Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
14.64%
@ $24.38
TTM Yield
5.83%
Forward Annual
$3.57
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.8921
Ex 2026-09-24
3y CAGR
7.0%
5y CAGR
-0.8%
10y CAGR
10.5%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-12-12.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -25.6%
⚠ Fired
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 22 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.91%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
86%
19 of 22 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
4 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.20%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (35)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-09-24$0.8921Quarterly2026-09-30recurring
2026-06-25$0.4019Quarterly2026-06-30recurring
2025-12-12$0.1285Quarterly2025-12-31recurring
2025-09-25$0.2567Quarterly2025-09-30recurring
2025-06-26$0.3431Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-03-27$0.0256Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-13$0.0220Quarterly2024-12-31recurring
2024-09-26$0.5414Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-27$0.3709Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-03-21$0.1026Quarterly2024-03-28recurring
2023-12-22$0.0847Quarterly2023-12-29recurring
2023-09-22$0.4496Quarterly2023-09-29recurring
2023-06-27$0.5224Quarterly2023-06-30recurring
2022-12-23$0.5991Quarterly2022-12-30recurring
2022-09-23$0.3555Quarterly2022-09-30recurring
2022-06-24$0.3244Quarterly2022-06-30recurring
2021-12-23$0.1238Quarterly2021-12-31recurring
2021-09-23$0.9090Quarterly2021-09-30recurring
2021-06-24$0.2733Quarterly2021-06-30recurring
2021-03-25$0.0382Quarterly2021-03-31recurring
2020-12-24$0.2061Quarterly2020-12-31recurring
2020-09-24$0.4568Quarterly2020-09-30recurring
2020-06-25$0.5223Quarterly2020-06-30recurring
2019-12-13$0.2411Quarterly2019-12-31recurring
2019-09-25$0.3500Quarterly2019-09-30recurring
2019-06-14$0.4138Quarterly2019-06-28recurring
2018-12-18$0.1017Quarterly2018-12-31recurring
2018-09-14$0.3912Quarterly2018-09-28recurring
2018-06-21$0.2389Quarterly2018-06-29recurring
2017-12-21$0.2840Quarterly2017-12-29recurring
2017-09-21$0.1345Quarterly2017-09-29recurring
2017-06-22$0.2651Quarterly2017-06-30recurring
2016-12-21$0.0751Quarterly2016-12-30recurring
2016-09-21$0.2539Quarterly2016-09-30recurring
2016-06-22$0.1484Quarterly2016-06-30recurring
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