First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)Financial | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
67.25 USD
-0.16
(-0.232%) ⇩
(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:29 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is constructive, driven by a clear technical breakout where the price has reclaimed key moving averages and is trading near its 52-week high. This momentum is reinforced by a distinct lack of defensive hedging; the options chain shows almost no put buying, while call writers are positioned at higher strikes, suggesting a consensus expectation of further gains. However, the long-term case remains mixed. While the fund has delivered a solid cumulative gain over the last nine years, the underlying business quality is inconsistent, marked by five consecutive years of negative annual returns ending just recently. This volatility suggests the asset is still recovering from a prolonged structural decline rather than operating in a stable, high-quality growth phase. Consequently, while the short-term trend is favorable, the long-term investment thesis lacks the sustained profitability and margin expansion required for a top-tier buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.027769 |
| AutoETS | 0.028354 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.028356 |
| MSTL | 0.028478 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 5.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.162 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.65 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 13.54 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:29 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is heavily skewed toward upside exposure, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes above the current price (68.0 and 72.0) and notable volume in new flow at the 69.0 strike. Conversely, put activity is sparse and concentrated deep in-the-money, indicating a lack of hedging demand and a speculative bias toward continued appreciation rather than protection against downside moves.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.52% | 2.56% | 2.61% | 2.51% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.350 | 0.524659 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.342 | 0.592516 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.489 | 0.827411 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.352 | 0.618629 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.278 | 0.510935 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.307 | 0.579792 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.336 | 0.561310 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.276 | 0.530056 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.434 | 0.968534 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.273 | 0.598684 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.360 | 0.718706 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.309 | 0.788064 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.337 | 0.852301 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.346 | 0.794307 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.278 | 0.527414 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.292 | 0.564360 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.272 | 0.539683 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.265 | 0.455092 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.317 | 0.545048 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.243 | 0.448422 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.225 | 0.396546 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.207 | 0.363860 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.286 | 0.640825 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.257 | 0.841244 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.333 | 0.968305 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.266 | 0.809002 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.263 | 0.510977 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.344 | 0.710157 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.222 | 0.471338 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.184 | 0.397237 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.352 | 0.807710 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.156 | 0.280828 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.170 | 0.296736 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.139 | 0.258942 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.248 | 0.461138 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.188 | 0.374502 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.179 | 0.365232 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.132 | 0.269553 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.158 | 0.297664 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.143 | 0.348017 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.151 | 0.396430 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.142 | 0.389468 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.133 | 0.339026 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.121 | 0.320530 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.145 | 0.360428 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.143 | 0.397112 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.139 | 0.379989 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.110 | 0.319211 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.135 | 0.379747 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.087 | 0.233557 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.125 | 0.351025 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.086 | 0.269171 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.105 | 0.357508 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.050 | 0.176866 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.251 | 0.976654 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.087 | 0.329920 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.173 | 0.720233 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.197 | 0.863278 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.175 | 0.720758 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.163 | 0.660186 |
| 2010-06-22 | 0.143 | 0.599078 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.150 | 0.667557 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 68.81 |
| All Time Low | 18.36 |
| Ask | 67.48 |
| Ask Size | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,490 |
| Average Volume | 5,490 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,950 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.98 |
| Bid | 67.02 |
| Bid Size | 7 |
| Category | Financial |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 67.4901 |
| Day Low | 67.18 |
| Dividend Date | 1,490,918,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.28 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.967478 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 63.7862 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.4676971 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.054364376 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.303572 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 68.81 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5560989 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02261443 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 51.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 15.353897 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29583615 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 51.9 - 68.81 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,246,455,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0733632 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,246,233,600 |
| 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 securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization companies that comprise the community banking industry. |
| Long Name | First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_60894046 |
| Nav Price | 67.26 |
| Net Assets | 87,498,824.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.6 |
| Open | 67.37 |
| Phone | 630-241-4141 |
| Previous Close | 67.41 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.15610504 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.23157547 |
| Regular Market Day High | 67.4901 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 67.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 67.18 - 67.4901 |
| Regular Market Open | 67.37 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 67.41 |
| Regular Market Price | 67.2539 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,938 |
| Short Name | First Trust NASDAQ ABA Communit |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | QABA |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2094023 |
| Total Assets | 87,498,824 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 13.538842 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 16.17861 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 16.17861 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 59.4965 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.7574005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13038415 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 5,938 |
| Yield | 0.0228 |
| Ytd Return | 20.25291 |