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Electricity is becoming a stronger economic growth engine, powering AI data centres, EVs, heat pumps and industrial decarbonisation. But grids aren't keeping up.
US electricity demand grew roughly flat for a decade. That ended once hyperscalers began signing twenty-year power purchase agreements to feed AI training clusters.
The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on 05/08/2007, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.
The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF is positioned to outperform peers and the S&P 500, leveraging a quantitative, rule-based strategy and quarterly rebalancing. FXU has delivered over 20% annual total return for two consecutive years and is expected to maintain this performance in 2026, supported by strong sector tailwinds. The ETF boasts a 2.16% dividend yield with a 15% three-year CAGR, outpacing XLU and FUTY, and benefits from robust dividend growth.
The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on May 8, 2007, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.
Data center electricity demand has turned utility stocks back into a growth story, and First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXU) has captured the move.
The First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX ETF (FXU) was launched on 05/08/2007, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.
Oil prices have been climbing steadily through early 2026, driven by a combination of OPEC+ production discipline, geopolitical disruption in key producing regions, and supply infrastructure that has not kept pace with the recovery in global demand.