FTXG News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF From 11/27/23

2023-11-27 04:00:27 ET Black Friday online shoppers in the U.S. spent a record $9.8B, according to Adobe Analytics, up 7.5% from a year ago, a bright spot for retailers that are expecting muted sales this holiday season. The record spending , which was widely expected , was...

2023-11-24 05:35:33 ET More on the consumer sector Holiday sales are expected to come in better than feared - watch these stocks Walmart to speed online order deliveries through parcel stations Consumers plan to buy same amount for Thanksgiving, but p...

2023-09-22 10:18:57 ET First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF ( NASDAQ: FTXG ) declares $0.6675/share quarterly dividend , 520.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.1076. Forward yield 11.01%. Payable Sept.29; for shareholders of record Sept. 25; ex-div Sep...

2023-08-15 05:45:00 ET Summary The Leisure Products group is hampered by difficult year-over-year earnings comparisons. Consumers continue to feel the pressure of higher food prices on their spending power and continue to gravitate towards the discounters for everyday low prices. ...

2023-07-19 12:30:00 ET Summary Retailers have a problem. Prices are no longer easy to jack up. Inflation shifted to services last year, where it still rages. Retail sales rose 0.2% in June from May, after the upwardly revised 0.5% jump in May from April, and 1.5% from a year ago, ...

2023-06-27 16:32:30 ET First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF ( NASDAQ: FTXG ) - $0.1076 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.72% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 28; ex-div Jun 27. For further details see: First Trust Nasdaq Food & Be...

2023-06-08 08:34:53 ET Summary FTXG selects 30-50 U.S. food and beverage securities based on gross income, return on assets, and price momentum. These screens went into effect on March 20, 2023. A change in strategy was necessary because FTXG was the worst-performing Consumer Stap...

2023-05-31 11:48:50 ET Shares of the Coca-Cola ( NYSE: KO ) have slumped in early 2023, as the stock has underperformed against the broader market indices through the first five-months of trading. However, the iconic soft drink maker still garners investor attention both as a defens...

2023-05-17 02:20:00 ET Summary Total retail sales, seasonally adjusted, rose 0.4% in April from March, and 1.6% from a year ago. Gasoline prices have plunged by over 12% from a year ago, even as the price ticked up in April from March. The food CPI dropped for the second month...

2023-05-08 13:47:35 ET With concerns about the economy and interest rates encouraging a defensive approach, consumer staples have represented the best-performing segment within the S&P 500 over the past month. Given this upswing, which names provide the best prospects for further return...