FTXG ETF — First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FTXG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.42%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 38.7% over the past 10 years, 274.8 points behind SPY at 313.5%.

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF is an equity fund that tracks an index of U.S. food and beverage companies selected by liquidity and ranking, normally investing at least 80% of assets in index securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.60%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking targeted exposure to the food and beverage sector.

FTXG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 38.7% over the past 10 years, 274.8 points behind SPY at 313.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.0%.

FTXG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.82%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/20/2016

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

2.37%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.42%

Last close

$22.64 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$16,132,948

Average volume

8524.0

Dividend

$0.134

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.46

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.37%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.42%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FTXG risks and drawbacks

FTXG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.0%.

Who may consider FTXG — and who may not

FTXG may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FTXG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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