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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)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.009661
AutoARIMA0.009858
MSTL0.011036
AutoTheta0.012759

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.89% 1.10% 1.16%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-06-29
dividendYield 0.81

Info Dump

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