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First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN)

Equity Energy | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
39.72 USD +0.12 (0.307%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 39.72 0.00 (-0.002%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a powerful technical rebound. After languishing near the 52-week low for much of the year, the fund has staged a decisive breakout, surging nearly 16% from its yearly trough and reclaiming key moving averages. The price action over the last two weeks shows accelerating momentum, climbing from the mid-30s to test the 40.86 resistance level, suggesting aggressive buying pressure is taking control. While the statistical forecast model hints at a flat or slightly negative bias over the next month, this appears to be a lagging indicator failing to capture the current strength in the commodity complex. The disconnect between the weak statistical signal and the robust price action suggests the market is pricing in a recovery in oil and gas fundamentals that the quantitative model hasn't yet fully accounted for. This makes it a compelling momentum play for the near term, though investors should remain wary of potential exhaustion if the broader energy sector fails to sustain its rally.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.043557
AutoARIMA0.043557
MSTL0.043880
AutoTheta0.046036

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.246
Excess Kurtosis -1.16
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.57

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all expirations. Implied volatility is extremely low, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging demand. The absence of significant strikes suggests the market is currently indifferent to near-term directional moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 2.07% 2.41% 2.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.117 0.344614
2026-03-26 0.137 0.348867
2025-12-12 0.218 0.765745
2025-09-25 0.178 0.613730
2025-06-26 0.221 0.802469
2025-03-27 0.175 0.581009
2024-12-13 0.177 0.599797
2024-09-26 0.203 0.718076
2024-06-27 0.202 0.659054
2024-03-21 0.140 0.441362
2023-12-22 0.217 0.756810
2023-09-22 0.180 0.611205
2023-06-27 0.416 1.627734
2023-03-24 0.153 0.604982
2022-12-23 0.190 0.678329
2022-09-23 0.140 0.595745
2022-06-24 0.179 0.757832
2022-03-25 0.124 0.452555
2021-12-23 0.010 0.052083
2021-09-23 0.120 0.666667
2021-06-24 0.058 0.310909
2021-03-25 0.014 0.090591
2020-12-24 0.028 0.236686
2020-09-24 0.070 0.726141
2020-06-25 0.089 0.824227
2020-03-26 0.018 0.216606
2019-12-13 0.067 0.421649
2019-09-25 0.138 0.847145
2019-06-14 0.107 0.643222
2019-03-21 0.137 0.714546
2018-12-18 0.143 0.833819
2018-09-14 0.071 0.289088
2018-06-21 0.040 0.165975
2018-03-22 0.100 0.498008
2017-12-21 0.094 0.448516
2017-09-21 0.102 0.553746
2017-06-22 0.069 0.396324
2017-03-23 0.111 0.548148
2016-12-21 0.044 0.196692
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-03-31
dividendYield 1.73

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 40.86
All Time Low 6.482
Ask 35.76
Ask Size 23
Average Daily Volume10 Day 36,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 719,753
Average Volume 719,753
Average Volume10Days 36,880
Beta3 Year -0.12
Bid 35.73
Bid Size 23
Category Equity Energy
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 39.778
Day Low 39.5
Dividend Date 1,490,918,400
Dividend Yield 1.73
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.139405
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.655
Fifty Day Average Change 3.0667
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.083663896
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.314346
Fifty Two Week High 40.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1383018
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.027858587
Fifty Two Week Low 26.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.2617
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.50119805
Fifty Two Week Range 26.46 - 40.86
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,474,637,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.2221559
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.1217
Fullday Change Percent 0.307324
Fullday Price 39.72
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,474,329,600
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 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies comprising the oil and gas sector that have been selected based upon their liquidity and ranking. It is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_374020757
Nav Price 39.62
Net Assets 159,306,752.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 39.56
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change -0.0016975403
Post Market Change Percent -0.004273584
Post Market Price 39.72
Post Market Time 1,787,961,368
Previous Close 39.6
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.12170029
Regular Market Change Percent 0.30732396
Regular Market Day High 39.778
Regular Market Day Low 39.5
Regular Market Day Range 39.5 - 39.778
Regular Market Open 39.56
Regular Market Previous Close 39.6
Regular Market Price 39.7217
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 14,668
Short Name First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTXN
Three Year Average Return 0.1339425
Total Assets 159,306,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.566704
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.8991
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.8991
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 34.082806
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.638893
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16544686
Type Disp ETF
Volume 14,668
Yield 0.0173
Ytd Return 35.17114