{
  "id": 4290095,
  "title": "Better Consumer Staples ETF: the iShares IYK vs. First Trust's Food and Beverage-Focused FTXG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/better-consumer-staples-etf-the-ishares-iyk-vs-first-trusts-food-and-4290095",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T21:50:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-consumer-staples-etf-ishares-iyk-vs-first-trusts-food-and-beverage-focused-ftxg"
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  "summary": "The iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF and the First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF offer different approaches to investing in consumer staples. The iShares ETF has a lower expense ratio of 0.38% compared to 0.6% for the First Trust ETF, according to Yahoo Finance. It also has a diverse portfolio of 53 securities, with its largest positions including Coca-Cola at 13.39%, Procter & Gamble at 12.70%, and Philip Morris.\n\nBoth ETFs offer a 2.5% dividend yield. The iShares ETF provides broad sector exposure, while the First Trust ETF offers a targeted play on food and beverage producers. Investors often turn to consumer staples for defensive equity exposure during market volatility.\n\nThe iShares ETF has significantly higher assets under management and a lower expense ratio than the First Trust ETF, as reported by Nasdaq Markets.",
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        "title": "Better Consumer Staples ETF: the iShares IYK vs. First Trust's Food and Beverage-Focused FTXG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/better-consumer-staples-etf-the-ishares-iyk-vs-first-trusts-food-and",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Better Consumer Staples ETF: the iShares IYK vs. First Trust's Food and Beverage-Focused FTXG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/better-consumer-staples-etf-the-ishares-iyk-vs-first-trusts-food-and-4290674",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}