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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
81.92 USD -0.53 (-0.640%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 81.92
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:03 a.m. EDT

The Swiss equity exposure offers a compelling long-term thesis driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up nearly 96%, reflecting consistent market validation of the underlying business quality over multiple cycles. However, the short-term outlook lacks immediate catalysts; with the stock trading near its 52-week highs and no recent news flow to spark volatility or momentum, there is no clear directional edge for a tactical trade. The dividend profile presents a mixed picture: while the yield sits at a respectable 2%, the payout history reveals significant instability with erratic quarterly amounts and a sharp drop in frequency recently, suggesting the income is not yet reliable enough to command a premium rating despite the attractive percentage.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.009488
MSTL0.010838
AutoETS0.012698
AutoARIMA0.012698

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 2.79
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.073
Excess Kurtosis 0.10
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 23.30
Forward P/E 86.23

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.99% 2.04% 1.78% 2.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.808 0.985246
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 2.01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 86.44
All Time Low 25.36
Ask 106.43
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 888
Average Volume 888
Average Volume10Days 310
Beta3 Year 0.85
Bid 59.52
Bid Size 2
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 82.12
Day Low 81.64
Dividend Date 1,498,780,800
Dividend Yield 2.01
Eps Forward 0.95
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.5154064
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 82.1616
Fifty Day Average Change -0.23899841
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0029088822
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.389606
Fifty Two Week High 86.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.5174026
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.052260555
Fifty Two Week Low 75.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.652603
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0883832
Fifty Two Week Range 75.27 - 86.44
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,329,402,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0603697
Forward P E 86.234314
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.527397
Fullday Change Percent -0.639657
Fullday Price 81.9226
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 82.66
Net Assets 36,641,880.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 81.64
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 81.9226
Post Market Time 1,787,947,805
Previous Close 82.45
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.52739716
Regular Market Change Percent -0.63965696
Regular Market Day High 82.12
Regular Market Day Low 81.64
Regular Market Day Range 81.64 - 82.12
Regular Market Open 81.64
Regular Market Previous Close 82.45
Regular Market Price 81.9226
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 639
Short Name First Trust Switzerland AlphaDE
Source Interval 15
Symbol FSZ
Three Year Average Return 0.132232
Total Assets 36,641,880
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 23.303877
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.39544
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.39544
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.3029
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6196976
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.007622084
Type Disp ETF
Volume 639
Yield 0.0201
Ytd Return 2.82697