FNK News and Press, First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund From 07/12/23

2023-07-12 00:30:00 ET Summary Small-caps have caught a bid over the last few days with the Russell 2,000 ETF (IWM) rallying more than 3% since last Thursday’s close. While large-cap indices have recently traded to 52-week highs, small-caps are still well below 2023 highs m...

2023-06-28 09:06:49 ET First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund ( NASDAQ: FNK ) - $0.1833 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.07% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 28; ex-div Jun 27. For further details see: First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX F...

2023-06-14 07:31:00 ET Summary This year’s equity market rally had been driven by a select few names, dubbed the "Magnificent Seven," overshadowing other industries. June brings a ‘breadth’ of fresh air with small caps and mid-size companies finally joining th...

2023-06-13 05:30:00 ET Summary The annual Russell Reconstitution has caused many small-cap stocks to surge, and institutional buying pressure is anticipated to filter down from the eight largest NASDAQ companies that have been hogging most of the money. Rising crude oil output in ...

2023-05-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The global equity rally that began last October made further headway in April. Growth stocks were hurt by Q1 earnings disappointments, while financials got a lift from stronger-than-expected quarterly results and waning worries about the global banki...

2023-04-20 13:09:00 ET Summary We see that the 10s/2s has been inverted since roughly July 2022, while the 10s/3mo (historically the more accurate indicator of recessions) inverted in October. The consensus is that 2023 will witness a decline in corporate earnings as economic acti...

2023-04-12 00:08:00 ET Summary A negative US 10-year minus 3-month yield spread has signalled every incoming recession of the last 60 years. In the real world, global PC shipments were -29% year over year in the first quarter, and the average work week in March’s payroll re...

2023-03-25 07:52:09 ET First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund ( NASDAQ: FNK ) - $0.1551 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.70% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX F...

2023-03-18 02:14:07 ET Summary High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. Several important coincident indicators - tax withholding and temporary staf...

2023-03-18 01:20:49 ET Summary The recent weakness in the banking system demonstrates just how fragile it is. We have yet to see the full impact of higher interest rates in the economy, but earnings have already started to decline. The market's earnings expectations for the S&...