FXGFirst Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2007
Annual Cost
0.63%
#3,330 of 5,854 · average
Fund Size
$225M
#2,262 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+3.3%
Track Record
19 years
#475 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,189+1.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index enhanced
Sector
Consumer staplesIndex tracked
StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 40.0% of fund✓ well diversified
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC
4.6%
COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC
4.4%
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC
4.2%
SEABOARD CORP
4.1%
INGREDION INC
4.0%
MCKESSON CORP
3.8%
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
3.8%
FRESHPET INC
3.7%
FLOWERS FOODS INC
3.6%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP
3.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.0%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Consumer Defensive
79.1%
Consumer Cyclical
9.0%
Healthcare
8.5%
Industrials
3.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
14.0%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-28.3%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.05Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.07Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index identifies stocks in the consumer staples sector from the Russell 1000 Index with potential for greater capital appreciation, employing the AlphaDEX selection methodology.
- Inception date
- May 8, 2007
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-03