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First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS)

First Trust

Page updated:
Sep 7, 2026
Data as of:
Sep 4, 2026

Fund identity

Ticker
FTCS
Fund name
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Fund type
ETF
Listing venue
NASDAQ
Currency
USD
Domicile
US
Inception
Jul 6, 2006

Structure and strategy

Sponsor
First Trust
Management approach
Passive
Strategy
Tracks 50 U.S. companies selected using cash, leverage, return-on-equity and volatility criteria.
Portfolio scope
U.S. equities selected for balance-sheet and capital-strength characteristics
Portfolio implementation
Equal-weight index tracking with quarterly rebalance
Benchmark
The Capital Strength Index
Asset class
Equity
Category
U.S. Capital Strength / Quality

Costs and minimums

Gross expense ratio
0.53%
Total expense ratio
0.53%
Ongoing fee as of
May 1, 2026

Size and distributions

Assets under management
$7.85B
Assets under management scope
Fund
Reported holdings count
50

Sources

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