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) |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.024915 |
| MSTL | 0.026280 |
| AutoETS | 0.034465 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.034481 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40% | 0.84% | 1.04% | 1.10% |
| 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 |
| 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 |