FNK - First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
The First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund is a publicly traded investment product designed to closely mirror the total performance (both appreciation and income generation) of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Value Index, an equity benchmark. This tracking occurs prior to accounting for the Fund's own operational costs and charges.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $61.41, ATM IV 36.0%, net GEX $0.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $213.6M
- Beta
- 0.97
- 52-Week Range
- 51.29-61.7816
- Dividend Yield
- $0.90
- IPO Date
- Apr 20, 2011
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What FNK Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 22.4% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($0) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.070) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The FNK overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked FNK overview questions
- What is FNK?
- FNK is the ticker symbol for First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund is a publicly traded investment product designed to closely mirror the total performance (both appreciation and income generation) of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Value Index, an equity benchmark. This tracking occurs prior to accounting for the Fund's own operational costs and charges. Listed on NASDAQ. FNK is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the FNK options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the FNK options snapshot shows spot at $61.41, ATM IV 36.0%, IV rank 22.4%, net GEX $0, expected move 10.32%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are FNK's key statistics?
- First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FNK) carries a market capitalization of $213.6M, 52-week range of 51.29-61.7816. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does FNK belong to?
- First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare FNK's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the FNK data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.