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First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA)

Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
27.69 USD -0.01 (-0.052%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 27.69

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is solid, driven by a remarkable recovery where the fund nearly doubled in value over the last year (+49.95%) to erase previous multi-year losses, resulting in a healthy +36% cumulative gain since inception. While the trailing P/E of 8x suggests deep value, the price action remains suppressed relative to the 200-day average, indicating the market has yet to fully re-rate the asset despite the strong recent performance. The short-term view is neutral; the price is hovering near the 50-day moving average with no immediate catalyst to spark a breakout, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. The dividend yield of 2.86% provides a modest floor but is not a primary driver given the volatility of the underlying Chinese markets.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.055677
AutoARIMA0.057890
AutoTheta0.072240
MSTL0.078445

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 0.37
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.092
Excess Kurtosis 0.06
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 8.01

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all expirations. The lack of positioning suggests a lack of speculative conviction in either direction, reflecting the security's low liquidity and status as a niche holding rather than a trade vehicle.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.40% 2.78% 4.10% 4.79%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.402 1.399234
2025-12-12 0.129 0.460057
2025-09-25 0.257 0.923796
2025-06-26 0.343 1.432150
2025-03-27 0.026 0.119540
2024-12-13 0.022 0.109181
2024-09-26 0.541 2.635168
2024-06-27 0.371 1.871847
2024-03-21 0.103 0.526585
2023-12-22 0.085 0.473802
2023-09-22 0.450 2.344971
2023-06-27 0.522 2.608696
2022-12-23 0.599 2.799065
2022-09-23 0.356 1.583630
2022-06-24 0.324 1.296000
2021-12-23 0.124 0.441124
2021-09-23 0.909 2.927536
2021-06-24 0.273 0.869704
2021-03-25 0.038 0.135472
2020-12-24 0.206 0.738351
2020-09-24 0.457 1.781676
2020-06-25 0.522 2.124542
2019-12-13 0.241 0.933024
2019-09-25 0.350 1.449275
2019-06-14 0.414 1.634426
2018-12-18 0.102 0.417519
2018-09-14 0.391 1.500960
2018-06-21 0.239 0.786184
2017-12-21 0.284 1.008523
2017-09-21 0.135 0.440026
2017-06-22 0.265 1.149176
2016-12-21 0.075 0.398089
2016-09-21 0.254 1.207798
2016-06-22 0.148 0.817680
2015-12-23 0.163 0.772146
2015-09-23 0.382 1.903338
2015-06-24 0.302 1.113159
2014-09-23 0.276 1.235452
2014-06-24 0.283 1.335536
2013-12-18 0.038 0.160813
2013-09-20 0.188 0.825648
2013-06-21 0.444 2.282776
2012-09-21 0.133 0.654206
2012-06-21 0.234 1.118012
2011-12-21 0.066 0.340382
2011-06-21 0.383 1.452408
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-12-29
dividendYield 2.86

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 38.13
All Time Low 16.17
Ask 30.11
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,220
Average Daily Volume3 Month 55,354
Average Volume 55,354
Average Volume10Days 5,220
Beta3 Year 0.71
Bid 25.31
Bid Size 2
Category Greater China Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 27.8299
Day Low 27.4201
Dividend Date 1,514,505,600
Dividend Yield 2.86
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.4573982
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 27.4162
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2743988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010008637
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.32385588
Fifty Two Week High 34.6
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.909399
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19969362
Fifty Two Week Low 25.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.8806
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07286323
Fifty Two Week Range 25.81 - 34.6
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,303,392,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0324755
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.0144005
Fullday Change Percent -0.0519779
Fullday Price 27.6906
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,303,084,800
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 stocks from the NASDAQ China Index (the "base index") 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 China AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_130256889
Nav Price 27.82
Net Assets 32,990,452.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 27.49
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 27.6906
Post Market Time 1,787,947,805
Previous Close 27.705
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.014400482
Regular Market Change Percent -0.051977918
Regular Market Day High 27.8299
Regular Market Day Low 27.4201
Regular Market Day Range 27.4201 - 27.8299
Regular Market Open 27.49
Regular Market Previous Close 27.705
Regular Market Price 27.6906
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 6,358
Short Name First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund
Source Interval 15
Symbol FCA
Three Year Average Return 0.1772463
Total Assets 32,990,452
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 8.009086
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -14.65518
Trailing Three Month Returns -14.65518
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 30.338
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.6474
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.087263495
Type Disp ETF
Volume 6,358
Yield 0.0286
Ytd Return -1.5762