First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXG

Market cap $24.1M

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

XLP has nearly doubled FTXG's price return within the last 12 months. FTXG has lagged compared to XLP in both recent returns and five-year growth.

FTXG charges a nearly identical fee to PBJ but offers a higher dividend yield. PBJ has a significantly higher five-year return.

RSPS charges a lower expense ratio and has gathered more assets under management than FTXG. FTXG offers a slightly higher dividend yield but has lagged RSPS on one-year and five-year returns.