First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD)Consumer Cyclical | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
64.96 USD
-0.35
(-0.541%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 64.96 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:40 a.m. EDT
The fund is currently trapped in a technical downtrend, trading significantly below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which indicates persistent selling pressure and weak momentum. While the valuation appears attractive with a P/E of roughly 13, the asset lacks the catalyst needed to reverse its trajectory, and the recent news headlines regarding sector peers suggest broader headwinds rather than specific strength. The dividend yield of 0.75% is modest and insufficient to compensate for the capital appreciation risks inherent in a struggling consumer discretionary ETF. With no meaningful options activity to signal a potential inflection point, the prudent approach is to wait for clearer signs of stabilization before committing capital. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.043239 |
| AutoETS | 0.044102 |
| MSTL | 0.044851 |
| AutoTheta | 0.046460 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 61.87 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.099 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 12.91 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:40 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all strikes. The absence of speculative positioning suggests a lack of near-term directional conviction among traders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.21% | 0.72% | 0.85% | 0.87% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 0.135 | 0.209075 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.098 | 0.141149 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.115 | 0.180081 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.130 | 0.186862 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.080 | 0.118273 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.198 | 0.316446 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.141 | 0.238176 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.199 | 0.296617 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.184 | 0.289673 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.095 | 0.159423 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.096 | 0.150164 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.158 | 0.267434 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.054 | 0.106952 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.060 | 0.110436 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.141 | 0.287520 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.143 | 0.297917 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.121 | 0.273942 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.141 | 0.298729 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.076 | 0.137507 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.165 | 0.271382 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.145 | 0.235696 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.031 | 0.051564 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.046 | 0.078848 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.048 | 0.093915 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.023 | 0.055582 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.015 | 0.040805 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.129 | 0.448228 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.123 | 0.276591 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.186 | 0.442436 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.054 | 0.127298 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.054 | 0.129125 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.140 | 0.371846 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.071 | 0.161842 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.130 | 0.298988 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.058 | 0.142296 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.136 | 0.321437 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.092 | 0.243773 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.088 | 0.241030 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.075 | 0.207929 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.100 | 0.273224 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.090 | 0.256556 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.095 | 0.281565 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.087 | 0.253201 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.079 | 0.229251 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.070 | 0.200000 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.098 | 0.262805 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.062 | 0.168067 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.079 | 0.221848 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.040 | 0.121951 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.046 | 0.140415 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.021 | 0.066183 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.045 | 0.142495 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.022 | 0.073554 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.033 | 0.125332 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.013 | 0.051587 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.246 | 1.093819 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.080 | 0.392542 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.093 | 0.474248 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.033 | 0.155002 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.052 | 0.261438 |
| 2010-06-22 | 0.036 | 0.225423 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.022 | 0.144928 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.047 | 0.440901 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.055 | 0.613839 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.031 | 0.209177 |
| 2007-12-21 | 0.054 | 0.315789 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 72.5 |
| All Time Low | 7.02 |
| Ask | 68.34 |
| Ask Size | 800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 12,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 11,737 |
| Average Volume | 11,737 |
| Average Volume10Days | 12,310 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.2 |
| Bid | 64.55 |
| Bid Size | 4,100 |
| Category | Consumer Cyclical |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 64.98 |
| Day Low | 64.4 |
| Display Name | Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX |
| Dividend Yield | 0.75 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.0322633 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.475 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.5130997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0372449 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.142322 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 72.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.538101 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.103973806 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 61.86 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.1018982 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.050143845 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 61.86 - 72.5 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,803,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0266186 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.3132019 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.48309922 |
| Fullday Price | 64.9619 |
| 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 a modified equal-dollar weighted index that seeks to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000® Index in the consumer discretionary sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology. |
| Long Name | First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34336592 |
| Nav Price | 65.3 |
| Net Assets | 243,361,824.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.6 |
| Open | 64.83 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 64.9619 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,240 |
| Previous Close | 65.3151 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.353203 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.540767 |
| Regular Market Day High | 64.98 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 64.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 64.4 - 64.98 |
| Regular Market Open | 64.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 65.3151 |
| Regular Market Price | 64.9619 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,007,778 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,619 |
| Short Name | First Trust Cons. Discret. Alph |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FXD |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1107628 |
| Total Assets | 243,361,824 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 12.909081 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -7.28959 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -7.28959 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 67.9107 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.9487991 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.04342172 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 3,619 |
| Yield | 0.0075 |
| Ytd Return | -5.89113 |