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FXG

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Sectors · First Trust · Inception 2007-05-08 · SEC filings

$59.52−0.77 (−1.27%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 60.28 to 59.52. Range 59.52 to 60.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$59.80$60.00$60.20$60.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.63%
Fund size
$212M
1Y return
−0.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.54%
Holdings
40
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$60.43
52W range
low $59.67high $69.50

The ETF.net FXG Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 12 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for FXG. Scores out of 100: Cost 14, Risk 30, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 77, Durability 58. Strongest: Holdings (77). Weakest: Cost (14). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 14
    Category rank11/13 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 30
    Category rank12/13 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 34
    Category rank11/13 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 77
    Category rank3/13 · top 23%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 58
    Category rank6/13 · top 46%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on FXG

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Ranks 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
  2. 02Live since 2007 through several market cycles, and it has tracked its StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index closely.
  3. 03Plain vanilla plumbing: a 1940 Act equity fund with no leverage or derivatives in the mandate, paying distributions quarterly.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 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.
  2. 02Thinly traded next to the sector's giants, so bid-ask spreads and limit orders matter more here.
  3. 03A concentrated screened basket can move well away from the standard staples benchmark, in either direction.

FXG Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:10 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
40
Top-10 weight
41%
Largest holding
PPC4.6%

Sectors

  • Cons. Staples87.4%
  • Health Care5.0%
  • Industrials4.1%
  • Consumer Discr.2.6%
  • Materials0.8%

Geography

  • United States95.65%
  • Netherlands4.35%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation4.58%327,718$10M128
002GISGeneral Mills, Inc.4.50%264,717$10M288
003FRPTFreshpet, Inc.4.48%155,822$10M114
004INGRIngredion Incorporated4.43%97,267$9M179
005JBSJBS N.V. (Class A)4.35%777,398$9M76
006MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated4.16%182,709$9M261
007SEBSeaboard Corporation4.13%2,064$9M80
008SFDSmithfield Foods, Inc.3.52%379,727$8M91
009COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.3.47%38,602$7M181
010CAHCardinal Health, Inc.3.27%31,023$7M367
011MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation3.21%153,344$7M357
012CPBThe Campbell's Company3.20%330,926$7M137
013DARDarling Ingredients Inc.3.09%101,195$7M176
014POSTPost Holdings, Inc.2.99%83,500$6M135
015STZConstellation Brands, Inc. (Class A)2.95%52,985$6M259

Showing 1–15 of 41 holdings

FXG Performance

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

FXG$9,920
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. FXG $9,920. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+0.4%
1 month−9.1%
3 months−0.4%
1 year−0.8%
3 years+1.4%per year
5 years+3.3%per year
10 years+4.4%per year

As of the close, 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+0.4%
2025−2.7%
2024+3.2%
2023+2.0%
2022+3.3%
2021+21.7%
2020+4.8%

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.54%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.53Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.30 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. 38 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. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
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
Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.21

FXG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
−0.04
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−15.7%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
0.50
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.

FXG Cost

Expense ratio0.63%
  • The middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

9 of the 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds charge less.

FXG costs $63.00 a year on $10,000. The median Consumer Staples (Broad) fund costs $37.50.