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First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF (DVOL)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
35.37 USD -0.26 (-0.742%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a robust seven-year cumulative gain of +81.81% and a consistent track record of six positive annual returns against only one decline. The business has demonstrated resilience, avoiding the multi-year structural deterioration that typically caps such ratings. However, the short-term picture is muted; the asset is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a lack of immediate momentum despite the strong historical backdrop. The recent price action shows consolidation around $35.40-$35.60, failing to break out of the recent range. With a modest dividend yield of 0.84%, the income component is insufficient to offset the lack of capital appreciation catalysts in the near term. Investors should view this as a steady, long-term holding rather than a vehicle for immediate alpha.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036604
AutoETS0.037259
AutoARIMA0.037259
AutoTheta0.038636

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 77.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.096
Excess Kurtosis -1.56
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 21.19

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. The lack of speculative positioning suggests a wait-and-see approach rather than a directional bet, offering no clear sentiment signal from derivatives.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.83% 0.86% 1.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.066 0.186546
2026-06-25 0.099 0.269461
2026-03-26 0.029 0.084672
2025-12-12 0.101 0.287585
2025-09-25 0.053 0.152037
2025-06-26 0.060 0.173360
2025-03-27 0.087 0.245347
2024-12-13 0.108 0.310078
2024-09-26 0.023 0.069592
2024-06-27 0.044 0.144928
2024-03-21 0.053 0.174285
2023-12-22 0.129 0.474614
2023-09-22 0.031 0.122095
2023-06-27 0.091 0.349597
2023-03-24 0.099 0.399838
2022-12-23 0.144 0.543396
2022-09-23 0.105 0.423046
2022-06-24 0.074 0.291568
2022-03-25 0.039 0.138593
2021-12-23 0.070 0.226098
2021-09-23 0.036 0.124654
2021-06-24 0.032 0.119181
2021-03-25 0.011 0.045212
2020-12-24 0.009 0.036946
2020-09-24 0.004 0.018382
2020-06-25 0.085 0.422465
2020-03-26 0.049 0.273285
2019-12-13 0.194 0.890317
2019-09-25 0.068 0.298901
2019-06-14 0.082 0.377706
2019-03-21 0.056 0.274644
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-12-31
dividendYield 0.84

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 38.3
All Time Low 14.65
Ask 48.93
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,340
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,458
Average Volume 6,458
Average Volume10Days 6,340
Beta3 Year 0.59
Bid 27.42
Bid Size 2
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 35.38
Day Low 35.2
Display Name Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Yield 0.84
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.6692477
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.4524
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0867004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.029811492
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.90898
Fifty Two Week High 38.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9342995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07661357
Fifty Two Week Low 33.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.7657013
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.052550636
Fifty Two Week Range 33.6 - 38.3
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,539,869,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.060574003
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.25009918
Fullday Change Percent -0.70351195
Fullday Price 35.3657
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,536,105,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal conditions, the fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the equity securities that comprise the index. The index is a rules-based equity index designed to track the overall performance of the 50 stocks comprising the NASDAQ U.S. Large Mid Cap Index TM that exhibit the lowest levels of volatility while still maintaining high levels of "relative strength."
Long Name First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_571156279
Nav Price 35.62
Net Assets 71,785,696.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 35.38
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 35.6301
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.26440048
Regular Market Change Percent -0.74207056
Regular Market Day High 35.38
Regular Market Day Low 35.2
Regular Market Day Range 35.2 - 35.38
Regular Market Open 35.38
Regular Market Previous Close 35.6301
Regular Market Price 35.3657
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,000
Regular Market Volume 4,778
Short Name First Trust Dorsey Wright Momen
Source Interval 15
Symbol DVOL
Three Year Average Return 0.1343344
Total Assets 71,785,696
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 21.18661
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.98212
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.98212
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.29695
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9312515
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.025656467
Type Disp ETF
Volume 4,778
Yield 0.0084
Ytd Return 0.54058