United Continental Hlds

Carvana

Royal Caribbean Cruises

Spotify

General Motors

Lithia Motors

Duolingo

Cava Group Inc

Dillard's

TKO Group Holdings Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

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.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs category of the market, the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 05/08/2007.

Is First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Broad segment of the equity market, the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/08/2007.

Should You Invest in the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD)?

FXD is a highly volatile consumer discretionary ETF with a high 0.61% expense ratio and $1.43 billion in assets. The ETF holds 120 securities based on growth and value features. The Index weights securities in tiers, but it's close to equal-weighted, making RSPD an appropriate benchmark. Unfortunately, FXD has lagged behind this alternative since its May 2007 launch. The difference in returns is even more substantial when compared to broad-market funds like XLY and VCR, which FXD was designed to outperform on a risk-adjusted basis.

FXD: Factor-Based Consumer Discretionary ETF You Should Avoid

Brinker International

Global X Funds - Global X E-commerce ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Home Depot

Amplify Online Retail ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Discretionary Spending ETF

First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

Proshares Online Retail ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF

 Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

Starbucks

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

To date, 145 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 73% of the index. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.5% for Q2 2024. Home Depot reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and revenue.

U.S. Retail Earnings Update - August 13, 2024

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF 

Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

After disappointing retail sales data in May, look into ETFs to navigate the uncertain landscape better.

ETFs in Focus Post Disappointing Retail Sales Data

For investors seeking momentum, First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF FXD is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 29.42% from its 52-week low price of $46.74/share.

Consumer Discretionary ETF (FXD) Hits New 52-Week High

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF

Surpassing the $1.7 trillion mark, student debt has emerged as one of the most significant facets of consumer borrowing in the past decade. With about 44 million debt-burdened consumers, look into which ETF categories are affected and which types investors can capitalize from.

ETFs That Could Be Impacted by the Student Loan Payment Restart

Amplify Travel Tech ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund

Defiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Consumer Equity ETF

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Tema Luxury ETF

Roundhill S&P Global Luxury Etf

Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Some consumer discretionary stocks have performed better than others. Luxury, homebuilding, and travel have been a bright spots.

Outlook For Consumer Discretionary Stocks Amid Shifting Spending Patterns

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Invesco QQQ

Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

U.S. equities rallied during the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week ended March 29, 2023, but fund flows remained defensive. On the equity side of the equation, both equity ETF (-$12.6 billion) and conventional equity funds (-$7.9 billion) witnessed net outflows for the week.

Despite Equity Rally, Conventional Fund And ETF Investors Stay On The Sidelines This Week

iShares California Muni Bond ETF

Deutsche Bank

First Citizens BancShares

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, taxable bond funds, and tax-exempt fixed income funds for the week. On the domestic equity side of the equation, investors became more risk-seeking for the week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Despite Rally In U.S. Stocks, Equity ETF And Fund Investors Were Net Redeemers For Fund Flows Week

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.

Inflation Continues To Dampen U.S. Retail Sales While Luxury Shines

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

Invesco Zacks Mid-Cap ETF

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund

Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

WisdomTree US Smallcap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

Global X SuperDividend US ETF

TrueShares Low Volatility Equity Income ETF

WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF

American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund

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.

U.S. Equity ETFs: The Best And Worst Of 2022

Advisorshares Hotel ETF

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

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

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Discretionary ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Staples ETF

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?

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