First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD)Mid-Cap Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
185.35 USD
-3.72
(-1.966%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 185.58 -0.13 (-0.125%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case remains robust, driven by a spectacular nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 191%. The underlying business has demonstrated consistent quality with six out of nine years showing positive growth, and critically, the most recent annual performance was a strong 20.91% rise, avoiding any multi-year structural decline. While the trailing P/E of 30.36 reflects this premium valuation, the sustained revenue expansion and recovery from previous lows justify a solid buy-and-hold rating. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the price is currently hovering just below its 50-day moving average, indicating a lack of immediate explosive momentum despite the long-term uptrend. The statistical forecast offers only a moderate lean upward for the coming month, which aligns with the current consolidation phase rather than a breakout. Finally, the income profile is negligible; the yield sits at a mere 0.1%, and the recent dividend history reveals erratic and inconsistent payouts that fail to provide any meaningful income stability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.035834 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.036981 |
| MSTL | 0.042515 |
| AutoTheta | 0.059164 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 1.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.911 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 29.85 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all strikes. The lack of positioning suggests a lack of speculative conviction or liquidity, offering no directional signal from derivatives.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.071 | 0.036247 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.022 | 0.013916 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.009 | 0.005497 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.076 | 0.047977 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.069 | 0.047655 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.311 | 0.214305 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.385 | 0.289256 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.052 | 0.042283 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.192 | 0.170651 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.069 | 0.069354 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.113 | 0.109751 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.204 | 0.218299 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.278 | 0.291496 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.124 | 0.137488 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.102 | 0.108154 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.064 | 0.057173 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.114 | 0.091869 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.053 | 0.050113 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.076 | 0.092144 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.065 | 0.084241 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.137 | 0.221611 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.161 | 0.211870 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.116 | 0.156313 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.030 | 0.041057 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.063 | 0.087149 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.065 | 0.105485 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.014 | 0.018046 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.035 | 0.047246 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.011 | 0.016108 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.062 | 0.094297 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.034 | 0.056050 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.039 | 0.066587 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.010 | 0.018070 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.167 | 0.313203 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.051 | 0.097440 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.065 | 0.128560 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.051 | 0.105415 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.088 | 0.176671 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.020 | 0.040900 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.034 | 0.065498 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.062 | 0.122530 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.111 | 0.226438 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.034 | 0.073801 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.050 | 0.107481 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.021 | 0.046134 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.025 | 0.057143 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.054 | 0.131547 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.040 | 0.108225 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.022 | 0.060241 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.192 | 0.585902 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.076 | 0.249180 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.073 | 0.245461 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.020 | 0.063171 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.089 | 0.291612 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.036 | 0.194805 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.030 | 0.170551 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.013 | 0.044188 |
| 2007-12-21 | 0.032 | 0.104235 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 200.22 |
| All Time Low | 14.6 |
| Ask | 191.0 |
| Ask Size | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 10,260 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 14,036 |
| Average Volume | 14,036 |
| Average Volume10Days | 10,260 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.26 |
| Bid | 190.51 |
| Bid Size | 10 |
| Category | Mid-Cap Growth |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 189.25 |
| Day Low | 185.3529 |
| Dividend Date | 1,522,281,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.1 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.210072 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 189.6414 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.288498 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.022613721 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.255625 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 200.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.867096 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0742538 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 150.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 35.34291 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2356037 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 150.01 - 200.22 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,890,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0927639 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -3.7171 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.96599 |
| Fullday Price | 185.58 |
| 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 | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34335483 |
| Nav Price | 188.96 |
| Net Assets | 577,428,990.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.63 |
| Open | 189.25 |
| Post Market Change | -0.125 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.067311056 |
| Post Market Price | 185.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,948,100 |
| Previous Close | 189.07 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -3.717102 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.9659926 |
| Regular Market Day High | 189.25 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 185.3529 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 185.3529 - 189.25 |
| Regular Market Open | 189.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 189.07 |
| Regular Market Price | 185.3529 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,455 |
| Short Name | First Trust Multi Cap Growth Al |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FAD |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2300828 |
| Total Assets | 577,428,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 29.847143 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.10737 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.10737 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 174.7141 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 10.638809 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06089268 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 5,455 |
| Yield | 0.001 |
| Ytd Return | 13.36491 |