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First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FAB)

Mid-Cap Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
102.94 USD +0.10 (0.097%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 9:30 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT

The fund presents a compelling medium-to-long-term case driven by a robust nine-year track record of capital appreciation, which has delivered a nearly 93% cumulative gain while avoiding the multi-year structural declines that often plague value strategies. The underlying business quality is evident in the consistent upward trajectory, with six out of nine years showing positive growth and the most recent annual period closing higher. However, the immediate outlook is muted; the asset is trading near its 52-week highs, suggesting limited room for further short-term momentum, and the statistical forecast model indicates a slight negative lean for the coming month. While the dividend yield offers a modest cushion, the payout history shows volatility rather than the steady, compounding growth seen in top-tier income generators, making it suitable for growth-oriented value investors rather than pure income seekers.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_126 ✓0.014453
AutoTheta0.019345
MSTL0.020611
AutoARIMA0.022104
AutoETS0.022104

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 2.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.556
Excess Kurtosis -0.44
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.95

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 1.74% 1.86% 1.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.347 0.342818
2026-03-26 0.363 0.384086
2025-12-12 0.515 0.569879
2025-09-25 0.378 0.438261
2025-06-26 0.309 0.380214
2025-03-27 0.195 0.243021
2024-12-13 0.577 0.674854
2024-09-26 0.447 0.534305
2024-06-27 0.382 0.488616
2024-03-21 0.243 0.299372
2023-12-22 0.537 0.690143
2023-09-22 0.376 0.540230
2023-06-27 0.333 0.476599
2023-03-24 0.269 0.404633
2022-12-23 0.478 0.695172
2022-09-23 0.311 0.497361
2022-06-24 0.243 0.362470
2022-03-25 0.210 0.277118
2021-12-23 0.393 0.530866
2021-09-23 0.290 0.411231
2021-06-24 0.193 0.270953
2021-03-25 0.118 0.172263
2020-12-24 0.309 0.534417
2020-09-24 0.238 0.525386
2020-06-25 0.244 0.537919
2020-03-26 0.136 0.363636
2019-12-13 0.338 0.594129
2019-09-25 0.364 0.679866
2019-06-14 0.200 0.381679
2019-03-21 0.114 0.210138
2018-12-18 0.354 0.722744
2018-09-14 0.171 0.294067
2018-06-21 0.293 0.517942
2018-03-22 0.121 0.222263
2017-12-21 0.320 0.564175
2017-09-21 0.163 0.309768
2017-06-22 0.193 0.373669
2017-03-23 0.134 0.263676
2016-12-21 0.250 0.487045
2016-09-21 0.181 0.401598
2016-06-22 0.161 0.375466
2015-12-23 0.203 0.488098
2015-09-23 0.189 0.463235
2015-06-24 0.158 0.331029
2015-03-25 0.113 0.239204
2014-12-23 0.205 0.432216
2014-09-23 0.166 0.361735
2014-06-24 0.158 0.334179
2014-03-25 0.128 0.283625
2013-12-18 0.145 0.334718
2013-09-20 0.112 0.275591
2013-06-21 0.128 0.342704
2013-03-21 0.083 0.228966
2012-12-21 0.288 0.875114
2012-06-21 0.168 0.587002
2011-12-21 0.190 0.673043
2011-06-21 0.142 0.473333
2010-12-21 0.184 0.642683
2010-06-22 0.159 0.654860
2009-12-22 0.189 0.795789
2009-06-23 0.138 0.772244
2008-12-23 0.166 1.080026
2008-06-23 0.247 1.019818
2007-12-21 0.140 0.535783
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 1.58

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 103.5
All Time Low 11.03
Ask 131.86
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 21,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,963
Average Volume 4,963
Average Volume10Days 21,160
Beta3 Year 0.77
Bid 73.34
Bid Size 2
Category Mid-Cap Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 102.935
Day Low 102.935
Dividend Date 1,530,230,400
Dividend Yield 1.58
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.3786106
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 99.3752
Fifty Day Average Change 3.5597992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.035821807
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.09427
Fifty Two Week High 103.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.56500244
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005458961
Fifty Two Week Low 80.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 22.125
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2737904
Fifty Two Week Range 80.81 - 103.5
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,890,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0981382
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,178,582,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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 designed to select value stocks from the NASDAQ US 500 Large Cap Index TM, NASDAQ US 600 Mid Cap Index TM and NASDAQ US 700 Small Cap Index TM that may generate positive alpha, or risk-adjusted returns, relative to traditional indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology.
Long Name First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335458
Nav Price 102.09
Net Assets 136,993,184.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.66
Open 102.935
Previous Close 102.835
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.099998474
Regular Market Change Percent 0.09724167
Regular Market Day High 102.935
Regular Market Day Low 102.935
Regular Market Day Range 102.935 - 102.935
Regular Market Open 102.935
Regular Market Previous Close 102.835
Regular Market Price 102.935
Regular Market Time 1,784,035,832
Regular Market Volume 239
Short Name First Trust Multi Cap Value Alp
Source Interval 15
Symbol FAB
Three Year Average Return 0.1409159
Total Assets 136,993,184
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 13.950458
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 7.59452
Trailing Three Month Returns 7.59452
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 93.6625
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.272499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09899906
Type Disp ETF
Volume 239
Yield 0.015800001
Ytd Return 14.71088