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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)

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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

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Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-4.1%	-2.2%	-3.0%	+3.3%	-1.7%	+1.7%	+3.7%	+4.8%	+7.7%
Consumer Defensive average	-2.6%	-2.1%	-0.3%	7.8%	3.1%	4.9%	4.2%	6.8%	6.9%
Difference	-1.5%	-0.1%	-2.7%	-4.6%	-4.8%	-3.2%	-0.6%	-1.9%	+0.8%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 41.4% of the fund.

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
GIS	General Mills Inc	4.79%
FRPT	Freshpet Inc	4.78%
JBS	JBS NV Ordinary Shares - Class A	4.59%
PPC	Pilgrims Pride Corp	4.51%
INGR	Ingredion Inc	4.42%
MKC	McCormick & Co Inc Ordinary Shares (Non Voting)	4.35%
SFD	Smithfield Foods Inc	3.65%
SEB	Seaboard Corp	3.54%
CPB	The Campbell's Co	3.44%
COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc	3.31%

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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