ETF · First Trust
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B8X9NZ57London Stock Exchange: FKUAJM Ventures LLC
Latest close
LSE£46.07
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £8.4m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FKU (First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B8X9NZ57) closed at £46.07 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +60.8%, or +25.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +18.8%
- +14.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +76.7%
- +59.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +60.8%
- +25.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,608 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,255 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.9%, 2023 +14.0%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +27.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +14.4%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.5%; to 30/09/2025: +18.6%; to 30/09/2024: +22.6%; to 30/09/2023: +19.2%; to 30/09/2022: −19.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +14.4% | +10.8% | |
| to | +27.6% | +23.2% | |
| to | +10.7% | +7.0% | |
| +14.0% | +9.5% | ||
| −13.9% | −21.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +17.5% | +13.4% |
| from | +18.6% | +14.0% |
| from | +22.6% | +19.5% |
| from | +19.2% | +12.1% |
| from | −19.9% | −26.3% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
15.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 15.0% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13.2% |
| 5 years | 15.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −24.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −21.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +37.9%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 15.0% over 1 year, 13.2% over 3 years, 15.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP since November 2021, in pounds: −24.4% from 07/01/2022 to 30/09/2022. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −21.5% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +37.9% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £65
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £321
- of £10,000, before growth
- 34 charge less
- 1 the same
- 0 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 0 of the 35 other UK share funds charge more, 1 the same and 34 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2013.
It tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Net Total Return Index - GBP.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
UK shares: Companies listed in the UK, such as those in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- FKU
- ISIN
- IE00B8X9NZ57
- Provider
- First Trust
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £8.4m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- UK shares
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £37.80 on 14/11/2025 to £46.07 on 13/11/2026 (+21.9%). The lowest close shown was £37.10 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £46.07 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 20/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
258 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Net Total Return Index - GBP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.65% to 0.65% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.65% a year | 0.65% | +18.8% | +76.7% | +60.8% |
| First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF B GBPDistributing · 0.65% a year | 0.65% | +18.8% | +76.7% | +60.8% |
As of
NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Net Total Return funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 249 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 145 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 29 UK share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (150 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FKU?
The ongoing charge of FKU is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Accum.Shs Class A GBP 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 0 of the 35 other UK share funds charge more, 1 the same and 34 less (share classes counted once).
What does FKU track?
FKU tracks the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Net Total Return Index - GBP.
Is FKU accumulating or distributing?
FKU is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of FKU?
The ISIN of FKU is IE00B8X9NZ57. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FKU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were FKU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FKU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.9%, 2023 +14.0%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +27.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +14.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FKU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FKU’s total return was +60.8%, or +25.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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