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FTCSFirst Trust Capital Strength ETF

Grow my money19y track recordRanked #402 of 2,960 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,382+3.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Quality

Index tracked

The Capital Strength Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 23.0% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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