FSCSFirst Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The SMID Capital Strength Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
0.60%
#3,228 of 5,854 · average
Fund Size
$59M
#3,485 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+4.5%
Track Record
9 years
#1,546 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,453+4.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Smid
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Quality
Index tracked
SMID Capital Strength Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.2% of fund✓ well diversified
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
1.6%
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP
1.5%
A10 Networks Inc
1.4%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc
1.3%
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd.
1.3%
Innoviva Inc
1.3%
Pathward Financial Inc
1.2%
The New York Times Company
1.2%
Casey'S General Stores Inc.
1.2%
Ensign Group Inc
1.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
26.8%
Industrials
24.8%
Consumer Cyclical
12.4%
Consumer Defensive
12.3%
Healthcare
4.9%
Real Estate
4.8%
Technology
4.7%
Basic Materials
4.5%
Other
4.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
12.5%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-44.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.40Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.61Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The SMID Capital Strength Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities that comprise The SMID Capital Strength Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index targets well-capitalized small and mid-sized companies with strong market positions, focusing on financial strength and profit growth. Concentrated in financials and industrials sectors, with a market cap range of $1.08 billion to $33.62 billion.
- Inception date
- June 20, 2017
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-03