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First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXG

Market cap $17.6M

22.05 USD

+0.05

0.23%

At close Updated Sep 22, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

22.15

+0.10

0.45%

1 day

0.23%

5 days

-2.52%

1 month

-6.65%

3 months

0.82%

6 months

1.85%

Year to date

5.35%

1 year

2.13%

5 years

-8.96%

10 years

10.19%

Consumer Staples

News

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 28.6%

Neutral 71.4%

Negative 0%

The Motley Fool

Better Consumer Staples ETF: the iShares IYK vs. First Trust's Food and Beverage-Focused FTXG

The iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF offers significantly higher assets under management (AUM) and a lower expense ratio than the First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF. The First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF focuses narrowly on the food industry, whereas the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF provides broader exposure to household products and healthcare.

Better Consumer Staples ETF: the iShares IYK vs. First Trust's Food and Beverage-Focused FTXG

Q2 2026 U.S. Retail Preview: Broadline Retail Drives Growth

The U.S. consumer remains resilient enough to support earnings growth, but that resilience is increasingly concentrated. The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q2 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 67.0% growth over last year's levels. Of the 185 retailers tracked by LSEG, the Broadline Retail sector, representing a wide variety of consumer goods, is headed for the highest earnings growth rate in the second quarter, recording a 231.1% surge over last year's level.

Q2 2026 U.S. Retail Preview: Broadline Retail Drives Growth

The Motley Fool

VDC vs. FTXG: Which Defensive ETF Is the Better Buy?

VDC carries a significantly lower expense ratio than FTXG. VDC holds over 100 securities, while FTXG maintains a concentrated portfolio of 30 stocks.

VDC vs. FTXG: Which Defensive ETF Is the Better Buy?

The Motley Fool

PBJ vs. FTXG: How Have These Two Food & Beverage ETFs Stacked Up Against One Another (And the S&P 500?)

Invesco Food & Beverage ETF manages significantly more assets and has a longer operational history than First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF provides a higher dividend yield but has experienced greater historical volatility Both funds concentrate heavily on the consumer defensive sector and share identical holdings counts

PBJ vs. FTXG: How Have These Two Food & Beverage ETFs Stacked Up Against One Another (And the S&P 500?)

Mid-Year 2026 U.S. Retail/Restaurant Outlook

The LSEG Retail/Restaurant Index reported Q1 2026 earnings growth of 27.2%. Retail earnings in the first quarter of 2026 received a significant boost from a historic tax refund season, reinforcing consumer spending at a time when the labor market remained resilient. Q2 2026 earnings are currently expected to mark the weakest growth rate of the year, with consensus forecasts calling for a gradual improvement during the second half of the year.

Mid-Year 2026 U.S. Retail/Restaurant Outlook

Zacks Investment Research

Bet on Fourth of July Celebrations With These ETFs

July 4 travel is set to stay strong despite inflation and high gas prices. These ETFs could benefit from holiday spending trends.

Bet on Fourth of July Celebrations With These ETFs

The Motley Fool

iShares vs. First Trust ETFs: Which Consumer Staples ETF Is the Better Buy and Hold?

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF provides exposure to a broader array of 54 holdings compared to the more concentrated 30 positions found in First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF The iShares fund carries a lower expense ratio of 0.38% and has significantly larger assets under management at $1.3 billion compared to the $22.9 million held by the First Trust fund First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF offers a higher dividend yield of 2.80% but has experienced a steeper maximum drawdown of 21.7% over the last five years

iShares vs. First Trust ETFs: Which Consumer Staples ETF Is the Better Buy and Hold?

From Field to Shelf: The ETF Response to Volatile Food Prices

As we venture toward the halfway point of 2026, the headline narrative for consumer food prices is one of stabilizing moderation. However, this masks a sharp structural divergence under the surface that potentially has implications for ETFs tracking different cross-sections of the consumer food space.

From Field to Shelf: The ETF Response to Volatile Food Prices

The Motley Fool

FTXG vs. PBJ: Same Pantry, Same Fee, but the 5-Year Returns Tell a Different Story

Invesco Food & Beverage ETF has provided higher total returns over the last five years compared to First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF. First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF offers a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield.

FTXG vs. PBJ: Same Pantry, Same Fee, but the 5-Year Returns Tell a Different Story

The Motley Fool

FSTA vs. FTXG: Which Consumer Staples ETF Is the Better Buy?

FSTA offers a much lower expense ratio and greater diversification than FTXG. FSTA has posted stronger recent returns and a shallower five-year drawdown.

FSTA vs. FTXG: Which Consumer Staples ETF Is the Better Buy?

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