First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the The NASDAQ Capital Strength Index. The FTCS ETF contains 51 constituents. It is focused on growth holdings in the North America region.
Price $68.46 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 1.33% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% |
| Average spread | 0.029% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.589% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7.0% | -3.8% | 3.7% | -5.3% | -0.2% | -5.1% | 5.6% | -3.7% | -6.2% | 3.1% | -19.1% | ||
| 2021 | -2.8% | 1.4% | 6.9% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2.0% | -5.7% | 6.9% | -1.9% | 8.1% | 24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -7.9% | -10.9% | 11.0% | 6.0% | 0.1% | 6.0% | 5.1% | -2.6% | -3.6% | 8.4% | 2.4% | 14.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 3.4% | -5.0% | 6.7% | 1.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 24.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.7% | -2.7% | -0.8% | 2.3% | -0.1% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1.3% | -6.2% | 2.3% | -8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 2.7% | -0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 23.9% |
| 2016 | -3.5% | 1.4% | 5.8% | -0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2.3% | -0.4% | -0.7% | -2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | -2.9% | 5.4% | -1.1% | -1.7% | 2.3% | -2.4% | 2.9% | -6.3% | -1.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | -0.5% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | -3.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | -2.5% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 15.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -0.8% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 6.9% | -2.3% | 4.9% | -3.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 5.1% | 1.4% | -2.8% | -10.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 2.9% | -0.5% | -1.7% | 3.2% | 16.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 3.9% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -3.3% | -6.9% | -9.9% | 14.4% | -4.0% | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 16.0% | 14.8% | 11.0% | 15.3% | 7.5% | -2.4% | 29.8% | -1.9% | -16.1% | 32.4% | 22.3% | 11.2% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.63 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.89 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.63 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.76 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.61 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.59 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.58 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.57 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.77 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.45 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.42 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.34 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 2.21% |
| Intuit Inc. | 2.18% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.13% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 2.13% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 2.13% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.11% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.07% |
| Union Pacific Corporation | 2.07% |
| Fortive Corp. | 2.06% |
| Target Corporation | 2.06% |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 2.05% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 2.05% |
| Accenture Plc Class A | 2.05% |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 2.05% |
| Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 2.04% |
| Top 15 Weights | 31.39% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| FTCS | JQUA | QUS | TMW | USMC | VIG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Capital Strength ETF | JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF | SPDR MSCI USA Quality Mix ETF | SPDR DJ Wilshire Total Market ETF | Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF |
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan | SPDR | N/A | Principal | Vanguard |
| Price | $68.46 | $35.9 | $103.63 | $45.13 | $34.45 | $138.18 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.56% |  0.12% | 0.15% | 0.2% | 0.12% | 0.06% |
| Average Spread | 0.029% | 0.056% | 0.048% | 0.000% | 0.116% | 0.007% |
| AUM | $7,425,460,000 | $322,657,000 | $828,240,000 | $0 | $1,709,440,000 | $54,513,700,000 |
| Shares | 108,464,219 | 8,987,660 | 7,992,284 | 0 | 49,620,930 | 394,512,024 |
| Average Daily Volume | 384,450 | 157,940 | 46,830 | 927,992 | 143,727 | 1,766,530 |
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| Inception Date | 2006-07-06 | 2017-11-08 | 2015-04-16 | 2000-10-04 | 2017-10-12 | 2006-04-21 |
| Index Tracked | The NASDAQ Capital Strength Index | J.P. Morgan US Quality Factor Index | MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index | NASDAQ US Mega Cap Select Leaders Index | S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index | |
| Category | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | All Cap Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | |
| Value or Growth | Growth | Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.913 | $0.485 | $1.685 | $0 | $0.703 | $2.877 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.013% | 0.014% | 0.016% | 0.000% | 0.020% | 0.021% |
| Number of Holdings | 51 | 263 | 608 | 45 | 247 | |
| YTD Return | -18.31% | -20.54% | -20.14% | -22.79% | -21.18% | -18.39% |
| Beta | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| Upside Beta | 0.14 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.15 |
| Downside Beta | -0.15 | 0.58 | -0.11 | -0.18 | 0.54 | -0.10 |
| Volatility 1Y | 17.87% | 21.02% | 20.09% | 22.52% | 20.91% | 19.13% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.45 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |