First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (FXH)Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
123.66 USD
-0.27
(-0.218%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT
The fund is currently exhibiting a classic 'bottom-fishing' pattern. While the underlying health care sector ETF has recovered significantly over the last decade (+69%), the last two years of annual returns have been negative, dragging the recent price action lower despite a strong bounce in the last two weeks. This recovery has triggered a defensive response from options traders, who are stacking significant put protection at the $115 level, effectively betting against further downside while waiting for a catalyst. The statistical forecast model is neutral, reflecting this indecision. For the long term, the business quality remains solid given the decade-long trend, but the recent multi-year decline prevents a top-tier rating until the momentum stabilizes. The dividend yield is modest and insufficient to offset the recent capital losses, making this a speculative recovery play rather than a core income holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.028399 |
| AutoTheta | 0.029740 |
| AutoETS | 0.030708 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.031551 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 58.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 21.67 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at the $115 strike, creating a floor around current prices. Call activity is sparse and scattered, with minimal volume or open interest suggesting a lack of aggressive bullish conviction for the immediate term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10% | 0.94% | 0.54% | 0.38% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.118 | 0.097966 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.186 | 0.173297 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.140 | 0.121856 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.582 | 0.546684 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.062 | 0.060130 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.067 | 0.064318 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.090 | 0.083916 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.126 | 0.113035 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.109 | 0.103602 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.106 | 0.097669 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.130 | 0.126250 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.033 | 0.033753 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.038 | 0.035607 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.044 | 0.042105 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.121 | 0.111203 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.101 | 0.103072 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.005 | 0.012758 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.124 | 0.376785 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.017 | 0.056856 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.032 | 0.107999 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.029 | 0.111969 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 128.19 |
| All Time Low | 10.0 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 62,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 33,575 |
| Average Volume | 33,575 |
| Average Volume10Days | 62,220 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.78 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Health |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 124.2 |
| Day Low | 123.54 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.84 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.7077827 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 116.8654 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.7946014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0581404 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 21.120012 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 127.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.8799973 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.030421806 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 97.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 26.140007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.26804766 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 97.52 - 127.54 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,803,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0131812 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| 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 to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000® Index in the health care sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology. |
| Long Name | First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34336579 |
| Nav Price | 123.88 |
| Net Assets | 959,064,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.61 |
| Open | 123.71 |
| Previous Close | 123.93 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.269997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.217862 |
| Regular Market Day High | 124.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 123.54 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 123.54 - 124.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 123.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 123.93 |
| Regular Market Price | 123.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 30,013 |
| Short Name | First Trust Health Care AlphaDE |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FXH |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0516714 |
| Total Assets | 959,064,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing P E | 21.665155 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 11.39572 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 11.39572 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 114.0165 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.643501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08457987 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 30,013 |
| Yield | 0.0084 |
| Ytd Return | 7.70346 |