FSCS — First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-21
FSCS — First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF. United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity · $58.86M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
FSCS Fund Overview
FSCS — First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI, categorised as United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
- Category: United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $58.86M
- 1-year return: 3.9%
- Ticker: FSCS
- SEC CIK: 0001552740
- SEC series ID: S000058147
- Share class ID: C000190380
FSCS Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Valmont Industries, Inc. | 1.39% |
| A10 Networks, Inc. | 1.35% |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 1.29% |
| Granite Construction, Inc. | 1.26% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1.26% |
| Cabot Corp. | 1.21% |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 1.18% |
| Assurant, Inc. | 1.17% |
| Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (the) | 1.17% |
| Globe Life, Inc. | 1.17% |
FSCS Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
FSCS Performance
Total returns for FSCS (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 3.5% |
| 1 year | 3.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 9.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.3% |
FSCS Risk Information
Risk metrics for FSCS, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 11.5%
FSCS Costs and Fees
FSCS costs about $60 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.60%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.60%
- Portfolio turnover: 123%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.45 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FSCS Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF had net inflows of $16.49M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $0 |
| 2026-05 | $0 |
| 2026-04 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | −$1.76M |
| 2026-02 | $0 |
| 2026-01 | $3.73M |
FSCS Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
FSCS Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-07-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-07-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-06-07
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-21
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-21
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-25
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-06-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-06-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.