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First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT)

Small Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
72.04 USD +0.17 (0.236%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 72.04

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:22 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a robust nine-year trajectory where the asset has gained over 83% with no consecutive negative years at the end of the window. The business has demonstrated resilience, posting five positive annual returns against four declines, and currently sits in an uptick. However, the short-term momentum is muted; despite trading above its 200-day average, the price has been range-bound and flat recently, offering no immediate catalyst for a breakout. The dividend yield of 1.43% provides modest income but falls short of beating inflation, making it suitable only for investors prioritizing capital appreciation over income. With options activity nonexistent, there is no speculative pressure to alter the course, leaving the investment thesis dependent entirely on the continued performance of the small-cap value segment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035567
MSTL0.035617
AutoARIMA0.040457
AutoETS0.040504

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 3.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.445
Excess Kurtosis -0.70
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.12

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:22 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all expirations. The lack of positioning suggests a lack of speculative conviction in either direction, reflecting the security's status as a passive index fund rather than a tradeable alpha vehicle.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 1.68% 1.53% 1.52%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.298 0.433329
2026-03-26 0.201 0.324350
2025-12-12 0.325 0.557175
2025-09-25 0.205 0.369903
2024-12-13 0.544 0.934066
2024-09-26 0.237 0.432245
2024-06-27 0.237 0.463524
2024-03-21 0.122 0.227612
2023-12-22 0.283 0.517936
2023-09-22 0.155 0.333764
2023-06-27 0.245 0.539173
2023-03-24 0.135 0.308149
2022-12-23 0.246 0.545455
2022-09-23 0.161 0.385444
2022-06-24 0.125 0.276488
2022-03-25 0.082 0.157088
2021-12-23 0.256 0.489110
2021-09-23 0.156 0.312437
2021-06-24 0.104 0.201472
2021-03-25 0.116 0.233025
2020-12-24 0.148 0.357920
2020-09-24 0.107 0.358699
2020-06-25 0.116 0.393354
2020-03-26 0.029 0.126142
2019-12-13 0.169 0.453935
2019-09-25 0.195 0.557940
2019-06-14 0.100 0.299670
2019-03-21 0.089 0.251483
2018-12-18 0.222 0.696143
2018-09-14 0.116 0.293745
2018-06-21 0.175 0.449987
2018-03-22 0.038 0.106205
2017-12-21 0.172 0.464363
2017-09-21 0.046 0.134582
2017-06-22 0.151 0.453317
2017-03-23 0.057 0.171171
2016-12-21 0.223 0.627462
2016-09-21 0.072 0.236531
2016-06-22 0.064 0.223308
2016-03-23 0.044 0.160000
2015-12-23 0.071 0.254389
2015-09-23 0.049 0.177215
2015-06-24 0.053 0.158020
2015-03-25 0.086 0.258413
2014-12-23 0.089 0.272421
2014-09-23 0.062 0.203145
2014-06-24 0.080 0.247219
2014-03-25 0.050 0.153941
2013-12-18 0.065 0.210084
2013-09-20 0.028 0.097765
2013-06-21 0.034 0.130820
2013-03-21 0.008 0.032441
2012-12-21 0.154 0.691824
2012-06-21 0.095 0.499212
2011-12-21 0.044 0.228690
2011-06-21 0.030 0.155763
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.43
dividendDate 2018-03-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 73.77
All Time Low 15.7
Ask 73.21
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 12,733
Average Volume 12,733
Average Volume10Days 11,540
Beta3 Year 0.89
Bid 72.65
Bid Size 1
Category Small Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 72.17
Day Low 71.9833
Dividend Date 1,522,281,600
Dividend Yield 1.43
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.491235
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 71.2678
Fifty Day Average Change 0.77210236
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0108338175
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.528095
Fifty Two Week High 73.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7300949
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023452556
Fifty Two Week Low 52.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.5699
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3729731
Fifty Two Week Range 52.47 - 73.77
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,303,306,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0859521
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.1697998
Fullday Change Percent 0.23625931
Fullday Price 72.0399
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,303,171,200
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 and real estate investment trusts that comprise the index. The index is designed to select value stocks from the NASDAQ US 700 Small 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 Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_130256854
Nav Price 72.02
Net Assets 194,548,544.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.7
Open 72.07
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 72.0399
Post Market Time 1,787,947,805
Previous Close 71.8701
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.1697998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.23625931
Regular Market Day High 72.17
Regular Market Day Low 71.9833
Regular Market Day Range 71.9833 - 72.17
Regular Market Open 72.07
Regular Market Previous Close 71.8701
Regular Market Price 72.0399
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 34,917
Short Name First Trust Small Cap Value Alp
Source Interval 15
Symbol FYT
Three Year Average Return 0.16175261
Total Assets 194,548,544
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 13.119072
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 8.4886
Trailing Three Month Returns 8.4886
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 64.20615
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.8337555
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.122009434
Type Disp ETF
Volume 34,917
Yield 0.0143
Ytd Return 27.99181