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About First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
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Inception date
Sep 20, 2016
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
FTXG is a liquidity-selected fund of 30 US food & beverage companies. These companies include brewers, distillers and vintners, manufacturers, distributors and packagers of food and beverage products, and companies that grow crops or raise livestock, operate fisheries or own nontobacco plantations. The 30 selected constituents are then ranked and weighted on three different factors: 1) strong growth, as exhibited by 3, 6, 9, and 12-month average price returns, 2) attractive value, evaluated by cash-flow-to-price, and 3) low volatility, based on historical price fluctuations.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Process Industries
Stocks99.97%
Consumer Non-Durables83.97%
Process Industries13.43%
Distribution Services2.57%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.03%
Cash0.03%
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
FTXG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 83.97% stocks, and Process Industries, with 13.43% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FTXG top holdings are Mondelez International, Inc. Class A and Coca-Cola Company, occupying 8.60% and 8.29% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FTXG last dividends amounted to 0.10 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.20 USD in dividends, which shows a 104.05% decrease.
FTXG assets under management is 30.45 M USD. It's fallen 13.54% over the last month.
FTXG fund flows account for −9.66 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, FTXG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.87%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.10 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FTXG shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Sep 20, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
FTXG expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FTXG follows the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FTXG invests in stocks.
FTXG price has fallen by −0.84% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −6.37% decrease. See more dynamics on FTXG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.31% over the last month, showed a −6.09% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −5.34% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.31% over the last month, showed a −6.09% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −5.34% in a year.
FTXG trades at a premium (0.16%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.