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First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXGNasdaqFirst TrustD

$22.76−0.52 (−2.22%)

At close: Nov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D33/ 100

Rank 11 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)

D33/100Rank 11 of 13inConsumer Staples (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 23.28 to 22.76. Range 22.71 to 22.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.22.9023.0023.1023.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$32M
1Y total return
+14.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.35%
Holdings
31
Avg volume · 30D
27.8K sh
52W range
low $20.43high $23.95
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FTXG Grade

D

Score 33 out of 100

Category
Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠
Rank
11 of 13
Six-pillar profile for FTXG. Scores out of 100: Cost 22, Risk 31, Mission 76, Tradability 34, Holdings 64, Durability 42. Strongest: Mission (76). Weakest: Cost (22). Leans toward Mission.

Score 33 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 4

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13

Our read on FTXG

ETF.net Research

In short

DFTXG skips the broad staples grab bag and stays in the grocery aisle: about 30 US food and beverage stocks, picked and weighted by a momentum and profitability screen rather than size alone.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index before fees and expenses by substantially replicating that index.

Why people hold it

  • A focused food-and-drink sleeve rather than a whole-sector basket: roughly 30 US names tracking the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index.ftportfolios.com
  • Weighting leans on momentum and profitability, so the biggest packaged-food giant does not automatically claim the biggest slot.ftportfolios.com
  • Straightforward plumbing: a 1940 Act fund that substantially replicates its index and pays out quarterly.ftportfolios.com

Worth knowing

  • At 0.60% a year it costs more than the typical consumer staples ETF, and well above cap-weighted options like VDC (0.09%) and XLP (0.08%).
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the heavily traded broad-staples funds in the group.
  • About 30 stocks in one corner of staples: news at a single company moves this fund more than it would a broad sector basket.

FTXG Holdings

Holdings pillarB64 out of 100Rank 5 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
31
Top-10 weight
61%
Largest holding
KO8.8%

Sectors

  • Consumer Staples97.1%
  • Materials2.9%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1KOThe Coca-Cola Company8.84%30,050$2.83M469
2MDLZMondelez International, Inc.8.72%42,928$2.79M379
3PEPPepsiCo, Inc.8.15%18,986$2.61M451
4KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company7.90%103,800$2.53M296
5ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company5.92%24,605$1.89M336
6KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.4.69%41,817$1.5M325
7STZConstellation Brands, Inc. (Class A)4.32%10,200$1.38M267
8TSNTyson Foods, Inc. (Class A)4.31%24,162$1.38M283
9MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation4.29%29,013$1.37M372
10HSYThe Hershey Company3.91%7,561$1.25M315
11SJMThe J.M. Smucker Company3.78%9,303$1.21M254
12GISGeneral Mills, Inc.3.47%32,337$1.11M289
13USFDUS Foods Holding Corp.3.32%10,238$1.06M194
14DARDarling Ingredients Inc.2.94%16,885$941K185
15BF.BBrown-Forman Corporation2.73%30,375$872K210

Showing 1–15 of 31 holdings

FTXG Performance

Launched Sep 20, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FTXG$11,436
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. FTXG $11,436. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FTXG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFTXG
Year to date+13.0%
1 month+9.8%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+14.4%
3 yearsper year+3.1%
5 yearsper year+1.1%
10 yearsper year+3.6%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FTXG
YearReturn barFTXG
2026 YTD+13.0%
2025−6.5%
2024−2.5%
2023−6.5%
2022+6.1%
2021+13.5%
2020+6.6%

FTXG in the news

FTXG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
2.35%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.55Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.13 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.05; Jun 22, 2017 $0.09; Sep 21, 2017 $0.07; Dec 21, 2017 $0.12; Mar 22, 2018 $0.04; Jun 21, 2018 $0.05; Sep 14, 2018 $0.06; Dec 18, 2018 $0.10; Mar 21, 2019 $0.05; Jun 14, 2019 $0.08; Sep 25, 2019 $0.06; Dec 13, 2019 $0.09; Mar 26, 2020 $0.05; Jun 25, 2020 $0.07; Sep 24, 2020 $0.09; Dec 24, 2020 $0.11; Mar 25, 2021 $0.05; Jun 24, 2021 $0.09; Sep 23, 2021 $0.10; Dec 23, 2021 $0.15; Mar 25, 2022 $0.09; Jun 24, 2022 $0.08; Sep 23, 2022 $0.10; Dec 23, 2022 $0.14; Mar 24, 2023 $0.06; Jun 27, 2023 $0.11; Sep 22, 2023 $0.67; Dec 22, 2023 $0.20; Mar 21, 2024 $0.09; Jun 27, 2024 $0.18; Sep 26, 2024 $0.16; Dec 13, 2024 $0.20; Mar 27, 2025 $0.10; Jun 26, 2025 $0.16; Sep 25, 2025 $0.16; Dec 12, 2025 $0.20; Mar 26, 2026 $0.09; Jun 25, 2026 $0.13; Sep 24, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.13
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.13
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.09
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.20
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.16
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.16
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.10
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.20
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.16
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.18
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.09
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.20

See all 40 payments⁠

$10,000 in FTXG 10 years ago paid $2,370 in dividends.⁠

FTXG Risk

Risk pillarD31 out of 100Rank 11 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.03
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−21.7%
Trough Oct 2023
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.48
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FTXG Cost

Compare FTXG and XLP

Overpaying vs XLP, cheapest in Consumer Staples (Broad)

$10,128

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FTXG 0.60%

    $11,817

  • XLP 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FTXG 0.60%
  • XLP 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FTXG $11,817XLP $1,689

Year by year

YearFTXGXLPOverpaying
10$1,076$147$929
20$4,116$575$3,541
30$11,817$1,689$10,128

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