First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)
| Assets | $288.59M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.63% |
| PE Ratio | 14.38 |
| Shares Out | 4.55M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.43 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.26% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 32.56% |
| Volume | 19,215 |
| Open | 63.23 |
| Previous Close | 63.14 |
| Day's Range | 62.70 - 63.25 |
| 52-Week Low | 60.65 |
| 52-Week High | 70.29 |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| Holdings | 41 |
| Inception Date | May 8, 2007 |
About FXG
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the StrataQuant Consumer Staples index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US consumer staples stocks. The underlying index uses multi-factor selection and tiered equal-weighting. FXG was launched on May 8, 2007 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
40.91% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Kraft Heinz Company | KHC | 4.56% |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | PPC | 4.38% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. | CASY | 4.25% |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company | TAP | 4.23% |
| Bunge Global SA | BG | 4.13% |
| McKesson Corporation | MCK | 4.03% |
| Cencora, Inc. | COR | 4.02% |
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | SFM | 3.96% |
| Performance Food Group Company | PFGC | 3.86% |
| Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | REYN | 3.49% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.5171 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.262 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.3295 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.3221 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.3377 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.0998 | Mar 28, 2024 |
Performance
FXG had a total return of -2.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.25%.
News
FXG: Consumer Staples Dashboard For August
Monthly article series includes industry metrics in consumer staples. The sector is undervalued relative to 11-year averages. Household products are the most undervalued subsector. Focus on FXG, a con...
U.S. Retail Earnings Update - August 13, 2024
To date, 145 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 73% of the index. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies i...
FXG: How To Play Defense With Value In Mind
FXG tracks the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index, which has a labyrinthine multi-step methodology designed to select top consumer staples plays from the Russell 1000. With 40 equities in the portfoli...
U.S. Retailers Ramp Up Black Friday Deals
40% of the online merchandise for U.S. retailers is on sale as we enter Black Friday week of 2022. The average percent discount in November is 36.3%; this has come down from the YTD levels of 37.6% an...
FXG: Consumer Staples Dashboard For November
Food and household products are close to their historical baseline in valuation and quality. Staple/food retail is the most overvalued subsector.
Retail Outlook: Who Will Be In The Driver's Seat This Holiday Season?
The mismatch between supply and demand within the retail space has reversed in advance of this year's holiday shopping season. Higher prices that retailers have successfully implemented since the pand...
Core Retail Sales Post A Strong Gain In August
Retail sales and food services spending rose 0.7 percent in August following a 1.8 percent drop in July. The three-month annualized growth rate is -0.9 percent though the level of sales is still well ...
Best And Worst Q3 2020: Consumer Non-Cyclicals ETFs And Mutual Funds
Best And Worst Q3 2020: Consumer Non-Cyclicals ETFs And Mutual Funds
Pandemic germ-killer stocks rally, but consumer staples ETFs underperform
Consumer staples exchange-traded funds underperformed Friday, even as personal hygiene products notched some of the biggest gains of the S&P 500 SPX, +0.00% .