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First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
53.46 USD -0.52 (-0.960%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT

The most compelling aspect of this instrument is its robust long-term capital appreciation, having delivered a +40.83% cumulative return over the last nine years with a consistent upward trajectory in the most recent fiscal year. This multi-year gain validates the underlying business quality and suggests the market views the fund's alpha strategy as effective over extended horizons. However, the short-term outlook lacks a clear directional edge; the price is currently hovering near its 50-day moving average with only a marginal 1.09% predicted move over the next 45 days, indicating a period of consolidation rather than a breakout. While the dividend yield of 3.87% provides attractive income, the payout structure is variable, with quarterly amounts fluctuating significantly between roughly $0.16 and $0.70, which prevents it from being classified as a high-reliability yielder despite the attractive headline percentage.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.012383
MSTL0.012652
AutoARIMA0.015660
AutoETS0.015965

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.96
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.294
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 15.10

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.07% 4.01% 3.93% 4.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 1.097 2.074508
2026-03-26 0.157 0.320408
2025-12-12 0.457 0.939749
2025-09-25 0.320 0.678829
2025-06-26 0.529 1.131309
2025-03-27 0.165 0.407307
2024-12-13 0.644 1.635348
2024-09-26 0.269 0.636385
2024-06-27 0.446 1.167539
2024-03-21 0.193 0.519376
2023-12-22 0.539 1.468265
2023-09-22 0.265 0.801815
2023-06-27 0.492 1.490458
2023-03-24 0.107 0.333022
2022-12-23 0.072 0.226772
2022-09-23 0.697 2.649183
2022-06-24 0.669 2.066729
2022-03-25 0.320 0.817578
2021-12-23 0.344 0.796112
2021-09-23 0.259 0.586105
2021-06-24 0.477 1.076993
2021-03-25 0.235 0.571776
2020-12-24 0.071 0.188981
2020-09-24 0.126 0.423672
2020-06-25 0.090 0.304569
2020-03-26 0.272 1.095008
2019-12-13 0.491 1.209360
2019-09-25 0.400 1.136041
2019-06-14 0.354 0.994941
2019-03-21 0.127 0.340574
2018-12-18 0.269 0.846178
2018-09-14 0.300 0.786164
2018-06-21 0.542 1.333333
2018-03-22 0.529 1.335184
2017-12-21 0.237 0.608316
2017-09-21 0.348 0.916513
2017-06-22 0.454 1.282124
2017-03-23 0.131 0.375681
2016-09-21 0.390 1.135041
2016-06-22 0.306 0.783410
2016-03-23 0.155 0.423729
2015-12-23 0.258 0.639564
2015-09-23 0.399 0.993031
2015-06-24 0.322 0.723596
2015-03-25 0.082 0.197068
2014-12-23 0.168 0.423707
2014-09-23 0.236 0.597922
2014-06-24 0.425 1.014320
2014-03-25 0.459 1.070679
2013-12-18 0.216 0.530322
2013-09-20 0.124 0.315763
2013-06-21 0.568 1.652604
2013-03-21 0.078 0.225238
2012-12-21 0.189 0.558181
2012-09-21 0.231 0.713403
2012-06-21 0.305 1.065688
2012-03-21 0.140 0.444444
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.87
dividendDate 2018-03-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 56.74
All Time Low 18.96
Ask 68.95
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,531
Average Volume 7,531
Average Volume10Days 1,870
Beta3 Year 1.03
Bid 38.55
Bid Size 2
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 53.4617
Day Low 53.4617
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 3.87
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.5415747
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 53.3244
Fifty Day Average Change 0.13729858
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0025747796
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.05258
Fifty Two Week High 56.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.2783012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.057777602
Fifty Two Week Low 45.51
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.951702
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1747243
Fifty Two Week Range 45.51 - 56.74
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,330,353,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.083056204
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,329,177,600
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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170247277
Nav Price 53.54
Net Assets 36,723,684.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 53.4617
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 53.98
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.5182991
Regular Market Change Percent -0.9601688
Regular Market Day High 53.4617
Regular Market Day Low 53.4617
Regular Market Day Range 53.4617 - 53.4617
Regular Market Open 53.4617
Regular Market Previous Close 53.98
Regular Market Price 53.4617
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 129
Short Name First Trust
Source Interval 15
Symbol FKU
Three Year Average Return 0.2032835
Total Assets 36,723,684
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 15.09546
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 6.88593
Trailing Three Month Returns 6.88593
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 51.47245
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9892502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03864689
Type Disp ETF
Volume 129
Yield 0.0387
Ytd Return 5.58388