First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA)Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
26.14 USD
-0.53
(-1.987%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:50 a.m. EDT
The fund is currently trapped in a technical downtrend, trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which suggests persistent selling pressure despite a recent recovery in price. While the underlying business shows resilience with a strong 21.5% gain last year and a positive 31% cumulative return over the nine-year window, the immediate outlook remains cautious due to the heavy weight of prior losses and the current inability to reclaim key technical levels. The dividend yield of 2.85% provides a modest floor but lacks the robustness of a high-quality compounder, reflecting the sector's cyclical nature rather than a fortress balance sheet. Investors should view this as a speculative recovery play rather than a definitive long-term hold at these levels. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.067272 |
| MSTL | 0.070513 |
| AutoTheta | 0.082058 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.089349 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 33.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.334 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 7.90 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:50 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with zero open interest on out-of-the-money strikes and negligible volume. The implied volatility is flat at 60%, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or directional bets by traders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.40% | 2.78% | 4.10% | 4.79% |
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 38.13 |
| All Time Low | 16.17 |
| Ask | 28.24 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 21,100 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 72,290 |
| Average Volume | 72,290 |
| Average Volume10Days | 21,100 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.72 |
| Bid | 24.09 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Greater China Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 26.35 |
| Day Low | 26.01 |
| Dividend Date | 1,514,505,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.85 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.3095026 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 30.5556 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.4156 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14451033 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.528186 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.459999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24450865 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.8499985 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.076162964 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.29 - 34.6 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,303,392,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0110743 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| 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 | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_130256889 |
| Nav Price | 26.79 |
| Net Assets | 34,462,464.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.8 |
| Open | 26.274 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Previous Close | 26.67 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.530001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.98725 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.35 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 26.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 26.01 - 26.35 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.274 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 26.67 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 11,252 |
| Short Name | First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FCA |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1296898 |
| Total Assets | 34,462,464 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 7.8984675 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -10.22885 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -10.22885 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.59835 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.458351 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.14570561 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 11,252 |
| Yield | 0.028499998 |
| Ytd Return | -1.28978 |