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FTCSFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF

$93.87+0.02% vs prior close
9010252-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The First Trust Capital Strength ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called The Capital Strength™ Index.

Price & daily flows
99.696.192.593.87DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +1.5% so far this year. At 0.55% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$9.1Bassets under management
0.55%expense ratio · $55 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
327Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 26, 2023 · beta 0.28
Sector weights
Financial Services24.61%
Financials24.17%
Consumer Discretionary21.86%
Consumer Defensive16.24%
Technology15.85%
Electronic Technology15.8%
Healthcare14.24%
Industrials13.55%
Retail Trade12.41%
Consumer Non-Durables11.88%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.94%
Bermuda2.1%
Switzerland2.06%
United Kingdom1.88%
Ireland1.72%
Other0.13%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.4%
1 month-6.1%
3 months-1.2%
6 months+2.2%
YTD+1.5%
1 year+0.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.2%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
573Kshares traded
The case against FTCS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FTCS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-52bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-52bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-51bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-51bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-51bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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