FTXG vs. FXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) to First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX (FXG)
FTXG

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXG Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.18

Average Daily Volume

11,170

Number of Holdings *

29

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
FXG

First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX

FXG Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the StrataQuant(R) Consumer Staples Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the consumer staples sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$66.08

Average Daily Volume

21,010

Number of Holdings *

39

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTXG FXG
30 Days -4.47% -2.14%
60 Days -4.54% -2.94%
90 Days -1.62% -0.32%
12 Months 7.98% 12.99%
20 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTXG Weight in FXG Overlap
ADM F 7.52% 3.98% 3.98%
BG F 3.61% 3.75% 3.61%
COKE D 1.57% 0.74% 0.74%
CPB D 1.89% 0.82% 0.82%
CTVA A 4.31% 1.79% 1.79%
FLO F 0.69% 0.83% 0.69%
GIS D 3.85% 2.38% 2.38%
HRL F 2.31% 2.49% 2.31%
HSY F 3.83% 1.6% 1.6%
INGR C 2.45% 4.17% 2.45%
KDP F 2.85% 1.52% 1.52%
KHC D 7.15% 3.29% 3.29%
KO D 7.54% 1.57% 1.57%
MDLZ D 7.91% 0.8% 0.8%
POST D 1.68% 3.25% 1.68%
SJM F 2.42% 3.23% 2.42%
STZ F 4.06% 2.33% 2.33%
TAP D 4.07% 4.08% 4.07%
TSN D 3.73% 1.7% 1.7%
USFD B 2.1% 1.73% 1.73%
FTXG Overweight 9 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
PEP D 8.08%
MNST C 3.8%
CAG D 3.61%
K A 3.24%
MKC C 2.09%
CALM B 0.64%
BRBR A 0.59%
FIZZ B 0.52%
JJSF C 0.5%
FTXG Underweight 19 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
PPC A -4.54%
DAR B -4.54%
PFGC B -4.47%
LW B -4.14%
CVS F -3.87%
ACI C -3.38%
KR A -3.36%
FRPT D -3.34%
SPB C -3.25%
MO A -2.76%
CASY A -2.71%
CL F -2.34%
REYN F -2.24%
GO F -2.11%
COR A -1.75%
SAM C -1.74%
CLX B -0.84%
SYY D -0.83%
KMB D -0.81%
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