---
ticker: "FTXG"
name: "First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FTXG"
grade: "D"
score: 34
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Consumer Staples (Broad)"
category_rank: "11 of 13"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FTXG: First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

Grade **D**, Score 34 of 100. Rank 11 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 26 | 10 of 13 |
| Mission | 75 | 4 of 4 |
| Risk | 30 | 11 of 13 |
| Tradability | 33 | 10 of 13 |
| Holdings | 64 | 5 of 13 |
| Durability | 43 | 10 of 13 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 31 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 8.76% |
| 2 | MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | 8.59% |
| 3 | PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | 7.92% |
| 4 | KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | 7.65% |
| 5 | ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | 6.51% |
| 6 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | 4.40% |
| 7 | TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A) | 4.28% |
| 8 | MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | 4.19% |
| 9 | STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. (Class A) | 4.14% |
| 10 | HSY | The Hershey Company | 4.07% |
| 11 | SJM | The J.M. Smucker Company | 3.69% |
| 12 | GIS | General Mills, Inc. | 3.46% |
| 13 | DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | 3.37% |
| 14 | USFD | US Foods Holding Corp. | 3.30% |
| 15 | MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 2.71% |
| 16 | BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation | 2.65% |
| 17 | COKE | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 2.61% |
| 18 | BG | Bunge Global S.A. | 2.44% |
| 19 | HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | 2.38% |
| 20 | CPB | The Campbell's Company | 2.35% |
| 21 | LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 2.18% |
| 22 | INGR | Ingredion Incorporated | 1.95% |
| 23 | PRMB | Primo Brands Corporation (Class A) | 1.83% |
| 24 | CALM | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 1.07% |
| 25 | MZTI | The Marzetti Company | 0.67% |
| 26 | COCO | The Vita Coco Company, Inc. | 0.55% |
| 27 | FIZZ | National Beverage Corp. | 0.53% |
| 28 | FRPT | Freshpet, Inc. | 0.51% |
| 29 | TR | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 0.51% |
| 30 | CTVA | Corteva Inc. | 0.49% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FTXG. Please cite the page URL.