FTXG
First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF follows a liquidity-selected, multi-factor-weighted index of US food & beverage companies.
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | First Trust |
| Category | US Equities |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Assets (mns) | $85 |
| Expense ratio | 60 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Liquidity |
| Weighting | Multi-Factor |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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| KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY | 8.8 % |
| MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC-A | 8.4 % |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 8.2 % |
| PEPSICO INC | 8.0 % |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO | 7.9 % |
| US FOODS HOLDING CORP. | 4.4 % |
| KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. | 4.0 % |
| MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION | 4.0 % |
| GENERAL MILLS INC | 4.0 % |
| MOLSON COORS BREWING CO -B | 4.0 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 30 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 529 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $64,927 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 83.2% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 16.2% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.6% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 99.8 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 11/30/2023)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.8% | -10.2% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 6.1% | -- | 4.5% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.49 | 31% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.53 | 35% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.27 | 10% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 970 |
| Turnover | 27.3% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.09% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $2,812 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $23.83 |
| 30d moving avg. | $22.68 |
| Annualized volatility | 15.4% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 42 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 3.8% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. FTXG |
Expenses vs. FTXG |
ALTAR Score™ vs. FTXG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSPS | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 44.2% | -20 bp | +1.5% |
| PBJ | Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF | 43.5% | +3 bp | +0.1% |
| IYK | iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF | 39.0% | -20 bp | +0.7% |
| FXG | First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund | 38.6% | +3 bp | +1.1% |
| FSTA | Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF | 37.5% | -52 bp | +0.3% |
| VDC | Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | 36.5% | -50 bp | +0.4% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 33.0% | -50 bp | +0.4% |
| PSL | Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF | 33.0% | 0 bp | -0.6% |
| KXI | iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF | 20.5% | -19 bp | -0.3% |
| LVHD | Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF | 16.3% | -33 bp | +3.4% |
Risk and Returns: FTXG vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023E | 2024E | ||
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| Sales per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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| Dividends per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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| Book value per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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Return on Equity
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
| 2022 | 2023E | Fwd Est | 2024E | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 12/1/2023
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Notes: Based on adjusted historical results for current fund constituents. May differ from results achieved by past fund constituents. Max P/E of 100x.
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
FTXG
5.8%
Cat. Avg
6.0%
Fund Category: US Equities
| Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
| Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
| Less: Expenses | -- bp |
| Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.8% |
Recommendation
NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.
Category Overview
There are 896 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.0% and a standard deviation of
3.0%. FTXG's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.1 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places FTXG in the 47th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| FTXG | 60.0 | 8.5 | 68.5 |
| Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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