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First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG)

Consumer Defensive | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
21.91 USD +0.03 (0.135%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 11:05 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:28 a.m. EDT

The First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF is currently trapped in a downtrend, trading well below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. This technical weakness is compounded by a multi-year price trajectory showing a cumulative decline of nearly 10%, indicating that the market has consistently reassessed the sector's quality downward over time. While the underlying business likely possesses stable fundamentals, the price action suggests investors are pricing in structural headwinds or a failure to generate growth relative to peers. The 2.6% dividend yield provides some income, but it is insufficient to offset the capital loss risk inherent in a security trading below its long-term average. With no recent news catalysts to spark a reversal and a statistical model predicting a slight further dip over the next month, the prudent approach is to wait for clearer signs of stabilization before adding to positions.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.024209
AutoARIMA0.024926
AutoETS0.024927
MSTL0.025644

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 20.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.070
Excess Kurtosis -0.30
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 21.59

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:28 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is negligible and non-directional. The sparse open interest suggests a lack of meaningful bets on either side, with no significant concentration at strikes implying a specific near-term catalyst or fear.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.62% 2.51% 2.62% 2.68%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.134 0.619825
2026-06-25 0.129 0.577672
2026-03-26 0.089 0.408294
2025-12-12 0.195 0.905965
2025-09-25 0.162 0.763503
2025-06-26 0.161 0.732151
2025-03-27 0.096 0.408511
2024-12-13 0.197 0.820321
2024-09-26 0.164 0.643390
2024-06-27 0.183 0.778922
2024-03-21 0.091 0.370370
2023-12-22 0.197 0.822891
2023-09-22 0.668 2.766046
2023-06-27 0.108 0.409106
2023-03-24 0.063 0.239271
2022-12-23 0.145 0.531915
2022-09-23 0.100 0.394633
2022-06-24 0.075 0.289799
2022-03-25 0.087 0.322760
2021-12-23 0.152 0.602219
2021-09-23 0.104 0.429309
2021-06-24 0.088 0.346184
2021-03-25 0.050 0.197472
2020-12-24 0.106 0.454740
2020-09-24 0.093 0.461310
2020-06-25 0.068 0.357218
2020-03-26 0.046 0.268849
2019-12-13 0.092 0.428645
2019-09-25 0.055 0.258702
2019-06-14 0.084 0.404235
2019-03-21 0.047 0.239308
2018-12-18 0.097 0.500516
2018-09-14 0.063 0.315300
2018-06-21 0.046 0.231972
2018-03-22 0.041 0.210494
2017-12-21 0.119 0.572115
2017-09-21 0.066 0.335025
2017-06-22 0.090 0.442696
2017-03-23 0.049 0.236486
2016-12-21 0.060 0.300135
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-03-31
dividendYield 2.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 29.66
All Time Low 15.067
Ask 22.85
Ask Size 37
Average Daily Volume10 Day 34,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 19,468
Average Volume 19,468
Average Volume10Days 34,700
Beta3 Year 0.46
Bid 16.64
Bid Size 2
Category Consumer Defensive
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 21.91
Day Low 21.91
Display Name Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
Dividend Date 1,490,918,400
Dividend Yield 2.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.0149419
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 22.46148
Fifty Day Average Change -0.55147934
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.024552228
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.3898492
Fifty Two Week High 23.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.040001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08517749
Fifty Two Week Low 20.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4799995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.072442465
Fifty Two Week Range 20.43 - 23.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,476,106,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0020108998
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.029499054
Fullday Change Percent 0.13481891
Fullday Price 21.91
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,474,329,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies comprising the food and beverage sector that have been selected based upon their liquidity and ranking. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_374010002
Nav Price 21.77
Net Assets 23,171,764.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 21.91
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 21.8805
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.029499054
Regular Market Change Percent 0.13481891
Regular Market Day High 21.91
Regular Market Day Low 21.91
Regular Market Day Range 21.91 - 21.91
Regular Market Open 21.91
Regular Market Previous Close 21.8805
Regular Market Price 21.91
Regular Market Time 1,791,990,313
Regular Market Volume 1,304
Short Name First Trust Nasdaq Food & Bever
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTXG
Three Year Average Return 0.027715499
Total Assets 23,171,764
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 21.587442
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -4.71793
Trailing Three Month Returns -4.71793
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.408936
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.4989357
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.022265034
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,304
Yield 0.025999999
Ytd Return 2.29542