First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)Consumer Defensive | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
62.20 USD
+0.47
(0.755%)
⇧
(Oct. 16, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:58 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is muted due to significant downward momentum; the price has drifted below both the fifty-day and two-hundred-day averages, indicating a lack of near-term buying pressure. While the statistical forecast model suggests a slight negative lean for the coming month, this technical weakness does not reflect the underlying business quality. Over the long term, the fund offers a solid hold case driven by its exposure to consumer staples, a sector known for defensive characteristics and stable cash flows, though the current price action suggests the market is currently discounting these qualities. The income component provides a moderate yield that is attractive relative to many growth assets but lacks the aggressive compounding potential of top-tier dividend growers. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.038519 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.039271 |
| AutoETS | 0.039272 |
| MSTL | 0.041396 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 96.17 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.069 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.75 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 15.67 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.56% | 2.05% | 2.12% | 1.91% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 0.326 | 0.555272 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.298 | 0.478869 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.296 | 0.472466 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.339 | 0.545542 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.597 | 0.970101 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.517 | 0.821417 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.262 | 0.404571 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.330 | 0.488382 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.322 | 0.476402 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.338 | 0.522977 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.100 | 0.147319 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.306 | 0.491487 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.205 | 0.333876 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.184 | 0.297206 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.192 | 0.318884 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.544 | 0.856288 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.265 | 0.452605 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.141 | 0.227750 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.200 | 0.313725 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.220 | 0.364842 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.217 | 0.384207 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.208 | 0.365104 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.208 | 0.366262 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.182 | 0.353948 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.145 | 0.308642 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.206 | 0.452151 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.194 | 0.488542 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.258 | 0.530319 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.203 | 0.422477 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.187 | 0.399914 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.168 | 0.372506 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.158 | 0.362968 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.562 | 1.168156 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.179 | 0.377319 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.073 | 0.159007 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.221 | 0.454545 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.125 | 0.273883 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.137 | 0.297826 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.170 | 0.368204 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.150 | 0.325591 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.125 | 0.271091 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.359 | 0.762208 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.150 | 0.328587 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.150 | 0.333407 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.115 | 0.270525 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.094 | 0.207873 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.385 | 0.870253 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.112 | 0.258601 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.097 | 0.249101 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.221 | 0.557799 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.098 | 0.269675 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.106 | 0.299350 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.100 | 0.297796 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.084 | 0.274869 |
| 2013-03-21 | 0.049 | 0.164209 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.342 | 1.339076 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.130 | 0.550847 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.124 | 0.520790 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.056 | 0.226446 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.127 | 0.606205 |
| 2010-06-22 | 0.092 | 0.499457 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.083 | 0.470255 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.112 | 0.766598 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.142 | 1.045655 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.109 | 0.629330 |
| 2007-12-21 | 0.112 | 0.576725 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 70.29 |
| All Time Low | 12.08 |
| Ask | 62.19 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 10,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 12,556 |
| Average Volume | 12,556 |
| Average Volume10Days | 10,540 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.55 |
| Bid | 62.13 |
| Bid Size | 2,600 |
| Category | Consumer Defensive |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 62.2799 |
| Day Low | 61.97 |
| Display Name | Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund |
| Dividend Yield | 2.18 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.9692671 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 62.4622 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.26589966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0042569693 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.3854375 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 69.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.3036995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1050892 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 57.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.9062996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08563972 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 57.29 - 69.5 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,803,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0360221 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.2949028 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.47772935 |
| Fullday Price | 62.1963 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,178,582,400 |
| 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 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000® Index in the consumer staples sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX® selection methodology. |
| Long Name | First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34336427 |
| Nav Price | 62.19 |
| Net Assets | 202,157,744.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.63 |
| Open | 62.04 |
| Previous Close | 61.7301 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.466202 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.755226 |
| Regular Market Day High | 62.2799 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 61.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 61.97 - 62.2799 |
| Regular Market Open | 62.04 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 61.7301 |
| Regular Market Price | 62.1963 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,175,888 |
| Regular Market Volume | 13,652 |
| Short Name | First Trust Cons. Staples Alpha |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FXG |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.044929698 |
| Total Assets | 202,157,744 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 15.669467 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -7.2049 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -7.2049 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 63.59525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3989487 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.021997692 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 13,652 |
| Yield | 0.0218 |
| Ytd Return | -3.32226 |