First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG)Consumer Defensive | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
64.26 USD
+0.51
(0.796%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT
The fund is currently exhibiting strong relative strength, trading near its 52-week high while the broader market faces headwinds, which aligns perfectly with the defensive nature of consumer staples. However, the underlying business quality shows signs of fatigue: the asset is currently in a trailing year of decline, and the nine-year trajectory reveals a pattern of volatility rather than consistent compounding, with three years of negative performance scattered throughout the history. While the recent price action suggests institutional buying for safety, the lack of multi-year momentum growth limits the upside potential for aggressive capital. On the income side, the yield is modest and inconsistent, fluctuating significantly from quarter to quarter, which prevents it from being a reliable income vehicle despite the headline percentage. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.040467 |
| AutoETS | 0.040467 |
| AutoTheta | 0.040519 |
| MSTL | 0.041261 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 0.61 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.193 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 17.16 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.48% | 2.47% | 2.05% | 1.87% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67.9 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 13,770 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 14,173 |
| Average Volume | 14,173 |
| Average Volume10Days | 13,770 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.52 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Category | Consumer Defensive |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 64.8301 |
| Day Low | 64.2196 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.45 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.7453856 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 62.2032 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.0568008 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.033065837 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 2.5043845 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 69.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.239998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07539565 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 59.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.590004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07692315 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 59.67 - 69.5 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,803,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0479252 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| 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 | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34336427 |
| Nav Price | 63.78 |
| Net Assets | 225,321,808.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.63 |
| Open | 64.7 |
| Previous Close | 63.7525 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.507504 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.796053 |
| Regular Market Day High | 64.8301 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 64.2196 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 64.2196 - 64.8301 |
| Regular Market Open | 64.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 63.7525 |
| Regular Market Price | 64.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,791 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,453 |
| Short Name | First Trust Cons. Staples Alpha |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FXG |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.025959201 |
| Total Assets | 225,321,808 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 17.157112 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.44166 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.44166 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 63.2512 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.0088005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.015949111 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 4,453 |
| Yield | 0.024500001 |
| Ytd Return | 4.18411 |