FTGSFirst Trust Growth Strength ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Growth Strength Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2022
Annual Cost
0.60%
#3,229 of 5,853 · average
Fund Size
$1.3B
#1,015 of 5,853 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+9.1%
Track Record
3 years
#2,760 of 5,853 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,051+10.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Large
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Growth
Index tracked
Growth Strength Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 23.7% of fund✓ well diversified
United Therapeutics Corporation
2.7%
Baker Hughes Company
2.5%
Ross Stores Inc
2.4%
SLB LTD
2.3%
Garmin Ltd
2.3%
Netflix, Inc.
2.3%
Fortinet Inc
2.3%
F5 Inc
2.3%
Trane Technologies PLC
2.3%
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
2.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Technology
31.8%
Healthcare
18.2%
Financial Services
16.0%
Consumer Cyclical
13.3%
Industrials
11.3%
Communication
5.2%
Consumer Defensive
2.5%
Basic Materials
1.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.5%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-20.0%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.80Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.18Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Market, NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Growth Strength Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 80% of net assets in securities that comprise The Growth Strength Index using an indexing investment approach. The Index targets well-capitalized companies with strong market positions, primarily in information technology, and is rebalanced quarterly.
- Inception date
- October 25, 2022
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-02