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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA)

Mid-Cap Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
98.51 USD -0.07 (-0.073%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:37 a.m. EDT

The fund sits in a technical consolidation zone, trading below its fifty-day average but holding above the two-hundred-day line, indicating a neutral-to-slightly-bearish short-term bias. While the underlying large-cap value strategy offers a reasonable entry point with a P/E of roughly 13.6x, the absence of price history prevents a definitive assessment of long-term momentum, capping the long-term outlook at a solid 'hold' rather than a strong buy. The dividend yield of 1.84% is modest, offering only a slight buffer against inflation without providing significant income appeal. With no active options flow to signal a breakout or breakdown, the instrument appears to be waiting for a catalyst to drive capital allocation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.024162
AutoETS0.024291
AutoTheta0.033591
AutoARIMA0.045430

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 14.10
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.078
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.81

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:37 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all strikes and expirations. The lack of positioning suggests a lack of speculative conviction or immediate directional bets from traders.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 1.89% 2.00% 2.05%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.526 0.544288
2026-06-25 0.339 0.349413
2026-03-26 0.362 0.393179
2025-12-12 0.523 0.603926
2025-09-25 0.401 0.488369
2025-06-26 0.309 0.395141
2025-03-27 0.395 0.514122
2024-12-13 0.453 0.575896
2024-09-26 0.453 0.578175
2024-06-27 0.330 0.451005
2024-03-21 0.309 0.411287
2023-12-22 0.490 0.695134
2023-09-22 0.412 0.630259
2023-06-27 0.301 0.456683
2023-03-24 0.286 0.450323
2022-12-23 0.532 0.807651
2022-09-23 0.343 0.578610
2022-06-24 0.273 0.429921
2022-03-25 0.268 0.374773
2021-12-23 0.353 0.514352
2021-10-01 0.049 0.075443
2021-09-23 0.284 0.435850
2021-06-24 0.216 0.330023
2021-03-25 0.173 0.272742
2020-12-24 0.360 0.663472
2020-09-24 0.261 0.577561
2020-06-25 0.278 0.617229
2020-03-26 0.215 0.561504
2019-12-13 0.302 0.544733
2019-09-25 0.438 0.845560
2019-06-14 0.160 0.315395
2019-03-21 0.162 0.312621
2018-12-18 0.361 0.763375
2018-09-14 0.189 0.344891
2018-06-21 0.297 0.560801
2018-03-22 0.209 0.398779
2017-12-21 0.274 0.500731
2017-09-21 0.194 0.384692
2017-06-22 0.210 0.420505
2017-03-23 0.159 0.327565
2016-12-21 0.211 0.443277
2016-09-21 0.192 0.453579
2016-06-22 0.185 0.460772
2016-03-23 0.142 0.354026
2015-12-23 0.252 0.644996
2015-09-23 0.205 0.543334
2015-06-24 0.201 0.462069
2015-03-25 0.130 0.298919
2014-12-23 0.240 0.544341
2014-09-23 0.197 0.459207
2014-06-24 0.190 0.438900
2014-03-25 0.155 0.380835
2013-12-18 0.183 0.466718
2013-09-20 0.155 0.416891
2013-06-21 0.169 0.491136
2013-03-21 0.107 0.321321
2012-12-21 0.291 0.952849
2012-06-21 0.177 0.659955
2011-12-21 0.223 0.853752
2011-06-21 0.155 0.552388
2010-12-21 0.159 0.603416
2010-06-22 0.177 0.770570
2009-12-22 0.160 0.704846
2009-06-23 0.192 1.114335
2008-12-23 0.278 1.816993
2008-06-23 0.190 0.796312
2007-12-21 0.252 0.955631
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-03-29
dividendYield 1.84

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 104.95
All Time Low 10.8
Ask 101.92
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 49,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 30,595
Average Volume 30,595
Average Volume10Days 49,990
Beta3 Year 0.61
Bid 101.71
Bid Size 3
Category Mid-Cap Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 98.53
Day Low 97.67
Display Name Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 1.84
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.131291
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 100.5286
Fifty Day Average Change -2.0205002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.020098759
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.989931
Fifty Two Week High 104.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.4418945
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.061380606
Fifty Two Week Low 81.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.2781
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21270588
Fifty Two Week Range 81.23 - 104.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,180,013,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1070906
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.060005188
Fullday Change Percent -0.060869534
Fullday Price 98.5081
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 PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335432
Nav Price 98.56
Net Assets 1,313,168,770.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.58
Open 98.36
Previous Close 98.58
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.071899414
Regular Market Change Percent -0.07293509
Regular Market Day High 98.53
Regular Market Day Low 97.67
Regular Market Day Range 97.67 - 98.53
Regular Market Open 98.36
Regular Market Previous Close 98.58
Regular Market Price 98.5081
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,000
Regular Market Volume 77,195
Short Name First Trust Large Cap Value Alp
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTA
Three Year Average Return 0.1778416
Total Assets 1,313,168,768
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 13.813502
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.16946
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.16946
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 95.6739
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.8342056
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.029623603
Type Disp ETF
Volume 77,195
Yield 0.0184
Ytd Return 11.93768