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First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP)

Japan Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
76.75 USD +0.23 (0.301%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 76.75 +0.01 (0.013%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT

FJP has shown a recent uptrend, with the price hovering near its 52-week high and a strong dividend yield of 2.63%. The recent price action and positive news flow, including a drop in short interest, suggest potential for short-term momentum. However, the forecasting model's low predicted price change and mixed statistical metrics indicate uncertainty in the short-term outlook. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payouts and strong fundamentals make FJP an attractive option for buy-and-hold strategies.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.042220
AutoARIMA0.042466
AutoTheta0.048196
AutoETS0.054854

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.09
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.104
Excess Kurtosis -1.09
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.98

As of April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates limited activity in calls for the near-term expiration (May 15, 2026), with significant open interest concentrated around the 67.0 strike, which is out-of-the-money. This suggests some speculative interest in potential downside, but the lack of volume and open interest in other strikes indicates limited directional conviction. The absence of puts activity further implies that options speculators are not heavily betting on a significant drop in the near term. The low implied volatility for the May 15 expiration suggests a relatively calm market sentiment for short-term price movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 2.93% 3.28% 3.04%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.114 0.158796
2025-12-12 1.336 1.973865
2025-06-26 0.463 0.797258
2024-12-13 0.972 1.924300
2024-06-27 0.373 0.762561
2024-03-21 0.300 0.577916
2023-12-22 1.116 2.355318
2023-06-27 0.556 1.275934
2023-03-24 0.084 0.210395
2022-12-23 0.164 0.426136
2022-06-24 0.775 2.064423
2021-12-23 0.687 1.541205
2021-06-24 0.515 1.135069
2021-03-25 0.011 0.023417
2020-12-24 0.171 0.388025
2020-06-25 0.341 0.843263
2019-12-13 0.812 1.849289
2019-09-25 0.161 0.395358
2019-06-14 0.440 1.106113
2018-12-18 0.338 0.809583
2018-06-21 0.403 0.867981
2017-12-21 0.445 0.906315
2017-06-22 0.330 0.773539
2016-12-21 0.479 1.234291
2016-06-22 0.214 0.584403
2015-12-23 0.157 0.411936
2015-06-24 0.246 0.605553
2014-12-23 0.169 0.463449
2014-06-24 0.317 0.838592
2013-12-18 0.101 0.283666
2013-06-21 0.206 0.635958
2013-03-21 0.018 0.058784
2012-12-21 0.303 1.101231
2012-06-21 0.282 1.026510
2011-12-21 0.231 0.810901
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-12-29
dividendYield 2.63

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 82.45
All Time Low 34.01
Ask 77.62
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 14,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 14,369
Average Volume 14,369
Average Volume10Days 14,560
Beta3 Year 0.9
Bid 76.27
Bid Size 1
Category Japan Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 79.28
Day Low 76.26
Dividend Date 1,514,505,600
Dividend Yield 2.63
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.490974
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 76.0228
Fifty Day Average Change 0.72720337
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0095655965
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 43.672775
Fifty Two Week High 82.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.699997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.069132775
Fifty Two Week Low 53.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.44674838
Fifty Two Week Range 53.05 - 82.45
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,303,824,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1019251
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 Japan 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 Japan AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_130256890
Nav Price 75.9
Net Assets 232,571,712.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 76.26
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.010002136
Post Market Change Percent 0.013033798
Post Market Price 76.75
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 76.52
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.23000336
Regular Market Change Percent 0.3005794
Regular Market Day High 79.28
Regular Market Day Low 76.26
Regular Market Day Range 76.26 - 79.28
Regular Market Open 76.26
Regular Market Previous Close 76.52
Regular Market Price 76.75
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 54,103
Short Name First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund
Source Interval 15
Symbol FJP
Three Year Average Return 0.228607
Total Assets 232,571,712
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 13.977484
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 8.91116
Trailing Three Month Returns 8.91116
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 68.3069
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.4431
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12360538
Type Disp ETF
Volume 54,103
Yield 0.026300002
Ytd Return 8.91116