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%
#3,337 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$60M
#3,561 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+0.4%
Track Record
9 years
#1,558 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,033+0.3%
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
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.2% of funddiversified
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
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Financial Services
29.2%
Industrials
26.0%
Consumer Defensive
14.1%
Consumer Cyclical
9.9%
Healthcare
6.3%
Basic Materials
5.6%
Technology
4.0%
Energy
2.1%
Other
2.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
11.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-44.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.44Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.66Moderate 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 2026-09-18