Pilgrim's Pride

Darling Ingredients

Performance Food Group

Molson Coors Brewing

Ingredion

Lamb Weston Hlds

Bunge

Freshpet

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

CVS Health

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

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

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

Is First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/08/2007.

Should You Invest in the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG)?

Monthly article series includes industry metrics in consumer staples. The sector is undervalued relative to 11-year averages. Household products are the most undervalued subsector. Focus on FXG, a consumer staples ETF mixing value and growth.

FXG: Consumer Staples Dashboard For August

Brinker International

Global X Funds - Global X E-commerce ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust Consumer Discretionary 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

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

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

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

Colgate-Palmolive

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF 

Johnson & Johnson

Kellogg

Pandora Media

PepsiCo

Walmart

A consumer staple ETF (exchange-traded fund) is an investment fund that tracks a series of stocks in companies that produce essential goods and services. The definition of a "consumer staple" usually includes products that consumers typically purchase regardless of economic conditions.

10 Best Consumer Staples ETFs

FXG tracks the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index, which has a labyrinthine multi-step methodology designed to select top consumer staples plays from the Russell 1000. With 40 equities in the portfolio, FXG favors food producers, with TSN being the key holding.

FXG: How To Play Defense With Value In Mind

Advisorshares Hotel ETF

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage 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

Food and household products are close to their historical baseline in valuation and quality. Staple/food retail is the most overvalued subsector.

FXG: Consumer Staples Dashboard For November

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?

Consumer staples companies look to save margins by 'shrinkflation'. It is the term to describe the maintenance of companies' margins by shrinking consumer products in weight, size or quantity.

'Shrinkflation' to Save Consumer Staples ETFs

Consumer staples sector-related exchange traded funds have been a small bright spot in the U.S. stock markets this year. Consumer brands like Molson Coors Beverage Co., Hershey Co., and Campbell Soup Co. have all registered double-digit gains in 2022, compared to the S&P 500, which has declined 18% this year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Consumer Staples Sector ETFs Are Outperforming

This consumer staples ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

Consumer Staples ETF (FXG) Hits New 52-Week High

Investors can consider putting their money on non-cyclical consumer staples ETFs amid fears of an economic recession.

Bet on Consumer Staples ETFs as Recession Fears Intensify

First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF

Amplify Cybersecurity ETF

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

United States Oil Fund LP

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Play these sector ETFs should geopolitical tensions be in the limelight in the coming days.

5 Sector ETFs to Play if Russia-Ukraine Geopolitics Rule

Growth stocks, particularly shares of companies that are losing money, are slumping in the early innings of 2022, sparking fears that rising Treasury yields and inflationary pressures could crimp the beloved technology sector. Investors can shelter from the storm in a familiar place: the consumer staples sector.

Find Shelter From Weak Markets With FXG

Investors can consider putting their money in non-cyclical consumer staples amid an economic recession. This largely defensive sector is found to have a low correlation factor with economic cycles.

Here's Why You Should Invest in Consumer Staples ETFs

First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF

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

Investors can consider parking money in the non-cyclical consumer staples sector during an economic recession. This largely defensive sector has been found to have a low correlation factor with economic cycles.

Should You Invest in Consumer Staples ETFs? Let's Explore

Fernandes: U.S. retail sales in June 2020 were already higher than in December 2019. Fernandes: US consumer is in a much better position than they were in 2008.

What The U.S. Retail Sales Recovery Says About Corporate Earnings

Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary 

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

Retail sales and food services spending rose 0.7 percent in August following a 1.8 percent drop in July. The three-month annualized growth rate is -0.9 percent though the level of sales is still well above the most recent nine-year trend. From a year ago, total retail sales are up 15.1 percent.

Core Retail Sales Post A Strong Gain In August

Costco

Procter & Gamble

The consumer defensive sector is particularly interesting during these times of uncertainties. COST shows strong revenue growth for the decade.

Consumer Defensive: Get The Best Of These Constant Cash Flows

iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

IEO and FXG saw massive trading volume in yesterday trading session.

Energy and Consumer Staples: 2 ETFs to Watch for Outsized Volume

Best And Worst Q3 2020: Consumer Non-Cyclicals ETFs And Mutual Funds

Consumer staples exchange-traded funds underperformed Friday, even as personal hygiene products notched some of the biggest gains of the S&P 500 SPX, +0.00% .

News for First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXG)