First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the StrataQuant Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Index.

Performance

TODAY	1 DAY	5 DAY	10 DAY	1 MO	3 MO	6 MO	1 YR	2 YR	5 YR
0.1%	0.2%	-2.1%	0.4%	1.8%	12.9%	28.9%	36.6%	31.6%	85.7%

Technical

ALPHA	BETA	R2	STD DEV
0.0082	0.697	0.646	0.047

• Defensive ETFs to Shield Against the Fiscal Cliff

  12-14-2012 04:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  The economy and markets are humming along, but potential risks still loom, namely the so-called fiscal cliff. For the more pessimistic investors, it could be time to look over some defensive exchange traded fund options. While Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacif...

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• Consumer Staples ETF Sees Volume Spike

  03-05-2012 09:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  The stock market continues its steady climb on low volatility, but a recent spike of trading activity in a defensive, consumer staples ETF is catching the attention of some analysts. First Trust Consumer Staples AlaphaDEX ETF (NYSEArca: FXG)? normally trades with an average vo...

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• Dean Foods Boosts Consumer Staples ETFs

  05-10-2011 11:19 AM by John Spence

  Consumer staples exchange traded funds followed the market higher Tuesday and received a lift from Dean Foods (NYSE: DF), which rallied over 10% after the dairy company raised its full-year outlook. "This could be the first quarter that Dean has exceeded EPS expectations in cl...

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• Whole Foods Results Create Appetite for Food, Staples ETFs

  05-05-2011 07:49 AM by John Spence

  A 5% rise in Whole Foods (NasdaqGS: WFMI) in Thursday's premarket could have investors hungering for exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track consumer staples, as well as the food and beverage sector. Whole Foods after Wednesday closing bell reported quarterly earnings and lift...

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• Herbalife Results Energize Consumer Staples ETFs

  05-03-2011 04:27 AM by John Spence

  Consumer staples exchange traded funds (ETFs) could get a boost Tuesday from Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), which reported better-than-expected earnings and boosted its full-year outlook. The company "continued to provide strong growth to both the top and bottom line growth in the fir...

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• ETFs Respond As Mubarak Steps Down

  02-10-2011 08:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  ETFs are down after the government reported weekly jobless claims fell to a two-year low, with disappointing earnings from companies including Cisco Systems Inc. weighing on sentiment. Market Vectors Egypt (NYSEArca: EGPT) popped up nearly 3% in early trading after Egypt Pres...

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• The Case for Consumer Staples ETFs

  02-07-2011 02:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  Exchange traded fund (ETFs) have made getting your exposure to various sectors easier than ever. It's an especially big advantage when you consider the strength of the consumer staples sector these days. Stocks in the consumer staples category have the most market value alloca...

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• Inflation, Job Woes Weigh On ETFs

  01-13-2011 08:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  Exchange traded funds (ETFs) turned flat on Thursday after mixed economic data raised concerns about the labor market and higher inflation. The Labor Department report said the number of U.S. workers who filed new applications for jobless benefits surged by 35,000 last week t...

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• What ETFs Are Doing Ahead of Fed Meeting

  12-14-2010 08:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  Most exchange traded funds (ETFs) are keeping gains tempered this morning as the markets await word about what the Federal Reserve will do about interest rates. While they wait, investors seem to be taking comfort in a solid retail report. The Commerce Department reported U.S...

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• ETFs Fall Despite Ireland's Bailout

  11-22-2010 08:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  ETFs are flat early Monday, as investors are questioning whether an international bailout for Ireland will be enough to stabilize the European financial system. On Sunday, debt-laden Ireland formally applied for financial assistance from its European partners. The move was wel...

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• 4 Consumer Staples ETFs for Tight Wallets

  09-07-2010 02:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  First, the good news: consumer spending rose in July. Next, the not-so-good news: they're not frivolously throwing their cash around. And finally, more good news: you can still play consumer spending trends with exchange traded funds (ETFs). A modest uptick in consumer spendin...

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• Labor Day Matchup: Retail ETFs vs. the Beach

  09-06-2010 01:00 AM by Tom Lydon

  Retailers of all sorts are lowering their prices across the board, in an attempt to lure the late Summer or back-to-school spender. Is it enough to rally related exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Retailers are sure hoping so. Many of them are offering consumers deep discounts and ...

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• Consumer Staples ETFs: Investing in Safe Companies

  09-02-2010 12:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) aren't as stable as they used to be, and people are starting to invest for a worst-case scenario. Investors are buying into a type of "ultimate bunker portfolio," with all the basic essentials to weather out the storm. A recent tren...

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• ETFs to Cope With Slow Consumer Spending

  08-19-2010 02:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  In terms of consumer spending, it feels like 2009 all over again as shoppers clamp down on their wallets. But retail exchange traded funds (ETFs) have managed to cope with the ever-changing tides. How's this for a bad omen? The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index tanked its hard...

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• Retail ETFs: Pockets of Strength

  07-22-2010 02:00 PM by Tom Lydon

  It's no secret: the retail sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) are hurting. Blame high unemployment, a low vote of confidence in the economy and generally tepid consumer spending. But there's still hope to be had. There are two areas of consumer spending that are holdi...

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• Europe ETFs Surge as Economy Shows Life

  07-22-2010 08:30 AM by Tom Lydon

  The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) powered ahead in early trading, with the Dow rising more than 200 points. But that's not on the back of much positive news about the American economy. We've perused the ETF Trends Dashboard to find the early-morning winners and lose...

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• 3 ETFs to Fight the Battle of the Bulge

  03-13-2010 01:00 AM by Tom Lydon

  The health care bill has caused quite a stir in the United States. Despite the inter-party bickering, the fact remains that Americans are generally unhealthy.  They're going to eventually have to follow doctor's orders, and you can play it with exchange traded funds (ETFs). Ou...

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Number of Holdings: 38

%	Ticker	Name	Sector	Market Cap	Country
6.3%	GMCR	Green Mountain Coffe...	Consumer Staples	8642800000	United States
4.9%	KR	Kroger Co/The	Real Estate	18079150000	United States
4.8%	HRL	Hormel Foods Corp	Real Estate	11055720000	United States
4.7%	TSN	Tyson Foods Inc	Real Estate	8838550000	United States
4.6%	FLO	Flowers Foods Inc	Real Estate	4584550000	United States
4.6%	CPB	Campbell Soup Co	Real Estate	14727310000	United States
4.3%	SWY	Safeway Inc	Real Estate	5771950000	United States
4.0%	CVS	CVS Caremark Corp	Real Estate	71798380000	United States
3.7%	HSY	Hershey Co/The	Real Estate	20025210000	United States
3.7%	GIS	General Mills Inc	Real Estate	32697030000	United States

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