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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC)

Large Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
180.88 USD -4.02 (-2.176%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT

The long-term rating remains solid at three stars, driven by a robust nine-year trajectory where the asset has gained nearly 200% with eight out of nine years showing positive growth. The business has avoided the dreaded multi-year decline, maintaining a healthy upward trend despite a single dip in 2022. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the recent price action has been choppy and range-bound, failing to build the momentum required for a higher near-term rating. The statistical forecast leans slightly negative, and the options market is completely silent, offering no contrarian signal of a breakout. For income investors, the yield is negligible at 0.14%, barely covering transaction costs, making it unsuitable for those seeking dividend income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_126 ✓0.088217
MSTL_790.097880
MSTL_1260.109755
AutoTheta0.116891
MSTL0.119571
AutoETS0.123848
AutoARIMA0.123848

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 4.62
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.173
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 32.16

As of July 11, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of speculative interest. Call volume is negligible across all expirations, while put volume is entirely absent. Open Interest is sparse and scattered, with no significant strikes acting as barriers or targets. Implied volatility is extremely low, indicating a flat, uneventful outlook where speculators see no directional edge worth hedging or betting on.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.17% 0.30% 0.45%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.042 0.021960
2026-03-26 0.061 0.039796
2025-12-12 0.033 0.020611
2025-09-25 0.132 0.083097
2025-06-26 0.112 0.075411
2025-03-27 0.043 0.032032
2024-12-13 0.275 0.189983
2024-09-26 0.100 0.076075
2024-06-27 0.052 0.042321
2024-03-21 0.021 0.016999
2023-12-22 0.209 0.190972
2023-09-22 0.113 0.116820
2023-06-27 0.133 0.134032
2023-03-24 0.254 0.285425
2022-12-23 0.326 0.354425
2022-09-23 0.285 0.328796
2022-06-24 0.129 0.142746
2022-03-25 0.088 0.082459
2020-09-24 0.037 0.045946
2020-06-25 0.083 0.109110
2020-03-26 0.269 0.439758
2019-12-13 0.111 0.154855
2019-09-25 0.146 0.208125
2019-06-14 0.050 0.072432
2019-03-21 0.157 0.233979
2018-12-18 0.070 0.121149
2018-09-14 0.044 0.062314
2018-06-21 0.062 0.091217
2018-03-22 0.027 0.042056
2017-12-21 0.069 0.112323
2017-09-21 0.073 0.128589
2017-06-22 0.069 0.124955
2017-03-23 0.035 0.066986
2016-12-21 0.164 0.330312
2016-09-21 0.069 0.136878
2016-06-22 0.096 0.195320
2016-03-23 0.091 0.191297
2015-12-23 0.117 0.241088
2015-09-23 0.032 0.068100
2015-06-24 0.056 0.113383
2015-03-25 0.048 0.099585
2014-12-23 0.166 0.353794
2014-09-23 0.050 0.114416
2014-06-24 0.091 0.209051
2014-03-25 0.047 0.112521
2013-12-18 0.046 0.114742
2013-09-20 0.052 0.138445
2013-06-21 0.047 0.138195
2013-03-21 0.043 0.129596
2012-12-21 0.243 0.812709
2012-06-21 0.110 0.392297
2011-12-21 0.122 0.446723
2011-06-21 0.070 0.237853
2010-12-21 0.111 0.386221
2010-06-22 0.041 0.170762
2009-12-22 0.012 0.051746
2009-06-23 0.057 0.319865
2008-12-23 0.080 0.465658
2008-06-23 0.036 0.126493
2007-12-21 0.113 0.365696
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-03-29
dividendYield 0.14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 194.18
All Time Low 12.0
Ask 181.25
Ask Size 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 22,380
Average Daily Volume3 Month 16,000
Average Volume 16,000
Average Volume10Days 22,380
Beta3 Year 1.18
Bid 180.52
Bid Size 10
Category Large Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 182.78
Day Low 180.44
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 0.14
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.624947
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 182.066
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1897888
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0065349317
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.681738
Fifty Two Week High 194.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.303787
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.068512656
Fifty Two Week Low 147.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 32.936203
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22263217
Fifty Two Week Range 147.94 - 194.18
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,890,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1102662
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 growth 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 Growth AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34335467
Nav Price 184.36
Net Assets 1,424,623,620.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.58
Open 181.6236
Previous Close 184.9
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.0237885
Regular Market Change Percent -2.1761973
Regular Market Day High 182.78
Regular Market Day Low 180.44
Regular Market Day Range 180.44 - 182.78
Regular Market Open 181.6236
Regular Market Previous Close 184.9
Regular Market Price 180.8762
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 10,222
Short Name First Trust Large Cap Growth Al
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTC
Three Year Average Return 0.2102692
Total Assets 1,424,623,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 32.15607
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 25.67899
Trailing Three Month Returns 25.67899
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 166.47826
Two Hundred Day Average Change 14.397949
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08648546
Type Disp ETF
Volume 10,222
Yield 0.0014
Ytd Return 21.33956