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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID)

Infrastructure | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
181.40 USD -3.43 (-1.856%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 183.45 +2.05 (1.130%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

The smart grid infrastructure theme remains robust, supported by a nine-year price trajectory that has surged nearly 285% with no recent structural decline. The business quality appears solid enough to justify a premium valuation, though the trailing P/E of 31 suggests the market is pricing in continued acceleration. The short-term outlook is mixed; while the statistical forecast leans slightly positive and the immediate price action shows resilience near the 200-day average, the options chain reveals nervousness. The heavy put buying at the September expiry hints at fears of a sector-wide correction or a specific catalyst failure, creating a tension between the long-term thesis and near-term volatility risks. For investors, this looks like a solid core holding for the multi-year trend, but one requiring caution on the entry timing given the elevated implied volatility and conflicting signals in the derivatives market.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.024915
MSTL0.026280
AutoETS0.034465
AutoARIMA0.034481

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.554
Excess Kurtosis -0.69
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 30.80

As of July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next few months, evidenced by heavy open interest walls at $200 and $230 for December expirations. However, there is a distinct divergence in sentiment for the September expiration, where massive volume and open interest have piled into deep out-of-the-money puts ($120-$160 strikes) alongside significant call volume, suggesting a 'straddle' or volatility play anticipating a sharp, potentially double-sided move rather than a steady grind higher.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.40% 0.84% 1.04% 1.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.756 0.397372
2026-03-26 0.100 0.061893
2025-12-12 0.338 0.221639
2025-09-25 0.236 0.159416
2025-06-26 0.835 0.609400
2025-03-27 0.139 0.119952
2024-12-13 0.273 0.219789
2024-09-26 0.251 0.195270
2024-06-27 0.638 0.550712
2024-03-21 0.102 0.088804
2023-12-22 0.355 0.342235
2023-09-22 0.159 0.167899
2023-06-27 0.698 0.675244
2023-03-24 0.080 0.086300
2022-12-23 0.273 0.309770
2022-09-23 0.271 0.349227
2022-06-24 0.429 0.533848
2022-03-25 0.129 0.138501
2021-12-23 0.038 0.037464
2021-09-23 0.224 0.229626
2021-06-24 0.339 0.368358
2021-03-25 0.050 0.059270
2020-12-24 0.146 0.182454
2020-09-24 0.199 0.330675
2020-06-25 0.146 0.269871
2020-03-26 0.062 0.138547
2019-12-13 0.080 0.148533
2019-09-25 0.244 0.491638
2019-06-14 0.262 0.570309
2019-03-21 0.106 0.235503
2018-12-18 0.008 0.020111
2018-09-14 0.121 0.246386
2018-06-21 0.308 0.621720
2018-03-22 0.063 0.125423
2017-12-21 0.088 0.171774
2017-09-21 0.065 0.133525
2017-06-22 0.393 0.902204
2016-12-21 0.118 0.286269
2016-09-21 0.104 0.272608
2016-06-22 0.213 0.588886
2015-12-23 0.078 0.232558
2015-09-23 0.072 0.227920
2015-06-24 0.241 0.647154
2015-03-25 0.019 0.053162
2014-12-23 0.031 0.086762
2014-09-23 0.065 0.181869
2014-06-24 0.298 0.799571
2014-03-25 0.126 0.322168
2013-12-18 0.080 0.229292
2013-06-11 0.390 1.211933
2013-03-21 0.016 0.049322
2012-12-21 0.017 0.057491
2012-09-21 0.089 0.298658
2012-06-21 0.119 0.468504
2012-03-21 0.035 0.124069
2011-12-21 0.082 0.336894
2011-06-21 0.172 0.535492
2010-06-22 0.108 0.368601
2009-12-22 0.012 0.037175
Additional Data
dividendDate 2016-12-30
dividendYield 0.75

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 199.99
All Time Low 22.16
Ask 182.58
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 597,090
Average Daily Volume3 Month 803,388
Average Volume 803,388
Average Volume10Days 597,090
Beta3 Year 1.41
Bid 180.44
Bid Size 3
Category Infrastructure
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 183.48
Day Low 181.005
Dividend Date 1,483,056,000
Dividend Yield 0.75
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.8893943
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 190.9088
Fifty Day Average Change -9.508804
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0498081
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 33.16282
Fifty Two Week High 199.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.590012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0929547
Fifty Two Week Low 137.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 43.549988
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.315923
Fifty Two Week Range 137.85 - 199.99
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,468,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.15684229
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,258,329,600
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 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index includes companies that are primarily engaged and involved in electric grid, electric meters and devices, networks, energy storage and management, and enabling software used by the smart grid infrastructure sector. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_79682012
Nav Price 183.67
Net Assets 12,076,603,400.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.56
Open 183.48
Phone 630-241-4141
Post Market Change 2.050003
Post Market Change Percent 1.130101
Post Market Price 183.45
Post Market Time 1,783,986,918
Previous Close 184.83
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.43001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.85576
Regular Market Day High 183.48
Regular Market Day Low 181.005
Regular Market Day Range 181.005 - 183.48
Regular Market Open 183.48
Regular Market Previous Close 184.83
Regular Market Price 181.4
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 386,479
Short Name First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge S
Source Interval 15
Symbol GRID
Three Year Average Return 0.22571369
Total Assets 12,076,603,392
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 30.801128
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 17.56267
Trailing Three Month Returns 17.56267
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 168.9653
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.434692
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07359317
Type Disp ETF
Volume 386,479
Yield 0.0075
Ytd Return 25.4212