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First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS)

Foreign Small/Mid Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
70.79 USD -0.29 (-0.407%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 70.79

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a powerful technical rebound; the fund has decisively broken out above its 50-day moving average, which sits comfortably above the 200-day line, signaling a healthy uptrend. Recent price action confirms this momentum, with the asset climbing steadily from the mid-$60s to trade near $71, suggesting strong near-term buying interest. However, this rally is occurring against a backdrop of significant long-term volatility; while the nine-year trajectory shows a robust cumulative gain of nearly 58%, the path was jagged, featuring deep drawdowns in 2019 and 2022. The most recent annual performance was a stellar +29.86%, indicating the current recovery is well-supported by recent business results rather than just a technical bounce. On the income side, the yield of 2.87% provides a solid floor, though the payout structure is somewhat erratic, with quarterly amounts fluctuating significantly between roughly $0.10 and $0.75, preventing it from being classified as a high-reliability income vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.050909
AutoETS0.051076
AutoTheta0.069224
AutoARIMA0.082014

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 6.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.287
Excess Kurtosis -0.52
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 9.79

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.15% 3.12% 3.24% 3.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.745 1.154681
2026-03-26 0.155 0.243405
2025-12-12 0.635 1.106272
2025-09-25 0.341 0.617530
2025-06-26 0.619 1.238495
2025-03-27 0.123 0.287854
2024-12-13 0.717 1.752199
2024-09-26 0.150 0.339136
2024-06-27 0.499 1.212342
2024-03-21 0.204 0.483756
2023-12-22 0.377 0.938979
2023-09-22 0.138 0.352851
2023-06-27 0.555 1.464766
2023-03-24 0.105 0.271809
2022-12-23 0.596 1.591455
2022-09-23 0.331 0.995489
2022-06-24 0.404 1.104127
2022-03-25 0.061 0.137511
2021-12-23 0.700 1.563198
2021-09-23 0.071 0.144515
2021-06-24 0.311 0.651173
2021-03-25 0.307 0.686647
2020-12-24 0.403 0.966659
2020-09-24 0.075 0.212404
2020-06-25 0.180 0.552147
2020-03-26 0.202 0.771287
2019-12-13 0.480 1.265489
2019-09-25 0.072 0.204720
2019-06-14 0.311 0.882520
2019-03-21 0.024 0.064000
2018-12-18 0.218 0.645926
2018-09-14 0.007 0.017318
2018-06-21 0.287 0.685619
2018-03-22 0.142 0.326812
2017-12-21 0.344 0.783242
2017-09-21 0.197 0.479552
2017-06-22 0.290 0.759560
2017-03-23 0.094 0.261620
2016-12-21 0.242 0.714286
2016-09-21 0.063 0.184157
2016-06-22 0.232 0.712531
2016-03-23 0.058 0.182677
2015-12-23 0.167 0.503467
2015-09-23 0.061 0.191403
2015-06-24 0.269 0.745359
2015-03-25 0.076 0.223859
2014-12-23 0.351 1.098935
2014-09-23 0.041 0.112421
2014-06-24 0.336 0.887246
2014-03-25 0.102 0.281147
2013-12-18 0.213 0.594308
2013-09-20 0.071 0.201476
2013-06-21 0.281 0.872129
2013-03-21 0.099 0.305556
2012-12-21 0.602 2.010017
2012-09-21 0.075 0.257643
2012-06-21 0.330 1.210565
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-03-29
dividendYield 2.87

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 72.63
All Time Low 22.32
Ask 87.44
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 931
Average Volume 931
Average Volume10Days 770
Beta3 Year 1.02
Bid 48.92
Bid Size 2
Category Foreign Small/Mid Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 71.0
Day Low 70.7102
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 2.87
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.229635
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 66.8944
Fifty Day Average Change 3.896202
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05824407
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.729462
Fifty Two Week High 72.63
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8393936
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025325537
Fifty Two Week Low 54.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.690605
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30851397
Fifty Two Week Range 54.1 - 72.63
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,329,402,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.119768694
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.289398
Fullday Change Percent -0.407144
Fullday Price 70.7906
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,329,264,000
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 Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170750303
Nav Price 71.16
Net Assets 13,083,540.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 70.7102
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 70.7906
Post Market Time 1,787,947,804
Previous Close 71.08
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.2893982
Regular Market Change Percent -0.40714434
Regular Market Day High 71.0
Regular Market Day Low 70.7102
Regular Market Day Range 70.7102 - 71.0
Regular Market Open 70.7102
Regular Market Previous Close 71.08
Regular Market Price 70.7906
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 522
Short Name First Trust Developed Markets e
Source Interval 15
Symbol FDTS
Three Year Average Return 0.2669115
Total Assets 13,083,540
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 9.791726
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -5.79327
Trailing Three Month Returns -5.79327
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 65.36575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.4248505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08299224
Type Disp ETF
Volume 522
Yield 0.0287
Ytd Return 13.31105