First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX)Mid-Cap Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
144.30 USD
-1.44
(-0.987%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 147.85 +3.55 (2.459%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:45 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook is exceptionally strong, driven by a compound annual growth rate of roughly 13% over the last nine years, with seven out of nine years delivering positive returns and no trailing period of consecutive declines. This consistent upward trajectory, combined with a reasonable trailing P/E of roughly 15, suggests the market is fairly valuing a business with robust historical performance. However, the short-term momentum is currently muted; despite trading near its 52-week high, the price has been range-bound recently, and the statistical forecast model predicts a negligible 1% gain over the next 45 days, suggesting a potential consolidation phase ahead. The dividend yield of 0.81% is modest and insufficient to drive income-focused investors, serving primarily as a return of capital rather than a significant income stream. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.009661 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.009858 |
| MSTL | 0.011036 |
| AutoTheta | 0.012759 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 69% |
| H-stat | 0.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.425 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 14.82 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with zero open interest for out-of-the-money calls and negligible positioning elsewhere. The implied volatility remains flat at 45%, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or anticipated volatility events.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.18% | 0.89% | 1.10% | 1.16% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.266 | 0.183183 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.314 | 0.245870 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.391 | 0.304399 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.194 | 0.156679 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.267 | 0.233167 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.256 | 0.232305 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.466 | 0.384774 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.481 | 0.414870 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.347 | 0.321356 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.169 | 0.150974 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.439 | 0.420538 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.238 | 0.260679 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.206 | 0.218614 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.275 | 0.320737 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.378 | 0.429692 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.298 | 0.366228 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.196 | 0.227431 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.169 | 0.170586 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.406 | 0.400316 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.372 | 0.370961 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.173 | 0.173677 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.013 | 0.014103 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.337 | 0.402196 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.254 | 0.399811 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.177 | 0.286965 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.097 | 0.194078 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.388 | 0.545480 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.292 | 0.429096 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.150 | 0.222783 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.047 | 0.069414 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.264 | 0.448293 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.100 | 0.137212 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.197 | 0.280787 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.023 | 0.035136 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.260 | 0.394777 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.123 | 0.202669 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.126 | 0.214395 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.082 | 0.142857 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.213 | 0.372443 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.145 | 0.276296 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.147 | 0.291609 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.100 | 0.206441 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.161 | 0.330256 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.110 | 0.224398 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.121 | 0.219481 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.125 | 0.231954 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.156 | 0.293785 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.099 | 0.193359 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.095 | 0.180334 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.057 | 0.111568 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.087 | 0.177189 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.119 | 0.260394 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.088 | 0.211742 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.054 | 0.129933 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.224 | 0.603611 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.092 | 0.277946 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.109 | 0.335901 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.057 | 0.163934 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.079 | 0.241295 |
| 2010-06-22 | 0.067 | 0.248332 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.090 | 0.347759 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.104 | 0.541385 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.106 | 0.639710 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.058 | 0.207736 |
| 2007-12-21 | 0.080 | 0.279720 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 147.98 |
| All Time Low | 13.21 |
| Ask | 146.5 |
| Ask Size | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,230 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 14,477 |
| Average Volume | 14,477 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,230 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.06 |
| Bid | 145.77 |
| Bid Size | 4 |
| Category | Mid-Cap Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 146.125 |
| Day Low | 144.2 |
| Dividend Date | 1,530,230,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.81 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 9.735909 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 144.635 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.33309937 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0023030343 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.041122 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 147.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.6781006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02485539 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 117.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 26.821892 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22831027 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 117.48 - 147.98 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,803,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0855243 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -1.43811 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.986764 |
| Fullday Price | 147.85 |
| 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 600 Mid 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 Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34335474 |
| Nav Price | 145.72 |
| Net Assets | 1,374,445,060.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.62 |
| Open | 145.83 |
| Post Market Change | 3.548111 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 2.458811 |
| Post Market Price | 147.85 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,754 |
| Previous Close | 145.74 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4381104 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.9867643 |
| Regular Market Day High | 146.125 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 144.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 144.2 - 146.125 |
| Regular Market Open | 145.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 145.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 144.3019 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 9,121 |
| Short Name | First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaD |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FNX |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1686371 |
| Total Assets | 1,374,445,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 14.821614 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.52385 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.52385 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 135.7158 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.58609 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06326522 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 9,121 |
| Yield | 0.0081 |
| Ytd Return | 14.18759 |