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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)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.040467
AutoETS0.040467
AutoTheta0.040519
MSTL0.041261

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

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 2.47% 2.05% 1.87%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.45

Info Dump

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