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First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF (FCVT)

Convertibles | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
48.94 USD +0.42 (0.866%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.94
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3 p.m. EDT

FCVT has shown some volatility in its recent price movements, with a recent dip followed by a rebound. The dividend yield is relatively high at 1.64%, indicating a potential income stream for investors. However, the short-term price forecast suggests a slight positive direction, but the high volatility and lack of strong momentum make it a cautious short-term play. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and relatively stable fundamentals suggest a moderate hold, but the recent dip may present an opportunity to buy and hold. Overall, FCVT appears to be a moderate option for dividend-focused investors with a cautious approach to short-term trading.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026156
AutoARIMA0.035847
AutoETS0.035987
MSTL0.036384

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 6.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.878
Excess Kurtosis 0.33

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.10% 1.84% 1.83% 6.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.045 0.101356
2026-02-20 0.045 0.097776
2026-01-21 0.045 0.098705
2025-12-12 0.045 0.103737
2025-11-21 0.050 0.121195
2025-10-21 0.050 0.114526
2025-09-25 0.050 0.119037
2025-08-21 0.050 0.127447
2025-07-22 0.075 0.190081
2025-06-26 0.095 0.250663
2025-05-21 0.095 0.262494
2025-04-22 0.085 0.255156
2025-03-27 0.085 0.243648
2025-02-21 0.085 0.233510
2025-01-22 0.085 0.229527
2024-12-13 0.040 0.107601
2024-11-21 0.040 0.108282
2024-10-22 0.040 0.113925
2024-09-26 0.040 0.115687
2024-08-21 0.040 0.119150
2024-07-23 0.040 0.118859
2024-06-27 0.040 0.121984
2024-05-21 0.040 0.121447
2024-04-23 0.040 0.125384
2024-03-21 0.040 0.122278
2024-02-21 0.040 0.126918
2024-01-23 0.040 0.126684
2023-12-22 0.147 0.458165
2023-11-21 0.040 0.135411
2023-10-24 0.040 0.138964
2023-09-22 0.040 0.135153
2023-08-22 0.040 0.132988
2023-07-21 0.040 0.127130
2023-06-27 0.040 0.130768
2023-05-23 0.040 0.134658
2023-04-21 0.040 0.132311
2023-03-24 0.040 0.135912
2023-02-22 0.040 0.131389
2023-01-24 0.040 0.129420
2022-12-15 0.045 0.147674
2022-11-22 0.045 0.147238
2022-10-21 0.045 0.152967
2022-09-23 0.045 0.152117
2022-08-23 0.045 0.141617
2022-07-21 0.100 0.327514
2022-06-24 0.100 0.331888
2022-05-24 0.150 0.488198
2022-04-21 0.150 0.436727
2022-03-25 0.150 0.425706
2022-02-18 0.150 0.436652
2022-01-21 0.150 0.436525
2021-12-23 8.836 23.393448
2021-11-23 0.150 0.389476
2021-10-21 0.150 0.381379
2021-09-23 0.100 0.258234
2021-08-24 0.040 0.105117
2021-07-21 0.040 0.105677
2021-06-24 0.040 0.103599
2021-05-21 0.040 0.109518
2021-04-21 0.040 0.104897
2021-03-25 0.040 0.109663
2021-02-23 0.040 0.100764
2021-01-21 0.040 0.102592
2020-12-24 0.403 1.109679
2020-11-24 0.040 0.120662
2020-10-21 0.040 0.129957
2020-09-24 0.040 0.139991
2020-08-21 0.040 0.135456
2020-07-21 0.040 0.142752
2020-06-25 0.040 0.155211
2020-05-21 0.040 0.165463
2020-04-21 0.040 0.180794
2020-03-26 0.040 0.192936
2020-02-21 0.040 0.156312
2020-01-22 0.040 0.160416
2019-12-13 0.090 0.379561
2019-11-21 0.040 0.171071
2019-10-22 0.040 0.176555
2019-09-25 0.040 0.177068
2019-08-21 0.040 0.176140
2019-07-23 0.040 0.174151
2019-06-14 0.040 0.180837
2019-05-21 0.040 0.182850
2019-04-23 0.040 0.181488
2019-03-21 0.040 0.180959
2019-02-21 0.040 0.186145
2019-01-23 0.040 0.195305
2018-12-18 0.052 0.262025
2018-11-21 0.040 0.200064
2018-10-23 0.040 0.194595
2018-09-14 0.040 0.181953
2018-08-21 0.040 0.187273
2018-07-20 0.040 0.185856
2018-06-21 0.041 0.189382
2018-05-22 0.045 0.213081
2018-04-20 0.040 0.193088
2018-03-22 0.045 0.213689
2018-02-21 0.045 0.220808
2018-01-23 0.040 0.189891
2017-12-21 0.261 1.289750
2017-11-21 0.040 0.195716
2017-10-20 0.040 0.198142
2017-09-21 0.040 0.203383
2017-08-22 0.035 0.181279
2017-07-21 0.030 0.153383
2017-06-22 0.030 0.155408
2017-05-23 0.030 0.158526
2017-04-21 0.030 0.161467
2017-03-23 0.030 0.163473
2017-02-22 0.030 0.161805
2017-01-20 0.030 0.166646
2016-12-21 0.160 0.901148
2016-11-22 0.030 0.170146
2016-10-21 0.030 0.172478
2016-09-21 0.030 0.169625
2016-08-23 0.030 0.168846
2016-07-21 0.030 0.174653
2016-06-22 0.030 0.177955
2016-05-20 0.030 0.183713
2016-04-21 0.030 0.180278
2016-02-23 0.030 0.191471
2016-01-21 0.030 0.191150
2015-12-23 0.145 0.877905
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 1.64

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 55.99
All Time Low 22.24
Ask 49.18
Ask Size 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 24,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 32,932
Average Volume 32,932
Average Volume10Days 24,540
Beta3 Year 1.11
Bid 48.89
Bid Size 7
Category Convertibles
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.0916
Day Low 48.795
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 1.64
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.65244
Fifty Day Average Change 3.2875595
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07201279
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.500458
Fifty Two Week High 49.0916
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.15159988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0030881024
Fifty Two Week Low 33.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47454053
Fifty Two Week Range 33.19 - 49.0916
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,446,647,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.048126303
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,446,508,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of U.S. and non-U.S. convertible securities. In general, convertible securities combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks and typically consist of debt securities or preferred securities that may be converted or exchanged within a specified period of time into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer.
Long Name First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_307331502
Nav Price 48.87
Net Assets 106,604,336.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 49.01
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 48.94
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 48.52
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.419998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.865619
Regular Market Day High 49.0916
Regular Market Day Low 48.795
Regular Market Day Range 48.795 - 49.0916
Regular Market Open 49.01
Regular Market Previous Close 48.52
Regular Market Price 48.94
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 18,649
Short Name First Trust SSI Strategic Conve
Source Interval 15
Symbol FCVT
Three Year Average Return 0.172395
Total Assets 106,604,336
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.22509
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.22509
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 43.252575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.6874237
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1314933
Type Disp ETF
Volume 18,649
Yield 0.0164
Ytd Return 3.22509