First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXG

Market cap $18.6M

As the U.S. government shutdown deepens economic uncertainty, investors may turn to consumer staples ETFs like XLP, FTXG and PBJ for stability.

FTXG holds 30 U.S. Food & Beverage stocks selected for their size, profitability, and momentum characteristics. Its expense ratio is 0.60% and the ETF has $28 million in assets. FTXG's Index applies the same screens as Indexes tracking completely different industries, including banks, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. As such, these screens don't always make sense. My analysis reveals FTXG scores below average on the quality and momentum factors compared to peers like PBJ, PSL, RSPS, and XLP.

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