First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by the AMEX, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the Russell 1000 Index. The AMEX constructs the Index by ranking the stocks, which are members of the Russell 1000 Index on growth factors, including 3, 6 and 12-month price appreciation, sales to price and one-year sales growth, and separately on value factors, including book value to price, cash flow to price and return on assets. The selected stocks are divided into quintiles based on their rankings and the top ranked quintiles receive a higher weight within the Index. The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. The Fund's investment advisor is First Trust Advisors L.P.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.72 to $61.46
• 50-Day Range: $60.60 to $65.65
• 52-Week Range: $59.67 to $69.50
• Volume: 10,174 shs
• Average Volume: 25,993 shs
• Market Capitalization: $230.18 million
• Assets Under Management: $222.25 million
• Dividend Yield: 2.83%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.62%
• Aggregate Rating: Hold

Fund Details

• Issuer: First Trust
• Fund Name: First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:FXG
• Inception Date: 5/8/2007
• Fund Manager: Daniel J. Lindquist, Jon Erickson David McGarel, RogerTestin, Stan Ueland, Chris Peterson, Erik Russo
• Web: www.ftportfolios.com
• Phone: +1-630-7658000

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index
• Category: Sector
• Focus: Consumer Staples
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 41

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $222.25 million
• Average Daily Volume: $15.92 thousand
• Discount/Premium: -0.01%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Advisor: First Trust Advisors L.P.
• Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Distributor: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
• Transfer Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: GTS

Options

• Optionable: N/A
• Short Interest: 12,400 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,750,000
• Beta: 0.52
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $500.00