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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
82.17 USD +1.47 (1.824%) ⇧ (June 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.17 +0.19 (0.234%) ⇧ (June 12, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | June 7, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT

The Swiss equity exposure offers a compelling long-term thesis driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up 84%, reflecting sustained market validation of the underlying business quality. The most recent annual performance was a strong 15.5% gain, ending a period of mixed results with a clear upward trend, which supports a solid buy rating despite the elevated forward P/E of 85x suggesting high expectations for future growth. However, the short-term outlook remains neutral; the fund is currently trading near its 50-day moving average with minimal momentum, and the statistical forecasting model indicates zero directional bias for the coming month, preventing a bullish upgrade. On the income side, the yield sits at 2.3%, which provides modest income but lacks the consistency or magnitude to be considered a core holding for income investors, given the variable quarterly payout history.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.014933
AutoTheta0.015051
AutoARIMA0.015180
AutoETS0.015180
MSTL_1260.022371
MSTL_900.022581
MSTL_90_1260.034480

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.214
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 22.24
Forward P/E 86.50

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 2.53% 2.17% 2.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.545 0.695597
2025-12-12 0.284 0.362939
2025-06-26 1.111 1.470160
2025-03-27 0.044 0.063382
2024-12-13 0.128 0.197348
2024-06-27 1.000 1.561037
2023-06-27 1.281 2.168246
2023-03-24 0.092 0.157994
2022-12-23 0.090 0.166174
2022-09-23 0.509 1.081368
2022-06-24 1.320 2.431387
2021-12-23 0.350 0.499429
2021-09-23 0.219 0.315289
2021-06-24 0.588 0.870853
2020-12-24 0.153 0.256927
2020-06-25 0.768 1.582200
2019-09-25 0.091 0.188875
2019-06-14 0.980 1.977800
2019-03-21 0.014 0.028777
2018-06-21 1.002 2.003599
2017-06-22 0.784 1.600653
2016-06-22 0.789 1.999493
2015-12-23 0.044 0.109698
2015-06-24 0.388 0.939695
2014-06-24 0.715 1.654710
2014-03-25 0.003 0.007024
2013-06-21 0.777 2.296099
2013-03-21 0.009 0.026262
2012-12-21 0.230 0.698451
2012-09-21 0.061 0.196901
2012-06-21 0.444 1.574468
2012-03-21 0.045 0.143632
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-06-30
dividendYield 2.32

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 86.44
All Time Low 25.36
Ask 105.3
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 410
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,387
Average Volume 1,387
Average Volume10Days 410
Beta3 Year 0.84
Bid 58.79
Bid Size 2
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 82.1723
Day Low 81.98
Dividend Date 1,498,780,800
Dividend Yield 2.32
Eps Forward 0.95
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.6943939
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 81.3764
Fifty Day Average Change 0.79589844
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009780457
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.820021
Fifty Two Week High 86.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.2677
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04937182
Fifty Two Week Low 74.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.1623
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.110286444
Fifty Two Week Range 74.01 - 86.44
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,329,402,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.057404198
Forward P E 86.49716
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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170247278
Nav Price 81.89
Net Assets 41,782,792.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 81.98
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.1921997
Post Market Change Percent 0.23444678
Post Market Price 82.1723
Post Market Time 1,781,295,004
Previous Close 80.7
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.4723053
Regular Market Change Percent 1.8244181
Regular Market Day High 82.1723
Regular Market Day Low 81.98
Regular Market Day Range 81.98 - 82.1723
Regular Market Open 81.98
Regular Market Previous Close 80.7
Regular Market Price 82.1723
Regular Market Time 1,781,294,400
Regular Market Volume 1,188
Short Name First Trust Switzerland AlphaDE
Source Interval 15
Symbol FSZ
Three Year Average Return 0.12339871
Total Assets 41,782,792
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 22.242432
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.7119
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.7119
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 80.03655
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.1357498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.026684681
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,188
Yield 0.0232
Ytd Return 4.50044