First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG)

FTXG holds 30 U.S. Food & Beverage stocks selected for their size, profitability, and momentum characteristics. Its expense ratio is 0.60% and the ETF has $28 million in assets. FTXG's Index applies the same screens as Indexes tracking completely different industries, including banks, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. As such, these screens don't always make sense. My analysis reveals FTXG scores below average on the quality and momentum factors compared to peers like PBJ, PSL, RSPS, and XLP.

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Total spending would be $27.5 billion this year on Valentine's Day, per NRF. The amount is up from last year's $25.8 billion.

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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut in four years.

Wall Street has seen a somber start to September.

Downbeat manufacturing data flared up U.S. economic concerns. This opened up opportunities for safe sector ETF investing.

These ETF investing areas should see an uptick in business this Easter.

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A steady inflation rate suggests that the U.S. economy is showing resilience and that the current economic policies might be working as intended, without causing any drastic shifts in the cost of living.

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If you're interested in broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Food & Beverage segment of the equity market, look no further than the First Trust NASDAQ Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/20/2016.

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