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First TrustConsumer DefensiveFXG · NYSE Arca

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)

Price
$61.84
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$202.2M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.63%
Category 0.74%
Yield
2.18%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
4.3%-4.8%
Category 9.1%
5Y CAGR
3.4%-1.7%
Category 5.1%
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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

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

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+7.0%-3.8%-2.8%+3.5%+2.5%+4.3%+3.4%+4.9%+7.7%
Consumer Defensive average9.5%2.8%4.6%13.7%14.9%9.1%5.1%7.0%7.9%
Difference-2.6%-6.5%-7.4%-10.2%-12.4%-4.8%-1.7%-2.1%-0.2%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 40.5% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
INGRIngredion Inc4.59%
FRPTFreshpet Inc4.41%
PPCPilgrims Pride Corp4.36%
JBSJBS NV Ordinary Shares - Class A4.32%
GISGeneral Mills Inc4.19%
MKCMcCormick & Co Inc Ordinary Shares (Non Voting)4.17%
SEBSeaboard Corp4.01%
COKECoca-Cola Consolidated Inc3.60%
SFDSmithfield Foods Inc3.50%
CAHCardinal Health Inc3.40%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
14.6
P/B
1.9
P/S
0.6
P/CF
8.8

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

5sectors
  1. Consumer staples84.3%
  2. Consumer discretionary5.7%
  3. Health care5.2%
  4. Industrials4.0%
  5. Materials0.8%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.9%
  • Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Consumer Defensive
Ticker
FXG
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
8 May 2007 (19.5 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.63% (category 0.74%)
Holdings turnover
95% (category 26%)
Distribution yield
2.18%
Beta, 3 years
0.55
Total net assets
$202.2M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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