First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
$21.89+0.12 (+0.57%)
- 0.60%
- $16M
- +4.2%
- 2.52%
- 0M sh
- $21.51
- low $20.43high $23.95
The ETF.net FTXG Grade
D
Score 34 out of 100
- 11 of 13
Score 34 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.D26 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 4 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D30 out of 100Rank 11 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C43 out of 100Rank 10 of 13
Our read on FTXG
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.
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
- Stocks
- 31
- 61%
- KO
Sectors
- Consumer Staples97.1%
- Materials2.9%
Geography
- United States100.00%
FTXG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FTXG$10,421
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FTXG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.6% |
| 1 month | −3.0% |
| 3 months | −3.5% |
| 1 year | +4.2% |
| 3 years | +2.8% |
| 5 years | +0.2% |
| 10 years | +2.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FTXG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.6% | |
| 2025 | −6.5% | |
| 2024 | −2.5% | |
| 2023 | −6.5% | |
| 2022 | +6.1% | |
| 2021 | +13.5% | |
| 2020 | +6.6% |
FTXG in the news
FTXG Dividends
- 2.52%
- $0.55
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTXG Risk
- 13.5%
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.
- −0.36
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.
- −21.7%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTXG Cost
0.60%
FTXG0.60%
- The middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
- Median 0.38%
8 of the 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Consumer Staples (Broad)
- CRSPSInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +5.3%
- CTRUOVanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETFExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return —
- DPBJInvesco Food & Beverage ETFExpense ratio 0.64%1 year return +3.8%
- DFXGFirst Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return −1.0%
- DPSLInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return +3.4%