FSGSFirst Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The SMID Growth Strength Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
0.60%
#3,337 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$32M
#4,193 of 6,040 · small
Return (1Y)
+4.3%
Track Record
9 years
#1,558 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,302+3.0%
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
Growth
Index tracked
The SMID Growth Strength Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.5% of funddiversified
Clear Secure Inc
1.5%
Mastec, Inc.
1.5%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc
1.4%
Stride Inc
1.4%
Lemaitre Vascular Inc.
1.4%
Comfort Systems USA Inc.
1.3%
The New York Times Company
1.3%
ATI Inc
1.3%
Lantheus Holdings Inc
1.3%
Sterling Infrastructure Inc
1.3%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Technology
25.3%
Healthcare
21.2%
Financial Services
19.9%
Industrials
12.1%
Consumer Cyclical
9.6%
Consumer Defensive
3.9%
Energy
3.6%
Real Estate
3.0%
Other
1.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
14.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-44.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.34Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.52Moderate 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 Growth Strength Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in small and mid-capitalization growth securities that comprise The SMID Growth Strength Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index targets well-capitalized companies with strong market positions and financial strength.
- Inception date
- June 20, 2017
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18