First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund · FTA · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$104.33 +0.38% on the day, +$0.39
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.05·1.01%
$0.5259 twice a year x 2 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.5259/half-yr
pays ~Dec 28 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 24est.
own by Dec 23 ⓘ
Paying since
2007
61 payments on file
Pays
Twice a year
2 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
15
Well below its usual yield
FTA share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FTA Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +45.2%3Y +10.0%5Y +11.2%10Y +26.8%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 61 payments since 2007.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +20.19% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Capped at 20% a year. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year. Today's $1.05 a year would be $2.10 by 2031 - 2.01% on today's $104.33 price.

How Many FTA Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.05 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,705 FTA shares, about $595,203 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $104.33. $1,000 a month takes about 11,410 shares, about $1,190,405. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) pays $0.5259 a share twice a year, $1.05 a year, a 1.01% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $104.33. It has made 61 dividend payments since 2007.

At today’s rate of $0.5259 twice a year and the last close of $104.33, this is what FTA pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.5259$0.09$1.05
100 shares$52.59$8.77$105.18
$10,000 invested (95.8 shares)$50.41$8.40$100.81
5,705 shares ($500/mo)$3,000.26$500.04$6,000.52
11,410 shares ($1,000/mo)$6,000.52$1,000.09$12,001.04

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FTA shares reinvest into 0.50 new shares each payment, about 1.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 199 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FTA’s own history in the FTA DRIP calculator.

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  • Coverage: does what it earns cover the dividend rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Payout vs trend: is the payout growing at its usual pace rating
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating

FTA Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

15/100Well below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • FTA yields 1.01% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $104.33.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.82%, so today’s yield is well below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.32% low3.24% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FTA’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

FTA has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 28, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.5259 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (semi-annual)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FTA Pay?

FTA pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jun and Sep, with ex-dates in Jun and Sep. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.75 a share, in 4 payments.
+12.3% against the 12 months before ($1.56 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jun and Sep. Ex-dates fall in Jun and Sep (latest 2 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 4 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Payout trend: last 2 payments vs the 2 before: $0.8648 vs $0.8855 (-2.34%)

FTA Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2007

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 24, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.5259Semi-annualRegular
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.3389Semi-annualRegular
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.3622Semi-annualRegular
Dec 12, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.5233Semi-annualRegular
Sep 25, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.4007Semi-annualRegular
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.3089Semi-annualRegular
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.3953Semi-annualRegular
Dec 13, 2024Dec 16, 2024$0.4534Semi-annualRegular
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.453Semi-annualRegular
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.3297Semi-annualRegular
The other 51 FTA payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FTA

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FTA Dividend Questions

How often does FTA pay dividends?

FTA pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jun and Sep, with ex-dates in Jun and Sep. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does FTA pay dividends monthly?

No. FTA pays twice a year, 2 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next FTA dividend?

FTA has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 28, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.5259 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026. The current rate is $0.5259 per share, $1.05 a year.

Does FTA pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 28, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FTA pay per share?

FTA pays $0.5259 a share twice a year, $1.05 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $104.33 that is a 1.01% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.82%.

Does FTA’s payout grow?

Its last 2 payments added up to $0.8648, against $0.8855 for the 2 before (-2.3%). A fund passes through what its holdings pay, so its payout moves with them rather than on a set raise schedule. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +45.2%.

Is FTA’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. This is data, not investment advice. The full 3-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FTA dividends?

Add FTA to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FTA in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 3 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.