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First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP)

Europe Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
56.37 USD +0.52 (0.931%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:24 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:05 a.m. EDT

The fund presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask significant technical weakness. While the 3.07% dividend yield offers a steady income floor, the price action tells a different story: the asset is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a persistent downtrend rather than a buying opportunity. The trailing P/E of 12.17 suggests the market has already priced in poor performance, likely due to the broader European equity struggles this fund tracks. With volume significantly depressed compared to the average, there is little immediate catalyst to spark a reversal. The short-term outlook remains neutral-to-bearish as the trend is still down, and the long-term rating stays neutral because the price history confirms a lack of sustained capital appreciation despite the low valuation multiples.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.022736
AutoARIMA0.022924
AutoETS0.028569
MSTL0.030133

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 0.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.004
Excess Kurtosis 0.60
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 12.54

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 3.15% 3.70% 3.67%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.325 0.561507
2026-06-25 0.799 1.403971
2026-03-26 0.076 0.143939
2025-12-12 0.545 1.038491
2025-09-25 0.179 0.357285
2025-06-26 0.955 2.025451
2025-03-27 0.112 0.267367
2024-12-13 0.270 0.731113
2024-09-26 0.296 0.751078
2024-06-27 0.920 2.506812
2024-03-21 0.285 0.764895
2023-12-22 0.201 0.555249
2023-09-22 0.101 0.303121
2023-06-27 0.856 2.537048
2023-03-24 0.029 0.087746
2022-09-23 0.171 0.635215
2022-06-24 0.768 2.402252
2022-03-25 0.025 0.064733
2021-12-23 0.515 1.210056
2021-09-23 0.221 0.507346
2021-06-24 0.640 1.481139
2021-03-25 0.129 0.321215
2020-12-24 0.478 1.243173
2020-09-24 0.140 0.431300
2020-06-25 0.172 0.560992
2020-03-26 0.093 0.354286
2019-12-13 0.232 0.623153
2019-09-25 0.228 0.669014
2019-06-14 0.488 1.430665
2019-03-21 0.040 0.113058
2018-12-18 0.042 0.134875
2018-09-14 0.195 0.511006
2018-06-21 0.519 1.337974
2018-03-22 0.056 0.143113
2017-12-21 0.157 0.408216
2017-09-21 0.072 0.191898
2017-06-22 0.368 1.064199
2017-03-23 0.046 0.144836
2016-09-21 0.125 0.425749
2016-06-22 0.442 1.515775
2016-03-23 0.057 0.200351
2015-12-23 0.035 0.117371
2015-09-23 0.062 0.217468
2015-06-24 0.515 1.616954
2015-03-25 0.040 0.126622
2014-12-23 0.175 0.586854
2014-09-23 0.084 0.268285
2014-06-24 0.465 1.347045
2013-12-18 0.068 0.211377
2013-09-20 0.043 0.138665
2013-06-21 0.305 1.145755
2013-03-21 0.101 0.377994
2012-12-21 0.025 0.096339
2012-09-21 0.044 0.179080
2012-06-21 0.495 2.365026
2011-12-21 0.016 0.073529
2011-06-21 0.471 1.659619
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 3.07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 61.07
All Time Low 20.02
Ask 61.45
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 40,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 25,584
Average Volume 25,584
Average Volume10Days 40,730
Beta3 Year 0.96
Bid 57.73
Bid Size 1
Category Europe Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 56.37
Day Low 55.9
Display Name Europe AlphaDEX Fund
Dividend Date 1,530,230,400
Dividend Yield 3.07
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.4950485
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 58.7438
Fifty Day Average Change -2.3738022
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04040941
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.6603155
Fifty Two Week High 61.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.700001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07696088
Fifty Two Week Low 49.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.2599983
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14783137
Fifty Two Week Range 49.11 - 61.07
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,303,824,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.09613
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.52000046
Fullday Change Percent 0.9310662
Fullday Price 56.37
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 Europe Index (the "base 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 Europe AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_130256886
Nav Price 56.24
Net Assets 510,967,168.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 56.2
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 55.85
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.52000046
Regular Market Change Percent 0.9310662
Regular Market Day High 56.37
Regular Market Day Low 55.9
Regular Market Day Range 55.9 - 56.37
Regular Market Open 56.2
Regular Market Previous Close 55.85
Regular Market Price 56.37
Regular Market Time 1,792,081,499
Regular Market Volume 3,402
Short Name First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fun
Source Interval 15
Symbol FEP
Three Year Average Return 0.2499387
Total Assets 510,967,168
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 12.540465
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.54909
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.54909
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 57.56525
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.1952515
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02076342
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,402
Yield 0.0307
Ytd Return 7.88441