FTCS — First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Data updated: 2026-05-28
FTCS — First Trust Capital Strength ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $7.85B AUM · 0.53% expense ratio · 4.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FTCS Fund Overview
FTCS — First Trust Capital Strength ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, categorised as United States Large 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
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $7.85B
- 1-year return: 4.6%
- Ticker: FTCS
- SEC CIK: 0001329377
- SEC series ID: S000012555
- Share class ID: C000034137
FTCS Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust Capital Strength ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| EOG Resources Inc. | 2.84% |
| Linde PLC | 2.34% |
| Ross Stores Inc | 2.33% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.31% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 2.31% |
| Coca-Cola Co (The) | 2.23% |
| Trane Technologies PLC | 2.21% |
| Pepsico Inc | 2.20% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 2.19% |
| Hershey Co. (The) | 2.17% |
FTCS Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust Capital Strength ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
FTCS Performance
Total returns for FTCS (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.6% |
| 1 year | 4.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 9.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.9% |
FTCS Risk Information
Risk metrics for FTCS, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 10.1%
FTCS Costs and Fees
FTCS costs about $53 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.53%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.53%
- Portfolio turnover: 117%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.57 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FTCS Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, First Trust Capital Strength ETF had net outflows of $970.69M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$33.84M |
| 2026-02 | −$58.91M |
| 2026-01 | −$141.75M |
| 2025-12 | −$162.00M |
| 2025-11 | −$59.25M |
| 2025-10 | −$83.80M |
FTCS Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in First Trust Capital Strength ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
FTCS Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust Capital Strength ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.