rated under FTSE Shariah
39 of 42 listed holdings carry our own per-methodology verdicts (95% of weight). The rest hold a provider verdict with no methodology breakdown, and are counted as rated by none. Of those, 32 (80% of weight) also carry the underlying debt ratio; the rest show a verdict without the figure behind it.
| Non-compliant holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| NFG NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY | 4.52% |
| PCG PG&E CORP | 4.38% |
| AES AES CORP (THE) | 4.25% |
| ES EVERSOURCE ENERGY | 4.20% |
| EIX EDISON INTERNATIONAL | 4.18% |
| ED CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC | 4.17% |
| EXC EXELON CORP | 4.17% |
| WTRG ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC | 3.53% |
| DUK DUKE ENERGY CORP | 3.36% |
| OGE OGE ENERGY CORP | 3.30% |
Methodology breakdown computing — it will appear here on its own.
Whether the technical picture shows an edge right now. Separate from the Sharia verdict, which this side never overrides.
The factors behind the read, each shown with the figure it rests on, including the ones pointing the other way.
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) is currently considered not halal (non-compliant), per our own look-through to its filed holdings. See its filed holdings and the weight breakdown below for the reasoning.
Computing the full ratio and business-activity breakdown for FXU — this runs off the critical path so the page paints first. It will appear here on its own.
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Classic floor-trader pivots from the last completed daily bar. Highlighted pills are the levels bracketing the current price.
The range is measured volatility (ATR over the horizon), not a target — a wider band means a more volatile asset, not a stronger view. The direction is the indicator tally below. Every forecast is recorded when made and scored against the real price when it comes due, including the wrong ones. Not a recommendation, and not a fatwa.
Standard indicator thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20, MACD histogram sign, price vs. average) computed on daily bars. A summary of what common indicators say — not a recommendation, and not this site's own trading verdict.
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 60.10 | NEUTRAL |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 97.21 | SELL |
| CCI (20) | 121.44 | SELL |
| Williams %R (14) | -2.79 | SELL |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 0.32 | BUY |
| ROC (10) | 4.69 | BUY |
| Momentum (10) | 2.07 | BUY |
| EMA (10) | 45.31 | BUY |
| SMA (10) | 45.04 | BUY |
| EMA (20) | 45.25 | BUY |
| SMA (20) | 44.79 | BUY |
| EMA (30) | 45.50 | BUY |
| SMA (30) | 45.32 | BUY |
| EMA (50) | 46.06 | BUY |
| SMA (50) | 46.26 | SELL |
| EMA (100) | 46.78 | SELL |
| SMA (100) | 47.39 | SELL |
| EMA (200) | 46.79 | SELL |
| SMA (200) | 47.54 | SELL |
The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000® Index in the utilities sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology.
Background via Yahoo Finance — informational, not part of the verdict.
Average — needs more confirmation before sizing up
Market structure by timeframe, read from real bars. A bias per timeframe rather than a forecast — timeframes disagreeing is information, not noise.
| Timeframe | Bias | Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 📅 Daily | BEARISH | 42 |
| ⏰ 4H | BULLISH | 36 |
| 🕐 1H | BULLISH | 98 |
| ⏱ 15-Min | BEARISH | 130 |
| ⏲ 5-Min | BEARISH | 234 |
Rate of change and relative volume against this symbol's own recent history. Momentum describes what price has done; it is not a claim about what it will do.
How the rest of the sector moved over the same window. Context for a price move, never a cause of one.
Peer movement computing — it will appear here on its own.
The questions worth asking about any verdict on this page, answered plainly.
No. HTR reads the fund's filed holdings and screens each one, then reports the result by weight. A fund marketed as Islamic still gets the same look-through as any other.
It is the share of the fund whose holdings HTR cannot cover far enough to rate. It is reported as unrated rather than counted as compliant, because a holding nobody screened should not look like one that passed.
It matters, and it is noted, but it does not replace the look-through. The board's judgement and the holdings screen are shown separately so you can see when they agree and when they do not.
When the fund files new holdings, and on a rolling basis besides. The date on the verdict above is the last time this fund was actually recomputed.
Open research, not a fatwa. HTR applies published screening standards to filings and publishes what they say, including when they disagree. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Verdicts can change when new filings land.
Same screen, different answers. Comparison is where the standards disagreeing becomes useful rather than confusing.
Peer screening computing — it will appear here on its own.
Insider transactions reported in the last ninety days. Insiders sell for reasons that have nothing to do with a view, so a sale on its own is not a signal.
NO DATA 0 buys · 0 sells
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the broad market it tracks, not for this symbol. Positioning context for the tape — it says nothing about this company.
NEUTRAL report date 2026-10-06 · Asset managers net 906615 (+2612)
Plain-language summary of the evidence already on this page — the Sharia screen, structure, momentum, and order flow above. It explains the read; it doesn't make the call. Generated on demand (a live AI call), never run automatically.