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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

FXG
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
May 8, 2007
Expense Ratio
0.63%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$7,472,017
AUM
$644,805,122
Associated Index
StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

BG
Bunge Ltd.
4.97%
CASY
Casey`s General Stores, Inc.
4.84%
CELH
Celsius Holdings Inc
4.77%
PPC
Pilgrim`s Pride Corp.
4.50%
ADM
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
4.32%
TSN
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
4.25%
COR
Cencora Inc.
4.10%
INGR
Ingredion Inc
3.99%
CVS
CVS Health Corp
3.49%
MCK
Mckesson Corporation
3.49%
Invest with FXG

What is FXG?

The First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded Fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield before fees and expenses of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index.

ETFs related toFXG

ETFs correlated to FXG include PBJ, RSPS, FTXG

FXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
PBJ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
RSPS
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
FTXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
IYK
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF
FSTA
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF
VDC
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
PSL
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF
XLP
SSgA Active Trust - Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
SPLV
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
FVD
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

FXG is a US Equities ETF. The First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded Fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield before fees and expenses of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index.

FXG tracks the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index.

No, FXG is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, FXG is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on FXG is -0.0139%. This is the percent change in the value of FXG over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FXG is -0.0014%. This is the percent change in the value of FXG over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FXG for the past year is 0.1294%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to FXG include XLI, XLY, and XLV.

ETFs correlated to FXG include PBJ, RSPS, and FTXG.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FXG include DXD, SDOW, and DOG.

Disclaimers

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