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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
136.41 USD -0.60 (-0.434%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 136.41 -0.01 (-0.015%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:31 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains exceptionally strong, driven by a nearly 142% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a consistent track record of seven out of nine years of positive annual growth. Despite a recent dip in price, the underlying business quality and market reassessment have been overwhelmingly positive, justifying a near-top-tier rating. The short-term view is cautiously optimistic; while the asset trades above its 200-day average, the recent price action shows some choppiness, preventing a full 'high-conviction' entry rating, though the upward bias persists. The dividend yield sits at a respectable 0.93%, providing steady income but lacking the aggressive growth or high-yield characteristics of top-tier income plays.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_126 ✓0.023879
MSTL_1260.028350
MSTL_790.031565
AutoTheta0.037443
MSTL0.039872
AutoARIMA0.042495
AutoETS0.042495

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 8.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.266
Excess Kurtosis -0.61
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 20.46

As of July 11, 2026, 3:31 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible open interest and volume across all strikes. Implied volatility is flat at 6%, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or fear regarding near-term moves.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 1.06% 1.21% 1.29%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.267 0.191631
2026-03-26 0.294 0.242274
2025-12-12 0.409 0.343495
2025-09-25 0.324 0.281397
2025-06-26 0.271 0.249724
2025-03-27 0.299 0.289364
2024-12-13 0.419 0.386995
2024-09-26 0.350 0.337675
2024-06-27 0.255 0.263593
2024-03-21 0.211 0.214213
2023-12-22 0.399 0.444073
2023-09-22 0.303 0.372602
2023-06-27 0.244 0.294828
2023-03-24 0.296 0.384515
2022-12-23 0.473 0.589114
2022-09-23 0.353 0.478125
2022-06-24 0.241 0.309888
2022-03-25 0.219 0.246372
2021-12-23 0.287 0.315108
2021-09-23 0.200 0.226835
2021-06-24 0.169 0.198380
2021-03-25 0.086 0.109109
2020-12-24 0.249 0.339145
2020-09-24 0.197 0.323110
2020-06-25 0.215 0.364530
2020-03-26 0.223 0.454824
2019-12-13 0.254 0.396132
2019-09-25 0.260 0.425045
2019-06-14 0.188 0.314119
2019-03-21 0.161 0.269591
2018-12-18 0.256 0.483019
2018-09-14 0.130 0.206743
2018-06-21 0.191 0.315494
2018-03-22 0.122 0.208797
2017-12-21 0.205 0.349472
2017-09-21 0.143 0.263838
2017-06-22 0.161 0.302347
2017-03-23 0.116 0.227228
2016-12-21 0.201 0.406636
2016-09-21 0.151 0.324243
2016-06-22 0.157 0.350603
2016-03-23 0.121 0.274938
2015-12-23 0.208 0.475429
2015-09-23 0.136 0.321058
2015-06-24 0.138 0.294746
2015-03-25 0.093 0.200994
2014-12-23 0.208 0.452174
2014-09-23 0.127 0.289558
2014-06-24 0.150 0.340909
2014-03-25 0.109 0.260766
2013-12-18 0.116 0.288127
2013-09-20 0.106 0.279683
2013-06-21 0.119 0.342643
2013-03-21 0.080 0.237600
2012-12-21 0.286 0.932203
2012-06-21 0.153 0.553345
2011-12-21 0.180 0.667904
2011-06-21 0.117 0.404704
2010-12-21 0.143 0.517741
2010-06-22 0.103 0.435887
2009-12-22 0.091 0.392919
2009-06-23 0.114 0.648833
2008-12-23 0.180 1.113861
2008-06-23 0.111 0.428903
2007-12-21 0.163 0.574551
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 0.93

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 140.13
All Time Low 10.0
Ask 136.53
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 22,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 23,637
Average Volume 23,637
Average Volume10Days 22,180
Beta3 Year 0.89
Bid 136.22
Bid Size 1
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 137.32
Day Low 136.3
Dividend Date 1,530,230,400
Dividend Yield 0.93
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.6666813
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 134.5888
Fifty Day Average Change 1.8161926
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.013494381
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.991287
Fifty Two Week High 140.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.725006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.026582502
Fifty Two Week Low 109.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 27.224998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24935885
Fifty Two Week Range 109.18 - 140.13
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,803,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.110949
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,178,582,400
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 US 500 Large Cap Index TM (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 Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335480
Nav Price 136.89
Net Assets 1,622,584,320.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.57
Open 137.32
Post Market Change -0.01499939
Post Market Change Percent -0.010995008
Post Market Price 136.405
Post Market Time 1,783,973,404
Previous Close 137.0
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.5950012
Regular Market Change Percent -0.4343075
Regular Market Day High 137.32
Regular Market Day Low 136.3
Regular Market Day Range 136.3 - 137.32
Regular Market Open 137.32
Regular Market Previous Close 137.0
Regular Market Price 136.405
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 18,140
Short Name First Trust Large Cap Core Alph
Source Interval 15
Symbol FEX
Three Year Average Return 0.1938415
Total Assets 1,622,584,320
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 20.460705
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 14.894
Trailing Three Month Returns 14.894
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 124.51335
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.891647
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.095505
Type Disp ETF
Volume 18,140
Yield 0.0093
Ytd Return 18.47459