FTXG vs IYK: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXGDNasdaq

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

IYKBNYSE Arca

Overlap

34.9%by weight

Expense ratio

IYK −0.23pt a year

FTXG0.60%IYK0.37%

Avg volume · 30D

IYK 12.2×the volume

FTXG27.8KIYK339K

10Y return · a year

IYK +6.8pt

FTXG+3.6%IYK+10.4%

FTXG vs IYK Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+5.4%FTXG+44.2%IYK

Expense ratio: FTXG 0.60%; IYK 0.37%, better
Fund size: FTXG $32M; IYK $1.37B
1Y total return: FTXG +14.4%; IYK +21.3%, better
Yield (12M): FTXG 2.35%; IYK 2.39%, better
Holdings: FTXG 31; IYK 56
Avg volume (30D): FTXG 27.8K sh; IYK 339K sh, better
NAV per share: FTXG $22.84; IYK $78.06
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for FTXG, IYK, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	FTXG	IYK
Cost30% weight	F22	C46Higher
Mission25% weight	A76	Not scored
Risk15% weight	D31	B68Higher
Tradability15% weight	D34	A84Higher
Holdings10% weight	B64Higher	F20
Durability5% weight	C42	A72Higher

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. FTXG and IYK are both graded against the same 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Category · 12 funds

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IYK ranks 4th and FTXG 10th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 83
Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 68
Rank 4BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFScore 56
Rank 5CKXIiShares Global Consumer Staples ETFScore 54
Rank 9DPSLInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETFScore 37
Rank 10DFTXGFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETFScore 33
Rank 11DPBJInvesco Food & Beverage ETFScore 32

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FTXGDFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

IYKBiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

In short

FTXG FTXG 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.

IYK A 2000-vintage staples fund: one of the first US sector ETFs ever listed, now tracking a Russell 1000 index that caps its biggest names and reaches past the S&P 500 into mid-cap staples. The wider net costs 0.37%.

Stated mandate

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

IYK The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. equities in the consumer staples sector, providing diversified exposure to U.S. food, beverage, and household-goods producers.

Why people hold it

FTXG 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

IYK Listed June 12, 2000, one of the original iShares US sector funds: a quarter-century of staples exposure across multiple market cycles.ishares.com
Built on a Russell 1000 staples index, so the bench runs deeper than the S&P 500 universe that feeds XLP. Mid-cap food, beverage and household-goods names get a seat.ishares.com ssga.com
The index uses RIC capping, trimming the largest positions so no single staples giant swallows the portfolio.lseg.com
Upper half of its staples peer group, a billion-dollar-plus fund that distributes quarterly.

Worth knowing

FTXG 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.

IYK 0.37%, with no fee waiver in place. Near the category median, but well above the index heavyweights: XLP at 0.08%, FSTA at 0.084%, VDC at 0.09%.
About 50 holdings, cap-weighted. The capping rules shave the top rather than spreading weight evenly, so a few household names carry much of the fund.
Trades moderately, with a thinner tape than the largest funds in the staples aisle.

Full FTXG profile⁠

Full IYK profile⁠

FTXG vs IYK Holdings

How FTXG and IYK differ

Overlap by weight

34.9%

Shared holdings make up 96.2% of FTXG and 39.4% of IYK.

Level by level

Sector6 Sectors0.0%
Holdings24 in both34.9%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in FTXG and IYK, widest gap first
Sector	More in FTXGMore in IYK	FTXG	IYK
Consumer Staples	FTXG +97.1 points	97.1%	0.0%
Food Bevg Tobacco	IYK +58.2 points	0.0%	58.2%
Household & Personal Prod	IYK +21.8 points	0.0%	21.8%
Health Care Equipment & Services	IYK +13.5 points	0.0%	13.5%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	IYK +6.5 points	0.0%	6.5%
Materials	FTXG +2.9 points	2.9%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FTXG and IYK, widest gap first
Country	More in FTXGMore in IYK	FTXG	IYK
United States	Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

FTXG61.0%
IYK68.1%

Securities held

FTXG30
IYK53

Asset class

FTXG: Equity
IYK: Equity

Holdings

Only in FTXG6
In both24
Only in IYK29

Only in FTXG

6 securities, 3.7% of FTXG by weight

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.1.00%
The Marzetti Company0.70%
National Beverage Corp.0.58%
The Vita Coco Company, Inc.0.52%
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.0.47%
Corteva Inc.0.41%

Only in IYK

29 securities, 60.3% of IYK by weight

Procter & Gamble13.81%
Philip Morris International11.98%
Altria Group Inc4.59%
Mckesson Corp4.19%
Cvs Health4.00%
Colgate-Palmolive3.07%
Cencora2.64%
Cardinal Health2.53%
Vylor2.10%
Sysco1.71%
Kroger1.60%
Kenvue1.58%
Kimberly Clark1.54%
Church and Dwight Inc1.09%
Caseys General Stores Inc1.08%
Performance Food Group0.64%
Clorox0.46%
Conagra Brands0.30%
Molson Coors Brewing Class B0.26%
Celsius Holdings0.21%
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc0.20%
Jbs N V NV Class A0.18%
Albertsons Company Class A0.18%
Post Holdings0.14%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc0.06%
Brown Forman Class A0.05%
Pilgrims Pride Corp0.05%
Seaboard0.04%
Smithfield Foods0.04%

Weight gaps

All 24 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FTXG and IYK, widest gap first
Holding	More in FTXGMore in IYK	FTXG	IYK
The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC	FTXG +7.00 points	7.90%	0.90%
Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ	FTXG +5.49 points	8.72%	3.23%
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO	IYK +4.55 points	8.84%	13.39%
Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM	FTXG +4.33 points	5.92%	1.59%
Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A)TSN	FTXG +3.63 points	4.31%	0.68%
Constellation Brands, Inc. (Class A)STZ	FTXG +3.44 points	4.32%	0.88%
The J.M. Smucker CompanySJM	FTXG +3.19 points	3.78%	0.59%
The Hershey CompanyHSY	FTXG +2.88 points	3.91%	1.03%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP	FTXG +2.69 points	4.69%	2.00%
General Mills, Inc.GIS	FTXG +2.68 points	3.47%	0.79%
Darling Ingredients Inc.DAR	FTXG +2.56 points	2.94%	0.38%
Brown-Forman CorporationBF.B	FTXG +2.56 points	2.73%	0.17%
US Foods Holding Corp.USFD	FTXG +2.34 points	3.32%	0.98%
The Campbell's CompanyCPB	FTXG +2.30 points	2.48%	0.18%
Hormel Foods CorporationHRL	FTXG +2.22 points	2.49%	0.27%
McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC	FTXG +2.18 points	2.70%	0.52%
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.COKE	FTXG +2.13 points	2.64%	0.51%
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.LW	FTXG +2.02 points	2.33%	0.31%
Ingredion IncorporatedINGR	FTXG +1.62 points	1.88%	0.26%
Bunge Global S.A.BG	FTXG +1.61 points	2.16%	0.55%
Primo Brands Corporation (Class A)PRMB	FTXG +1.54 points	1.77%	0.23%
Monster Beverage CorporationMNST	FTXG +1.45 points	4.29%	2.84%
PepsiCo, Inc.PEP	FTXG +1.13 points	8.15%	7.02%
Freshpet, Inc.FRPT	FTXG +0.37 points	0.51%	0.14%

All 30 FTXG holdings⁠All 53 IYK holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FTXG vs IYK Cost

Overpaying FTXG vs IYK

$4,304

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

FTXG 0.60%
$11,817
IYK 0.37%
$7,513

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

FTXG 0.60%
IYK 0.37%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	FTXG	IYK	Overpaying
10	$1,076	$670	$406
20	$4,116	$2,590	$1,526
30	$11,817	$7,513	$4,304

Expense ratio

0.60%FTXG
0.37%IYK, cheaper

IYK0.37%FTXG0.60%

0.08%0.63%

Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
Median 0.38%

IYK 6th cheapest of 12 funds

FTXG 9th cheapest of 12 funds

FTXG vs IYK Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): FTXG 2.35%; IYK 2.39%, better
Payout (12M): FTXG $0.55; IYK $1.89
Last payment: FTXG $0.13; IYK $0.44
Ex-dividend: FTXG Sep 24, 2026; IYK Sep 15, 2026
Paid on: FTXG Sep 30, 2026; IYK Sep 18, 2026
Frequency: FTXG Quarterly; IYK Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FTXGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll FTXG payments⁠

IYKQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IYK payments⁠

FTXG vs IYK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

FTXG
IYK

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: FTXG 14.0%IYK 13.9%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: FTXG −0.03IYK 0.52, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: FTXG −21.7%IYK −15.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: FTXG 0.48IYK 0.48; Market = 1

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