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 |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.050909 |
| AutoETS | 0.051076 |
| AutoTheta | 0.069224 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.082014 |
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 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15% | 3.12% | 3.24% | 3.40% |
| 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 |
| 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 |