FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Quote as of Oct 09, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 95.47 | Day Range | 95.29 – 95.90 |
| 52-Week Range | 89.76 – 102.93 | Volume | 254.18K |
| Avg Volume | 490.37K | AUM | $7.48B (Oct 10, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.53% | Yield (TTM) | 1.20% |
| NAV | 95.48 | Premium/Discount | +0.25% indicative |
| Inception | Jul 06, 2006 | Holdings | 50 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Category | — | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 33733E104 | ISIN | US33733E1047 |
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
FTCS seeks to outperform the broader large-cap space by selecting companies based on their strength of their balance sheets, looking at cash balances, long-term debt ratios, and ROE. FTCS picks from a relatively narrow subset of the large-cap universe: the NASDAQ US benchmark, a 500-firm composite of NASDAQ-listed companies. By design, FTCS will always struggle to reflect the broad large-cap market given its limited selection universe, but it fills a niche within a crowded segment. The index undergoes quarterly reconstitution and rebalance. FTCS formerly tracked a large-cap value index and traded under the ticker FDV. The fund was rebranded in May 2013.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -1.34% | -0.92% | +2.75% | +3.47% | +2.84% | +8.61% | +4.60% | +9.33% | +8.25% |
| Total return | -1.34% | -0.92% | +3.04% | +4.08% | +3.73% | +9.89% | +5.89% | +10.68% | +9.78% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.53% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $53.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 51 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ResMed Inc. | RMD | 2.34% | 761.51K | $175.2M |
| 2 | CME Group Inc. | CME | 2.32% | 618.39K | $173.5M |
| 3 | Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | 2.31% | 1.19M | $173.0M |
| 4 | Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) | ABNB | 2.30% | 1.04M | $172.2M |
| 5 | Amgen Inc. | AMGN | 2.29% | 413.68K | $171.6M |
| 6 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | GILD | 2.28% | 1.13M | $170.6M |
| 7 | Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 2.19% | 278.77K | $164.2M |
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | KO | 2.18% | 1.86M | $163.6M |
| 9 | Garmin Ltd. | GRMN | 2.18% | 607.21K | $163.0M |
| 10 | Visa Inc. (Class A) | V | 2.18% | 422.62K | $162.9M |
| 11 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | ADP | 2.15% | 593.62K | $160.8M |
| 12 | EOG Resources, Inc. | EOG | 2.14% | 1.08M | $160.5M |
| 13 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | EXPD | 2.14% | 828.96K | $160.2M |
| 14 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | VRTX | 2.13% | 312.02K | $159.2M |
| 15 | Veralto Corporation | VLTO | 2.09% | 1.62M | $156.6M |
| 16 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.09% | 598.85K | $156.6M |
| 17 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 2.04% | 454.06K | $152.9M |
| 18 | The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 2.04% | 1.01M | $152.8M |
| 19 | Costco Wholesale Corporation | COST | 2.04% | 161.06K | $152.5M |
| 20 | W.R. Berkley Corporation | WRB | 2.03% | 2.12M | $152.2M |
| 21 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 2.03% | 297.86K | $151.8M |
| 22 | Expand Energy Corporation | EXE | 2.03% | 1.72M | $151.7M |
| 23 | 3M Company | MMM | 2.02% | 948.04K | $151.6M |
| 24 | Copart, Inc. | CPRT | 2.00% | 5.49M | $149.9M |
| 25 | Walmart Inc. | WMT | 1.97% | 1.33M | $147.7M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.20% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.1448 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.3332 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +3.48% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +3.39% / +6.95% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.3332 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.2636 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.2873 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.2607 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.2527 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.2334 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.2159 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.4043 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.2566 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2843 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.2247 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.4313 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 10.78% / 11.50% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.1 / 0.572 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -8.40% / -12.63% | Sortino 1Y | 0.151 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.486 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.326 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 7.15% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 254.18K | Average volume | 490.37K |
| AUM | $7.48B | Premium/Discount | +0.25% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $88.2M | +1.19% | $7.39B → $7.48B |
| 1 Month | -$64.4M | -0.84% | $7.65B → $7.48B |
| 1 Week | -$68.9M | -0.93% | $7.38B → $7.48B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for FTCS
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.