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First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT)

Foreign Large Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
96.23 USD -0.71 (-0.728%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 96.30 +0.07 (0.075%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up nearly 53% with no recent annual declines. The business has demonstrated resilience, posting seven positive years against just two negative ones, culminating in a massive 32% surge last year. While the trailing P/E of 11.9 suggests the market is pricing in modest future growth, the historical consistency of performance supports a 'solid buy' classification rather than an exceptional one. The short-term picture is constructive but not explosive; the stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day averages, showing steady accumulation, yet the statistical forecast model offers only a moderate lean upward for the coming month. This tension between strong historical fundamentals and tepid immediate momentum keeps the near-term rating in the upper-middle range. On the income side, the 2.88% yield provides a nice floor, though the irregular dividend amounts suggest it is not a primary engine for wealth creation compared to capital appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.026176
AutoTheta0.039056
AutoARIMA0.048599
MSTL0.054506

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.12
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.384
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 11.99

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely light, with negligible open interest across all expirations. The sparse call activity at the money suggests a lack of aggressive directional bets, while the absence of put data indicates no significant hedging or bearish sentiment. Implied volatility is low, reflecting a calm market environment.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 3.17% 3.63% 3.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.782 0.824547
2026-03-26 0.326 0.383484
2025-12-12 1.109 1.408433
2025-09-25 0.408 0.549495
2025-06-26 0.976 1.430037
2025-03-27 0.107 0.179470
2024-12-13 0.789 1.430125
2024-09-26 0.247 0.420354
2024-06-27 0.871 1.591449
2024-03-21 0.196 0.350125
2023-12-22 0.927 1.779271
2023-09-22 0.276 0.539800
2023-06-27 0.880 1.731261
2023-03-24 0.205 0.423204
2022-12-23 0.188 0.387869
2022-09-23 0.162 0.377095
2022-06-24 0.658 1.358101
2022-03-25 0.084 0.145028
2021-12-23 1.108 1.842061
2021-09-23 0.355 0.561798
2021-06-24 0.610 0.963665
2021-03-25 0.234 0.392552
2020-12-24 0.900 1.614639
2020-09-24 0.061 0.123507
2020-06-25 0.358 0.759440
2020-03-26 0.049 0.120898
2019-12-13 0.627 1.136899
2019-09-25 0.295 0.564701
2019-06-14 0.514 0.984863
2019-03-21 0.112 0.204678
2018-12-18 0.254 0.509222
2018-09-14 0.235 0.402742
2018-06-21 0.499 0.823976
2018-03-22 0.058 0.092949
2017-12-21 0.549 0.891378
2017-09-21 0.091 0.154133
2017-06-22 0.261 0.474287
2017-03-23 0.078 0.150608
2016-12-21 0.281 0.595718
2016-09-21 0.076 0.154629
2016-06-22 0.414 0.895716
2016-03-23 0.060 0.131897
2015-12-23 0.342 0.723350
2015-09-23 0.058 0.129754
2015-06-24 0.364 0.698254
2015-03-25 0.091 0.177422
2014-12-23 0.273 0.574737
2014-09-23 0.032 0.063104
2014-06-24 0.484 0.918580
2014-03-25 0.036 0.070755
2013-12-18 0.309 0.617259
2013-09-20 0.145 0.291457
2013-06-21 0.438 0.999315
2013-03-21 0.077 0.168860
2012-12-21 0.282 0.644130
2012-09-21 0.058 0.137898
2012-06-21 0.522 1.415018
2011-12-21 0.177 0.461058
2011-06-21 0.395 0.814433
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 2.88

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 101.32
All Time Low 33.3
Ask 93.49
Ask Size 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 124,030
Average Daily Volume3 Month 125,330
Average Volume 125,330
Average Volume10Days 124,030
Beta3 Year 1.1
Bid 92.93
Bid Size 5
Category Foreign Large Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 97.455
Day Low 95.98
Dividend Date 1,530,230,400
Dividend Yield 2.88
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.026679
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 93.2064
Fifty Day Average Change 3.0214005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.032416236
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 32.238556
Fifty Two Week High 101.32
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.092201
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0502586
Fifty Two Week Low 71.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.287796
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33761182
Fifty Two Week Range 71.94 - 101.32
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,303,219,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1279767
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.7052
Fullday Change Percent -0.727513
Fullday Price 96.3
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 Developed Markets Ex-US 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 Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_130349405
Nav Price 96.68
Net Assets 1,292,376,320.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 97.0
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.07220459
Post Market Change Percent 0.075035065
Post Market Price 96.3
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 96.933
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.7052002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.727513
Regular Market Day High 97.455
Regular Market Day Low 95.98
Regular Market Day Range 95.98 - 97.455
Regular Market Open 97.0
Regular Market Previous Close 96.933
Regular Market Price 96.2278
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 59,514
Short Name First Trust Developed Markets E
Source Interval 15
Symbol FDT
Three Year Average Return 0.279616
Total Assets 1,292,376,320
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 11.988495
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.94101
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.94101
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 89.8569
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.3708954
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.070900455
Type Disp ETF
Volume 59,514
Yield 0.028800001
Ytd Return 16.07672