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First Trust Indxx Global Medical Devices ETF (MDEV)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
21.37 USD -0.02 (-0.104%) ⇩ (Aug. 27, 2026, 12:19 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:34 a.m. EDT

The medical device sector faces a headwind here, evidenced by a four-year cumulative decline of roughly 22%. While the business showed resilience with double-digit gains in 2023 and 2024, the most recent annual performance turned negative, dragging the long-term trajectory down. This recent dip prevents a 'solid buy' rating despite the sector's long-term growth thesis, as the market has clearly punished the asset recently. On the short end, price momentum is neutral; the stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average after a period of consolidation, offering no immediate catalyst for a breakout. The dividend is negligible, barely registering on the radar, which is typical for an ETF focused on capital appreciation rather than income. With options flow showing almost no speculative interest, there is no hidden sentiment driving the price. The investment case remains neutral until the multi-year downtrend shows a definitive reversal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.054871
AutoARIMA0.056806
AutoETS0.057466
AutoTheta0.060089

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 25.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.092
Excess Kurtosis -1.56
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 30.81

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:34 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with zero open interest or volume recorded for out-of-the-money strikes in the nearest expiration. The only notable positioning is a small amount of in-the-money call open interest at the $19 strike, suggesting minimal speculative bullish bias but a lack of significant directional conviction from retail traders.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.022 0.114446
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.0

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.08
All Time Low 16.158
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,293
Average Volume 3,293
Average Volume10Days 1,040
Beta3 Year 0.91
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 900
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 21.3694
Day Low 21.3694
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.69350404
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.19986
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1695404
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.057898443
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.115843
Fifty Two Week High 21.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.45059967
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.020650765
Fifty Two Week Low 17.853
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.5163994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19696406
Fifty Two Week Range 17.853 - 21.82
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,624,541,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0450354
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0223007
Fullday Change Percent -0.104249
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,624,320,000
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 invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of companies that are associated with the medical equipment industry, as determined by the index provider.
Long Name First Trust Indxx Global Medical Devices ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_716357142
Nav Price 21.44
Net Assets 3,037,018.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.7
Open 21.39
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 21.3917
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0223007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.104249
Regular Market Day High 21.3694
Regular Market Day Low 21.3694
Regular Market Day Range 21.3694 - 21.3694
Regular Market Open 21.39
Regular Market Previous Close 21.3917
Regular Market Price 21.3694
Regular Market Time 1,787,847,541
Regular Market Volume 97
Short Name First Trust Indxx Medical Devic
Source Interval 15
Symbol MDEV
Three Year Average Return 0.033447
Total Assets 3,037,018
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 30.813663
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 8.98816
Trailing Three Month Returns 8.98816
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.037504
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3318958
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.066470146
Type Disp ETF
Volume 97
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -3.75475