FTCSFirst Trust Capital Strength ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Capital Strength Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2006
Annual Cost
0.53%
#2,737 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$7.7B
#329 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+5.3%
Track Record
19 years
#340 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,382+3.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Large
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Quality
Index tracked
The Capital Strength Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 23.0% of fund✓ well diversified
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2.5%
Expeditors International of Wa
2.5%
Cummins Inc
2.5%
Dover Corp
2.3%
Ross Stores Inc
2.3%
Cisco Systems Inc
2.2%
Monster Beverage Corp
2.2%
Moody's Corp
2.2%
Johnson & Johnson
2.1%
TJX Cos Inc/The
2.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
20.0%
Industrials
19.6%
Healthcare
18.5%
Consumer Defensive
14.2%
Technology
13.6%
Consumer Cyclical
7.7%
Communication
2.3%
Energy
2.1%
Other
2.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
9.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-31.9%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.53Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.77Moderate downside risk
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Capital Strength Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities that comprise The Capital Strength Index, which targets well-capitalized companies with strong market positions. The Index is developed by Nasdaq and includes securities meeting specific financial criteria. The Fund replicates the Index's performance and is rebalanced quarterly, leading to potential high portfolio turnover.
- Inception date
- July 6, 2006
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19