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First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD)

Mid-Cap Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
176.73 USD +4.09 (2.367%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 1:44 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:44 p.m. EDT

The short-term momentum of FAD appears weak, with recent price fluctuations indicating a lack of clear upward or downward trends. The stock has shown some recovery recently, but the overall direction is uncertain. For long-term investors, FAD offers moderate potential with a relatively stable dividend yield, but the lack of consistent dividend payouts and the fund's exposure to AI ETFs may introduce volatility. Dividend investors should be cautious due to inconsistent payouts and the potential for future cuts. Overall, FAD is not a strong candidate for immediate investment in either short-term or long-term strategies.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.030381
AutoARIMA0.030507
MSTL0.032357
AutoTheta0.050513

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 7.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.455
Excess Kurtosis -0.34
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 28.58

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.01% 0.12% 0.34% 0.39%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.022 0.013916
2025-12-12 0.009 0.005498
2025-09-25 0.076 0.047986
2025-06-26 0.069 0.047687
2024-12-13 0.311 0.214552
2024-09-26 0.385 0.290208
2024-06-27 0.052 0.042546
2023-12-22 0.192 0.171783
2023-09-22 0.069 0.069933
2023-06-27 0.113 0.110745
2023-03-24 0.204 0.220521
2022-12-23 0.278 0.295110
2022-09-23 0.124 0.139601
2022-06-24 0.102 0.109964
2022-03-25 0.064 0.058195
2021-12-23 0.114 0.093564
2020-12-24 0.053 0.051086
2020-09-24 0.076 0.093978
2020-06-25 0.065 0.085997
2020-03-26 0.137 0.226423
2019-12-13 0.161 0.216978
2019-09-25 0.116 0.160420
2019-06-14 0.030 0.042201
2019-03-21 0.063 0.089616
2018-12-18 0.065 0.108567
2018-09-14 0.014 0.018593
2018-06-21 0.035 0.048687
2018-03-22 0.011 0.016607
2017-12-21 0.062 0.097232
2017-09-21 0.034 0.057849
2017-06-22 0.039 0.068763
2017-03-23 0.010 0.018673
2016-12-21 0.167 0.323714
2016-09-21 0.051 0.101025
2016-06-22 0.065 0.133421
2016-03-23 0.051 0.109541
2015-12-23 0.088 0.183778
2015-09-23 0.020 0.042621
2015-06-24 0.034 0.068282
2015-03-25 0.062 0.127820
2014-12-23 0.111 0.236499
2014-09-23 0.034 0.077255
2014-06-24 0.050 0.112594
2014-03-25 0.021 0.048380
2013-12-18 0.025 0.059953
2013-09-20 0.054 0.138095
2013-06-21 0.040 0.113761
2013-03-21 0.022 0.063391
2012-12-21 0.192 0.616906
2012-06-21 0.076 0.263893
2011-12-21 0.073 0.260584
2011-06-21 0.020 0.067228
2010-12-21 0.089 0.310539
2009-06-23 0.036 0.208058
2008-12-23 0.030 0.182507
2008-06-23 0.013 0.047366
2007-12-21 0.032 0.111782
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-03-29
dividendYield 0.11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 173.43
All Time Low 14.6
Ask 177.22
Ask Size 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 11,577
Average Volume 11,577
Average Volume10Days 7,580
Beta3 Year 1.32
Bid 176.62
Bid Size 7
Category Mid-Cap Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 177.15
Day Low 175.33
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 0.11
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.1835437
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 164.8856
Fifty Day Average Change 11.840988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07181335
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 43.73597
Fifty Two Week High 177.15
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.42340088
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00239007
Fifty Two Week Low 119.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 57.726593
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4850974
Fifty Two Week Range 119.0 - 177.15
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,890,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.092483394
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 growth 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 Growth AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335483
Nav Price 172.56
Net Assets 397,393,248.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.63
Open 175.5
Previous Close 172.64
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.0865936
Regular Market Change Percent 2.3671186
Regular Market Day High 177.15
Regular Market Day Low 175.33
Regular Market Day Range 175.33 - 177.15
Regular Market Open 175.5
Regular Market Previous Close 172.64
Regular Market Price 176.7266
Regular Market Time 1,776,447,899
Regular Market Volume 3,286
Short Name First Trust Multi Cap Growth Al
Source Interval 15
Symbol FAD
Three Year Average Return 0.21347731
Total Assets 397,393,248
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 28.580149
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.72956
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.72956
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 160.4635
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.263092
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.101350725
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,286
Yield 0.0011
Ytd Return -1.72956