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First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (FCAL)

Muni California Long | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
49.57 USD +0.19 (0.375%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.57
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT

FCAL has shown a relatively stable price movement in the recent 14-day period, with a slight upward trend, suggesting potential for short-term momentum. However, the price is near its 52-week low, which might present a buy-the-dip opportunity. The recent dividend payouts have been consistent, with a current yield of 3.32%, which is strong for a municipal bond ETF. This indicates a solid dividend track record, making it appealing for income-focused investors. Long-term, the ETF's fundamentals and consistent dividend payouts support a buy-and-hold strategy, especially given the current dip. The forecasting model suggests a slight positive direction, but the high H-Stat and low Ljung-Box p-value indicate potential volatility and uncertainty in short-term predictions.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.006286
AutoETS0.006576
MSTL0.006786
AutoARIMA0.007130

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.422
Excess Kurtosis -0.47

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 3.40% 3.23% 2.95%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.141 0.289231
2026-02-20 0.141 0.283439
2026-01-21 0.140 0.285227
2025-12-12 0.136 0.279362
2025-11-21 0.136 0.278773
2025-10-21 0.135 0.277655
2025-09-25 0.135 0.282716
2025-08-21 0.133 0.284993
2025-07-22 0.132 0.284495
2025-06-26 0.132 0.282470
2025-05-21 0.132 0.283544
2025-04-22 0.132 0.286598
2025-03-27 0.129 0.273995
2025-02-21 0.129 0.271211
2025-01-22 0.129 0.272140
2024-12-13 0.128 0.267106
2024-11-21 0.128 0.267952
2024-10-22 0.128 0.269548
2024-09-26 0.125 0.261603
2024-08-21 0.124 0.261199
2024-07-23 0.123 0.261568
2024-06-27 0.123 0.262851
2024-05-21 0.121 0.260534
2024-04-23 0.120 0.259648
2024-03-21 0.120 0.257349
2024-02-21 0.120 0.257816
2024-01-23 0.120 0.259536
2023-12-22 0.120 0.258262
2023-11-21 0.117 0.261290
2023-10-24 0.115 0.265378
2023-09-22 0.115 0.260407
2023-08-22 0.114 0.256934
2023-07-21 0.114 0.251989
2023-06-27 0.114 0.253760
2023-05-23 0.113 0.255145
2023-04-21 0.113 0.252657
2023-03-24 0.112 0.250486
2023-02-22 0.112 0.253332
2023-01-24 0.112 0.248495
2022-12-23 0.110 0.250668
2022-11-22 0.107 0.247242
2022-10-21 0.103 0.245186
2022-09-23 0.100 0.234738
2022-08-23 0.095 0.215331
2022-07-21 0.093 0.211765
2022-06-24 0.093 0.215330
2022-05-24 0.093 0.214591
2022-04-21 0.090 0.204532
2022-03-25 0.090 0.198436
2022-02-18 0.090 0.192813
2022-01-21 0.090 0.188204
2021-12-23 0.090 0.185723
2021-11-23 0.090 0.186751
2021-10-21 0.090 0.188215
2021-09-23 0.090 0.186277
2021-08-24 0.090 0.185685
2021-07-21 0.090 0.185400
2021-06-24 0.095 0.197193
2021-05-21 0.095 0.198999
2021-04-21 0.095 0.199401
2021-03-25 0.095 0.202416
2021-02-23 0.095 0.202176
2021-01-21 0.095 0.201523
2020-12-24 0.095 0.202997
2020-11-24 0.095 0.204986
2020-10-21 0.095 0.208780
2020-09-24 0.095 0.208011
2020-08-21 0.095 0.208326
2020-07-21 0.095 0.209748
2020-06-25 0.095 0.212586
2020-05-21 0.095 0.218272
2020-04-21 0.095 0.219782
2020-03-26 0.095 0.216344
2020-02-21 0.095 0.204261
2020-01-22 0.095 0.207195
2019-12-13 0.100 0.221003
2019-11-21 0.105 0.233627
2019-10-22 0.110 0.244982
2019-09-25 0.120 0.267002
2019-08-21 0.120 0.266255
2019-07-23 0.125 0.282612
2019-06-14 0.125 0.285936
2019-05-21 0.125 0.288450
2019-04-23 0.125 0.292926
2019-03-21 0.125 0.296432
2019-02-21 0.125 0.298977
2019-01-23 0.125 0.302267
2018-12-18 0.125 0.304183
2018-11-21 0.125 0.308059
2018-10-23 0.125 0.307776
2018-09-14 0.125 0.305086
2018-08-21 0.125 0.304775
2018-07-20 0.125 0.303942
2018-06-21 0.125 0.307518
2018-05-22 0.125 0.308530
2018-04-20 0.125 0.308351
2018-03-22 0.125 0.308838
2018-02-21 0.125 0.311535
2018-01-23 0.125 0.306416
2017-12-21 0.160 0.391713
2017-11-21 0.110 0.269579
2017-10-20 0.100 0.247333
2017-09-21 0.100 0.247869
2017-08-22 0.100 0.249292
2017-07-21 0.100 0.251077
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-07-31
dividendYield 3.32

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 57.99
All Time Low 45.32
Ask 49.64
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 27,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 20,798
Average Volume 20,798
Average Volume10Days 27,160
Beta3 Year 0.85
Bid 49.34
Bid Size 1
Category Muni California Long
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.57
Day Low 49.42
Dividend Date 1,501,459,200
Dividend Yield 3.32
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.50674
Fifty Day Average Change 0.063259125
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0012777881
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.7029266
Fifty Two Week High 50.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5600014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.011170982
Fifty Two Week Low 47.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.3400002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.049544785
Fifty Two Week Range 47.23 - 50.13
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,498,570,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0085434
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,497,916,800
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 seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in municipal debt securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income taxes and California income taxes. It will invest no more than 50% of its net assets in Municipal Securities that are, at the time of investment, not investment grade, commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds.
Long Name First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_431830198
Nav Price 49.51
Net Assets 207,836,928.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.49
Open 49.42
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 49.57
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 49.385
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.185001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.37461
Regular Market Day High 49.57
Regular Market Day Low 49.42
Regular Market Day Range 49.42 - 49.57
Regular Market Open 49.42
Regular Market Previous Close 49.385
Regular Market Price 49.57
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 25,311
Short Name First Trust California Municipa
Source Interval 15
Symbol FCAL
Three Year Average Return 0.0310886
Total Assets 207,836,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.06025
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.06025
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 48.95269
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6173096
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.01261033
Type Disp ETF
Volume 25,311
Yield 0.0332
Ytd Return 0.06025