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First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM)

Small Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
88.85 USD +2.20 (2.537%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:29 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 88.85
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT

FDM has shown some upward momentum in recent price movements, with the 50-day average slightly increasing and the 200-day average also showing positive change. However, the recent price fluctuations suggest a lack of strong directional momentum, and the overall trend remains relatively flat. The dividend yield of 1.33% is decent, but the dividend payments have been inconsistent, with some years showing higher payouts and others lower. This makes it less attractive for dividend-focused investors. The forecasting model indicates a slight positive direction, but the low p-values for the Ljung-Box test suggest potential volatility, making it a cautious short-term opportunity.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.027853
AutoETS0.028908
AutoARIMA0.028912
AutoTheta0.032509

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.254
Excess Kurtosis -1.15
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 12.56

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.28% 1.41% 1.76% 1.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.229 0.279166
2025-12-12 0.381 0.465699
2025-09-25 0.260 0.345189
2025-06-26 0.222 0.316560
2025-03-27 0.276 0.439309
2024-12-13 0.290 0.414071
2024-09-26 0.209 0.336514
2024-06-27 0.505 0.877565
2024-03-21 0.056 0.093675
2023-12-22 0.240 0.402287
2023-09-22 0.277 0.532778
2023-06-27 0.416 0.786752
2023-03-24 0.176 0.355453
2022-12-23 0.340 0.648112
2022-09-23 0.260 0.545421
2022-06-24 0.246 0.490925
2022-03-25 0.156 0.272300
2021-12-23 0.364 0.620146
2021-09-23 0.154 0.278301
2021-06-24 0.084 0.145401
2021-03-25 0.087 0.160583
2020-12-24 0.354 0.796916
2020-09-24 0.077 0.234116
2020-06-25 0.178 0.517533
2020-03-26 0.196 0.679791
2019-12-13 0.147 0.327551
2019-09-25 0.216 0.517920
2019-06-14 0.135 0.345206
2019-03-21 0.200 0.499530
2018-12-18 0.235 0.643038
2018-09-14 0.092 0.200701
2018-06-21 0.110 0.240767
2018-03-22 0.075 0.179279
2017-12-21 0.180 0.427347
2017-09-21 0.076 0.195738
2017-06-22 0.081 0.215918
2017-03-23 0.125 0.347481
2016-12-21 0.115 0.296758
2016-09-21 0.144 0.461248
2016-06-22 0.176 0.608696
2016-03-23 0.065 0.235964
2015-12-23 0.213 0.747325
2015-09-23 0.043 0.156976
2015-06-24 0.058 0.194235
2015-03-25 0.164 0.570387
2014-12-23 0.064 0.229677
2014-09-23 0.043 0.168158
2014-06-24 0.072 0.271159
2014-03-25 0.071 0.260815
2013-12-18 0.105 0.396079
2013-09-20 0.054 0.224827
2013-06-21 0.080 0.368380
2013-03-21 0.032 0.153087
2012-12-21 0.308 1.634341
2012-09-21 0.029 0.155547
2012-06-21 0.063 0.380223
2011-12-21 0.107 0.648684
2011-06-21 0.054 0.299133
2010-12-21 0.056 0.310981
2010-06-22 0.027 0.185648
2009-12-22 0.037 0.261448
2009-06-23 0.062 0.562549
2008-12-23 0.115 1.048864
2008-06-23 0.061 0.374833
2007-12-21 0.089 0.492575
2007-06-21 0.046 0.230848
2006-12-21 0.010 0.053647
2006-06-23 0.046 0.279139
2005-12-19 0.018 0.110311
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.33

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 89.8
All Time Low 9.36
Ask 88.91
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,718
Average Volume 8,718
Average Volume10Days 11,150
Beta3 Year 1.15
Bid 88.8
Bid Size 100
Category Small Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 89.76
Day Low 88.07
Dividend Yield 1.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.073817
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 84.2104
Fifty Day Average Change 4.6408997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.055110764
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 49.29359
Fifty Two Week High 89.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.90869904
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.010123652
Fifty Two Week Low 57.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.431305
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.547393
Fifty Two Week Range 57.42 - 89.76
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,128,087,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1024699
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,127,779,200
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 measure the performance of micro-cap stocks issued by U.S. companies that are comparatively liquid and have strong fundamentals relative to the micro-cap segment as a whole.
Long Name First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24179409
Nav Price 88.84
Net Assets 226,245,424.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 88.02
Phone 630-241-4141
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 88.8513
Post Market Time 1,776,461,350
Previous Close 86.6529
Price Hint 2
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.1984
Regular Market Change Percent 2.53702
Regular Market Day High 89.76
Regular Market Day Low 88.07
Regular Market Day Range 88.07 - 89.76
Regular Market Open 88.02
Regular Market Previous Close 86.6529
Regular Market Price 88.8513
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,151
Regular Market Volume 8,219
Short Name First Trust DJ Select MicroCap
Source Interval 15
Symbol FDM
Three Year Average Return 0.2084531
Total Assets 226,245,424
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 12.560589
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.53128
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.53128
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 78.35055
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.500755
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13402274
Type Disp ETF
Volume 8,219
Yield 0.013300001
Ytd Return 3.53128