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%
#3,337 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$1.3B
#1,022 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+6.1%
Track Record
3 years
#2,774 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,584+5.8%
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
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 23.7% of funddiversified
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
36.2%
Healthcare
16.0%
Financial Services
13.9%
Industrials
11.0%
Consumer Cyclical
6.8%
Consumer Defensive
5.9%
Communication
5.3%
Basic Materials
2.7%
Other
2.2%
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)
0.77Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.13Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global 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 2026-09-18