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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA)

Mid-Cap Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
95.13 USD +1.05 (1.116%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 95.13

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

FTA appears to be a relatively stable investment with a consistent dividend yield of 1.73%, indicating a solid income stream. The recent price movements show a slight upward trend, and the options data suggests a bullish outlook. While the short-term forecast is modestly positive, the long-term potential seems promising given the fund's focus on large-cap value stocks. However, the lack of recent news and mixed historical performance should be considered before making investment decisions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.017247
AutoARIMA0.028674
MSTL0.035795
AutoETS0.037507

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.082
Excess Kurtosis -1.40
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.25

As of April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a strong presence of in-the-money (ITM) calls for the 2026-05-15 expiration, with a strike price of 91.0, which is close to the current price. This suggests that speculators are betting on a potential upward movement in the price of FTA. The implied volatility (IV) of 25% is relatively high, indicating increased uncertainty or anticipation of significant price movements. The absence of open interest (OI) and volume in out-of-the-money (OTM) options suggests that there is no significant bearish sentiment, and the market is more focused on a bullish scenario.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 1.89% 2.12% 2.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.362 0.393179
2025-12-12 0.523 0.606303
2025-09-25 0.401 0.493248
2025-06-26 0.309 0.401020
2025-03-27 0.395 0.523851
2024-12-13 0.453 0.589800
2024-09-26 0.453 0.595526
2024-06-27 0.330 0.467243
2024-03-21 0.309 0.428015
2023-12-22 0.490 0.726398
2023-09-22 0.412 0.663199
2023-06-27 0.301 0.483562
2023-03-24 0.286 0.479031
2022-12-23 0.532 0.863041
2022-09-23 0.343 0.623327
2022-06-24 0.273 0.465770
2022-03-25 0.268 0.407824
2021-12-23 0.353 0.561835
2021-10-01 0.049 0.082834
2021-09-23 0.284 0.478917
2021-06-24 0.216 0.364233
2021-03-25 0.173 0.302013
2020-12-24 0.360 0.736713
2020-09-24 0.261 0.645573
2020-06-25 0.278 0.693905
2020-03-26 0.215 0.635217
2019-12-13 0.302 0.619925
2019-09-25 0.438 0.967488
2019-06-14 0.160 0.363951
2019-03-21 0.162 0.361885
2018-12-18 0.361 0.886461
2018-09-14 0.189 0.403544
2018-06-21 0.297 0.658445
2018-03-22 0.209 0.470827
2017-12-21 0.274 0.593507
2017-09-21 0.194 0.458256
2017-06-22 0.210 0.502842
2017-03-23 0.159 0.393351
2016-12-21 0.211 0.534046
2016-09-21 0.192 0.548874
2016-06-22 0.185 0.560140
2016-03-23 0.142 0.432355
2015-12-23 0.252 0.790446
2015-09-23 0.205 0.670241
2015-06-24 0.201 0.573073
2015-03-25 0.130 0.372430
2014-12-23 0.240 0.680222
2014-09-23 0.197 0.576984
2014-06-24 0.190 0.553985
2014-03-25 0.155 0.482788
2013-12-18 0.183 0.593926
2013-09-20 0.155 0.533018
2013-06-21 0.169 0.630533
2013-03-21 0.107 0.414553
2012-12-21 0.291 1.233244
2012-06-21 0.177 0.862197
2011-12-21 0.223 1.122563
2011-06-21 0.155 0.732566
2010-12-21 0.159 0.804702
2010-06-22 0.177 1.033852
2009-12-22 0.160 0.952824
2009-06-23 0.192 1.516998
2008-12-23 0.278 2.500857
2008-06-23 0.190 1.115713
2007-12-21 0.252 1.349536
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-03-29
dividendYield 1.73

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 95.64
All Time Low 10.8
Ask 98.31
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 39,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 40,479
Average Volume 40,479
Average Volume10Days 39,610
Beta3 Year 0.82
Bid 95.04
Bid Size 5
Category Mid-Cap Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 95.53
Day Low 94.15
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 1.73
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.853722
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 93.1282
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0018005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.021495108
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.26988
Fifty Two Week High 95.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.51000214
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0053325193
Fifty Two Week Low 69.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.949997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.37510836
Fifty Two Week Range 69.18 - 95.64
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,180,013,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0997909
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 value stocks from the NASDAQ US 500 Large 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 Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335432
Nav Price 95.16
Net Assets 1,264,866,560.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.58
Open 94.15
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 95.13
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 94.08
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.05
Regular Market Change Percent 1.11607
Regular Market Day High 95.53
Regular Market Day Low 94.15
Regular Market Day Range 94.15 - 95.53
Regular Market Open 94.15
Regular Market Previous Close 94.08
Regular Market Price 95.13
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 48,726
Short Name First Trust Large Cap Value Alp
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTA
Three Year Average Return 0.1479063
Total Assets 1,264,866,560
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 16.251198
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 7.64495
Trailing Three Month Returns 7.64495
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 86.1231
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.006897
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10458166
Type Disp ETF
Volume 48,726
Yield 0.0173
Ytd Return 7.64495