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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

FXGNYSE ArcaFirst TrustD

$61.48−1.36 (−2.16%)

As of Nov 3, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

D28/ 100

Rank 13 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)

D28/100Rank 13 of 13inConsumer Staples (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 62.84 to 61.48. Range 61.48 to 62.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.61.7562.0062.2562.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.63%
Fund size
$210M
1Y total return
+4.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.00%
Holdings
41
Avg volume · 30D
13.5K sh
52W range
low $57.29high $69.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FXG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 28 out of 100

Category
Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠
Rank
13 of 13
Six-pillar profile for FXG. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 23, Mission not scored, Tradability 37, Holdings 77, Durability 57. Strongest: Holdings (77). Weakest: Cost (6). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 28 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.
    F6 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 13

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 13

Our read on FXG

ETF.net Research

In short

DMost consumer staples ETFs just buy the sector by size. FXG runs a rules-based screen on growth, value and profitability, then holds roughly 40 names, a deliberately different shape cut from the same shelf. On the tape since 2007.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the StrataQuant® Consumer Staples Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • Ranks staples stocks on growth, value and profitability rather than market size, then holds roughly 40 of them. A different portfolio shape from the cap-weighted default.ftportfolios.com
  • Live since 2007 through several market cycles, and it has tracked its StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index closely.
  • Plain vanilla plumbing: a 1940 Act equity fund with no leverage or derivatives in the mandate, paying distributions quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • The screen costs money: 0.63% a year against a 0.40% category median, while index peers XLP, VDC and FSTA charge under a tenth of a percent.
  • Thinly traded next to the sector's giants, so bid-ask spreads and limit orders matter more here.
  • A concentrated screened basket can move well away from the standard staples benchmark, in either direction.

FXG Holdings

Holdings pillarA77 out of 100Rank 3 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
41
Top-10 weight
40%
Largest holding
FRPT4.6%

Sectors

  • Consumer Staples84.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.7%
  • Health Care5.2%
  • Industrials4.0%
  • Materials0.8%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1FRPTFreshpet, Inc.4.55%141,855$9.58M116
2POSTPost Holdings, Inc.4.43%112,082$9.33M129
3CAHCardinal Health, Inc.4.37%36,697$9.19M376
4PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation4.13%302,302$8.68M125
5MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.96%175,974$8.32M256
6INGRIngredion Incorporated3.93%85,223$8.26M179
7SEBSeaboard Corporation3.82%2,068$8.04M81
8SFDSmithfield Foods, Inc.3.80%436,174$8M93
9STZConstellation Brands, Inc. (Class A)3.72%57,776$7.82M267
10MCKMcKesson Corporation3.62%7,651$7.61M372
11COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.3.45%34,512$7.26M187
12JBSJBS N.V. (Class A)3.43%578,579$7.23M83
13REYNReynolds Consumer Products Inc.3.39%302,134$7.14M134
14CPBThe Campbell's Company3.35%329,407$7.06M128
15LWLamb Weston Holdings, Inc.3.02%117,513$6.36M153

Showing 1–15 of 41 holdings

FXG Performance

Launched May 8, 2007

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

FXG$10,460
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. FXG $10,460. 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 FXG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFXG
Year to date+5.1%
1 month+7.6%
3 months−2.2%
1 year+4.6%
3 yearsper year+4.2%
5 yearsper year+3.5%
10 yearsper year+5.0%

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 FXG
YearReturn barFXG
2026 YTD+5.1%
2025−2.7%
2024+3.2%
2023+2.0%
2022+3.3%
2021+21.7%
2020+4.8%

FXG in the news

FXG 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.
2.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.26Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.33 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 $0.17; Jun 22, 2017 $0.14; Sep 21, 2017 $0.12; Dec 21, 2017 $0.22; Mar 22, 2018 $0.07; Jun 21, 2018 $0.18; Sep 14, 2018 $0.56; Dec 18, 2018 $0.16; Mar 21, 2019 $0.17; Jun 14, 2019 $0.19; Sep 25, 2019 $0.20; Dec 13, 2019 $0.26; Mar 26, 2020 $0.19; Jun 25, 2020 $0.21; Sep 24, 2020 $0.14; Dec 24, 2020 $0.18; Mar 25, 2021 $0.21; Jun 24, 2021 $0.21; Sep 23, 2021 $0.22; Dec 23, 2021 $0.22; Mar 25, 2022 $0.20; Jun 24, 2022 $0.14; Sep 23, 2022 $0.26; Dec 23, 2022 $0.54; Mar 24, 2023 $0.19; Jun 27, 2023 $0.18; Sep 22, 2023 $0.21; Dec 22, 2023 $0.31; Mar 21, 2024 $0.10; Jun 27, 2024 $0.34; Sep 26, 2024 $0.32; Dec 13, 2024 $0.33; Mar 27, 2025 $0.26; Jun 26, 2025 $0.52; Sep 25, 2025 $0.60; Dec 12, 2025 $0.34; Mar 26, 2026 $0.30; Jun 25, 2026 $0.30; Sep 24, 2026 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.33
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.30
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.30
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.34
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.60
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.52
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.26
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.33
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.32
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.34
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.10
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.31

See all 66 payments⁠

$10,000 in FXG 10 years ago paid $2,222 in dividends.⁠

FXG Risk

Risk pillarF23 out of 100Rank 13 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.2%
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.
0.06
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.
−16.0%
Trough Oct 2026
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.
0.51
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.

FXG Cost

Compare FXG and XLP

Overpaying vs XLP, cheapest in Consumer Staples (Broad)

$10,670

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

  • FXG 0.63%

    $12,359

  • XLP 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FXG 0.63%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530FXG $12,359XLP $1,689

Year by year

YearFXGXLPOverpaying
10$1,128$147$981
20$4,311$575$3,736
30$12,359$1,689$10,670

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