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FXGFIRST TRUST CONSUMER STAPLES ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST CONSUMER STAPLES ALPHADEX FUND

$60.72-0.63% vs prior close
576952-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

FXG price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFXG close
Jul 28, 2026$66.32
Jul 29, 2026$66.33
Jul 30, 2026$65.43
Jul 31, 2026$64.62
Aug 3, 2026$64.59
Aug 4, 2026$64.88
Aug 5, 2026$65.25
Aug 6, 2026$64.97
Aug 7, 2026$64.97
Aug 10, 2026$64.55
Aug 11, 2026$64.64
Aug 12, 2026$64.71
Aug 13, 2026$65.37
Aug 14, 2026$65.77
Aug 17, 2026$65.24
Aug 18, 2026$65.51
Aug 19, 2026$66.41
Aug 20, 2026$66.07
Aug 21, 2026$66.35
Aug 24, 2026$66.95
Aug 25, 2026$66.43
Aug 26, 2026$66.09
Aug 27, 2026$64.99
Aug 28, 2026$65.43
Aug 31, 2026$64.95
Sep 1, 2026$65.21
Sep 2, 2026$65.53
Sep 3, 2026$64.53
Sep 4, 2026$64.05
Sep 8, 2026$63.42
Sep 9, 2026$62.53
Sep 10, 2026$62.14
Sep 11, 2026$62.06
Sep 14, 2026$62.48
Sep 15, 2026$62.05
Sep 16, 2026$61.80
Sep 17, 2026$61.71
Sep 18, 2026$61.10
Sep 21, 2026$60.44
Sep 22, 2026$60.28
Sep 23, 2026$59.53
Sep 24, 2026$58.71
Sep 25, 2026$58.50
Sep 28, 2026$58.71
Sep 29, 2026$58.51
Sep 30, 2026$57.82
Oct 1, 2026$57.39
Oct 2, 2026$58.42
Oct 5, 2026$58.73
Oct 6, 2026$59.08
Oct 7, 2026$58.74
Oct 8, 2026$59.96
Oct 9, 2026$59.54
Oct 12, 2026$60.11
Oct 13, 2026$60.40
Oct 14, 2026$61.27
Oct 15, 2026$61.73
Oct 16, 2026$62.20
Oct 19, 2026$61.54
Oct 20, 2026$62.06
Oct 21, 2026$61.40
Oct 22, 2026$63.12
Oct 23, 2026$62.06
Oct 26, 2026$61.85
Oct 27, 2026$61.10
Oct 28, 2026$60.72

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +0.1% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$421Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
16Kavg daily volume, 30 days
41holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 10, 2024 · beta -0.05

Sector weights

  • Consumer Discretionary85.66%
  • Consumer Defensive79.57%
  • Consumer Non-Durables60.69%
  • Retail Trade12.42%
  • Distribution Services11.84%
  • Process Industries10.39%
  • Healthcare9.07%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.57%
  • Transportation4.48%
  • Industrials3.95%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Consumer Discretionary85.66%
Consumer Defensive79.57%
Consumer Non-Durables60.69%
Retail Trade12.42%
Distribution Services11.84%
Process Industries10.39%
Healthcare9.07%
Consumer Cyclical6.57%
Transportation4.48%
Industrials3.95%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Other1.99%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Other1.99%
Performance
1 week-3.8%
1 month+3.4%
3 months-8.4%
6 months-6.5%
YTD+0.1%
1 year-3.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-12.5%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
44Kshares traded
The case against FXG

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FXG on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.1B+$496M452× the assets · +$496M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$125B+$1.7B297× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$47B+$859M112× the assets · +$859M in over the monthHead-to-head
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust0.16%$45.9B+$375M109× the assets · +$375M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$45.2B+$1.2B108× the assets · +$1.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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