First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

FXD tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US consumer discretionary stocks. The underlying index uses multi-factor selection and tiered equal-weighting.

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The first month of 2023 (and the last month of the retail industry's Q4 2022) saw America's largest party supply store file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that the StarMine credit models had predicted about a year ago. According to StarMine, Bed Bath & Beyond scores in the bottom decile when it comes to the Relative Valuation, Val-Mo, and Short Interest models.

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This article summarizes the performance of the entire U.S. equity market by examining 1Y, 3Y, 5Y, and 10Y returns for 850+ ETFs across 40 categories. Major indices declined, but investing in Energy, High-Dividend, and Large-Cap Value ETFs softened the blow. Meanwhile, searching for the bottom in mega-cap growth and thematic ETFs didn't work.

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40% of the online merchandise for U.S. retailers is on sale as we enter Black Friday week of 2022. The average percent discount in November is 36.3%; this has come down from the YTD levels of 37.6% and is significantly below the pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. Retailers Ramp Up Black Friday Deals

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The mismatch between supply and demand within the retail space has reversed in advance of this year's holiday shopping season. Higher prices that retailers have successfully implemented since the pandemic are not going to reverse entirely.

Retail Outlook: Who Will Be In The Driver's Seat This Holiday Season?

The U.S. consumer sentiment declines in early June amid persistently high inflation levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Dips in June: Will ETFs Suffer?

The broader retail space has been weak relative to the S&P 500 so far this year. On a YTD basis, the VanEck Vectors Retail ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 by 4.5 percentage points, trading down by 18.2% as of today.

Weakness In Retail

The consumer confidence reading slips in May amid the rising interest rates and continuous high inflation levels.

Will ETFs Suffer as US Consumer Confidence Dips in May?

The U.S. consumer sentiment declines in early May amid persistently high inflation levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Dips in May: Will ETFs Suffer?

The consumer confidence reading has edged down in April amid rising interest rates and persistently high inflation levels.

Will ETFs Suffer as US Consumer Confidence Dips in April?

The U.S. consumer sentiment has improved in early April amid strong labor market and recovering U.S. economy.

US Consumer Sentiment Improves in April: Will ETFs Gain?

The consumer confidence reading has edged up in March amid a strong job market and recovering U.S. economy.

Will ETFs Gain as US Consumer Confidence Improves in March?

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in late March from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

Will ETFs Suffer Due to Weak US Consumer Sentiment Reading?

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in early March from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Stays Weak in March: Will ETFs Suffer?

US Consumer Discretionaries have fallen back to old support relative to Staples.

Relative Support For Consumer Discretionary Stocks

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in February owing to the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Drops Again: Will ETFs Feel the Brunt?

The dismal consumer confidence reading might affect the consumer discretionary sector, which attracts a chunk of consumer spending amid rising inflation levels.

Will ETFs Suffer as US Consumer Confidence Drops in February?

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in early February from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Slips in February: Will ETFs Suffer?

The disappointing consumer confidence reading might affect the consumer discretionary sector, which attracts a major portion of consumer spending amid rising inflation levels.

Will ETFs Suffer as US Consumer Confidence Weakens in January

U.S. consumers seem to be optimistic about improving employment conditions and recovering U.S. economy from the pandemic-led slowdown.

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Retail sales have posted gains in four consecutive months but November is the slowest pace of the four. Most categories were up in November though breadth was weaker than in October.

Retail Spending Posted A Modest Gain In November

U.S. consumer confidence takes a hit in November from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

ETFs to Suffer as US Consumer Confidence Falls to a 9-Month Low

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in November from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

ETFs to Suffer as US Consumer Sentiment Slips to 10-Year-Low Mark

The U.S. consumer sentiment takes a hit in early November from the rising concerns over surging inflationary levels.

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