First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. The FXG ETF contains 42 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $58.89 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 1.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.63% |
| Average spread | 0.051% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.681% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -0.0% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | -5.1% | 4.0% | -1.4% | -9.2% | 3.6% | -3.2% | ||
| 2021 | 1.5% | 0.4% | 9.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | -3.7% | -1.4% | 2.2% | -1.6% | 2.2% | -0.4% | 8.4% | 20.6% |
| 2020 | -4.5% | -8.9% | -7.6% | 11.2% | 5.3% | -1.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | -3.1% | -1.3% | 8.2% | 0.9% | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.9% | 3.1% | 3.6% | -7.0% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | -1.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 19.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -5.2% | -1.7% | -0.6% | -3.2% | 4.8% | -1.4% | 3.3% | -1.1% | -0.3% | 0.5% | -9.9% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | 2.3% | -0.9% | 2.8% | -2.2% | -0.4% | 1.8% | -1.2% | -1.0% | -0.4% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 7.9% |
| 2016 | -2.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 1.4% | -1.9% | -3.3% | -0.8% | -4.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | 6.6% | -0.5% | -2.6% | 3.4% | -1.9% | 3.8% | -5.0% | -3.2% | 4.8% | -0.3% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| 2014 | -4.1% | 6.2% | 1.8% | -0.2% | 6.7% | 1.9% | -5.3% | 4.7% | -0.8% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | 4.0% | 9.2% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7.7% | -3.2% | 2.5% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 36.5% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | 4.2% | 2.0% | -0.7% | -4.7% | 3.6% | -3.9% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 9.2% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | -1.1% | -2.0% | -3.1% | -6.0% | 5.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 13.1% |
| 5.9% | 18.5% | 25.6% | 21.9% | 6.5% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 2.0% | -23.0% | 21.4% | 25.1% | 11.6% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.61 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.85 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.73 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.82 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.56 | 0.16 | 0.97 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.78 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.74 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.53 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.34 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.47 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.18 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.02 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Top 0 Weights | 0.00% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| FXG | IHE | KXI | PBJ | VDC | XLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund | iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF | PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio ETF | Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares | iShares | Invesco | Vanguard | SPDR |
| Price | $58.89 | $170.275 | $53.82 | $43.51 | $175.18 | $67.87 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.63% |  0.42% | 0.43% | 0.63% | 0.1% | 0.12% |
| Average Spread | 0.051% | 0.070% | 0.204% | 0.115% | 0.034% | 0.015% |
| AUM | $265,919,000 | $338,229,000 | $568,540,000 | $97,978,200 | $5,589,260,000 | $11,233,100,000 |
| Shares | 4,515,517 | 1,986,374 | 10,563,722 | 2,251,855 | 31,905,785 | 165,508,772 |
| Average Daily Volume | 102,669 | 10,990 | 84,356 | 73,030 | 235,423 | 12,318,597 |
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| Inception Date | 2007-05-08 | 2006-05-01 | 2006-09-12 | 2005-06-23 | 2004-01-26 | 1998-12-16 |
| Index Tracked | StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index | DJ US Select / Pharmaceutical | S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples (Sector) Capped Index | Dynamic Food & Beverage Intellidex Index | MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index | S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector Index |
| Category | Consumer Staples Equities | Health & Biotech Equities | Consumer Staples Equities | Consumer Staples Equities | Consumer Staples Equities | Consumer Staples Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.826 | $3.186 | $1.372 | $0.431 | $4.352 | $1.821 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.014% | 0.019% | 0.025% | 0.010% | 0.025% | 0.027% |
| Number of Holdings | 42 | 47 | 90 | 29 | 96 | 32 |
| YTD Return | -3.93% | -13.59% | -16.01% | -2.68% | -10.85% | -10.34% |
| Beta | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
| Upside Beta | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.24 |
| Downside Beta | -0.01 | 0.09 | -0.02 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| Volatility 1Y | 16.93% | 17.50% | 15.91% | 17.06% | 17.02% | 17.16% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.06 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.47 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |