FCG vs FXN

First Trust Natural Gas ETF against First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.

Overlap by weight

45%

14 shared positions

Fee gap

4 bp

FCG is cheaper

1-year return gap

16.9 pts

FXN is ahead

Larger fund

FCG

$669M

Side by side

	FCG	FXN
Fund	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
Issuer	First Trust	First Trust
Category	Natural Gas	Energy
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.63%
Assets	$669M	$380M
Average daily dollar volume	$29M	$12M
Listed	May 8, 2007	May 8, 2007
FrenzyCap score	68	46
1-month return	−6.3%	−2.9%
3-month return	+8.5%	+10.7%
Year to date	+27.9%	+41.7%
1-year return	+25.5%	+42.4%
30-day volatility	25.5%	22.3%
Worst drawdown, 1 year	−20.0%	−13.6%
Trailing 12-month yield	2.20%	1.80%
Holdings	44	38
Top 10 weight	42.2%	44.7%
Look-through P/E	15.1	14.2
Holdings vs fair value	+35.6%	+29.8%
Holdings above 200-day average	66%	71%
Net flow, latest 3 reported months	−$129M thru Jun 2026	−$743M thru Jul 2026
30-day implied volatility	34.6%	36.3%
Holdings as of	as of Jun 30, 2026SEC filing	as of Apr 30, 2026SEC filing

Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.

Largest shared holdings

52% of FCG · 52% of FXN

Holding	FCG	FXN
DVN	3.97%	4.85%
EXE	3.96%	4.42%
PR	3.75%	4.82%
EOG	4.50%	3.70%
EQT	4.02%	3.59%
OVV	3.57%	4.93%
AR	3.50%	3.52%
APA	3.29%	4.56%
RRC	3.29%	3.66%
MTDR	3.09%	4.77%
FANG	4.03%	2.60%
CHRD	2.67%	2.56%
COP	4.33%	2.38%
OXY	3.87%	1.77%

Sector mix of the stock holdings

Sector	FCG	FXN	Gap
Energy	90.8%	70.8%	+20.0%
Utilities	7.6%	15.3%	−7.7%
Technology	0.0%	4.6%	−4.6%
Industrials	0.0%	3.0%	−3.0%
Financials	0.0%	2.3%	−2.3%

More: full overlap table · FCG holdings · FXN holdings

Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.