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About First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX
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Inception date
May 8, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FXG aims to pick winners in the US consumer staples sector, instead of going for market-like exposure. Its quant-based model weeds out underperforming stocks in the Russell 1000 using value and growth screeners. The chosen stocks are then weighted using a tiered equal-weighting scheme. FXGs resulting basket can show some significant cap-tilts and sector biases. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Retail Trade
Process Industries
Stocks99.80%
Consumer Non-Durables59.23%
Retail Trade15.45%
Process Industries11.46%
Distribution Services9.87%
Transportation3.78%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.20%
Mutual fund0.20%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FXG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 59.23% stocks, and Retail Trade, with 15.45% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FXG top holdings are Kraft Heinz Company and Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B, occupying 4.51% and 4.35% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FXG last dividends amounted to 0.52 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.26 USD in dividends, which shows a 49.33% increase.
FXG assets under management is 285.85 M USD. It's fallen 4.82% over the last month.
FXG fund flows account for −112.73 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FXG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.27%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.52 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FXG shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on May 8, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
FXG expense ratio is 0.63% meaning you'd have to pay 0.63% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FXG follows the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FXG invests in stocks.
FXG price has fallen by −1.19% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −4.48% decrease. See more dynamics on FXG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −0.21% over the last month, showed a −2.06% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −2.65% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −0.21% over the last month, showed a −2.06% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −2.65% in a year.
FXG trades at a premium (0.07%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.