First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT)Small Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
70.19 USD
+0.43
(0.621%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 70.19 -0.05 (-0.047%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT
The fund presents a classic value trap scenario where the business has recovered significantly over the long term, yet the market remains skeptical about immediate momentum. Over the last nine years, the portfolio has delivered an impressive +80.47% cumulative return, driven by five years of positive annual growth against four years of declines. However, the most recent twelve-month performance was flat (-0.90%), and the price has failed to reclaim its 200-day moving average, leaving it trading near its 52-week lows. This disconnect suggests the market views the current valuation as fair rather than cheap, despite the trailing P/E of 13.6x. The short-term outlook is neutral; while the statistical model hints at a slight downside drift over the next 45 days, the technicals show no clear catalyst for a breakout. For income investors, the 1.48% yield is modest and inconsistent, fluctuating widely from quarter to quarter without a clear upward trend, making it unsuitable as a core income vehicle. This is a hold for patient value buyers waiting for a mean reversion in the small-cap value premium, but not a high-conviction entry for the near term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_126 ✓ | 0.022442 |
| MSTL | 0.030770 |
| AutoTheta | 0.031041 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.032874 |
| AutoETS | 0.032874 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 55% |
| H-stat | 1.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.306 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.86 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 13.69 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across strikes. The single ATM anchor shows standard implied volatility with no speculative positioning, indicating a lack of directional bets from retail or institutional traders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.43% | 1.68% | 1.53% | 1.52% |
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 70.67 |
| All Time Low | 15.7 |
| Ask | 70.5 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 11,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 16,154 |
| Average Volume | 16,154 |
| Average Volume10Days | 11,960 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.92 |
| Bid | 69.98 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Small Value |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 70.36 |
| Day Low | 70.1932 |
| Dividend Date | 1,522,281,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.48 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.1275444 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.0326 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.1605988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.047150172 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 32.441666 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 70.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.476799 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.006746838 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 50.15 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 20.043198 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.39966494 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 50.15 - 70.67 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,303,306,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0817355 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| 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 | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_130256854 |
| Nav Price | 69.31 |
| Net Assets | 181,518,544.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.7 |
| Open | 70.2217 |
| Post Market Change | -0.046798706 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.06662686 |
| Post Market Price | 70.1932 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,973,404 |
| Previous Close | 69.76 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.43319702 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.62098193 |
| Regular Market Day High | 70.36 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 70.1932 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 70.1932 - 70.36 |
| Regular Market Open | 70.2217 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 69.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 70.1932 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,667 |
| Short Name | First Trust Small Cap Value Alp |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FYT |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.166631 |
| Total Assets | 181,518,544 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 13.689438 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 13.41346 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 13.41346 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 61.24045 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.952747 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14619009 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 3,667 |
| Yield | 0.0148 |
| Ytd Return | 24.01261 |