First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS)
| Assets | $8.35B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.52% |
| PE Ratio | 23.53 |
| Shares Out | 92.45M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.11 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.23% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 28.86% |
| Volume | 431,808 |
| Open | 90.69 |
| Previous Close | 90.82 |
| Day's Range | 90.12 - 90.70 |
| 52-Week Low | 80.66 |
| 52-Week High | 94.23 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Holdings | 52 |
| Inception Date | Jul 6, 2006 |
About FTCS
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ Capital Strength index. The fund tracks an equally weighted US large-cap equity index targeting companies with a strong cash balance, low long-term debt, and high return on equity. FTCS was launched on Jul 6, 2006 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
21.02% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Hershey Company | HSY | 2.19% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 2.19% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | ROST | 2.12% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | GILD | 2.10% |
| Autodesk, Inc. | ADSK | 2.08% |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | EA | 2.08% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 2.08% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | HD | 2.07% |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 2.06% |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | MSI | 2.06% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.2334 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.2159 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.4043 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.2566 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.2843 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.2247 | Mar 28, 2024 |
Performance
FTCS had a total return of 5.06% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.86%.
News
FTCS: Unconvincing Quality-Focused ETF
First Trust Capital Strength ETF has a portfolio of 50 stocks meeting quality and low volatility criteria. FTCS is well-diversified due to its equal-weight methodology and has a focus on industrials. ...
FTCS: Cash-Rich Quality Stories Still Lag The Market
First Trust Capital Strength ETF takes a smart-beta, concentrated approach to quality investing. This is an alluring strategy at first blush, yet returns appeared to be not as strong as investors migh...
FTCS: Finally, This ETF's Style Is Timely!
FTCS is an $8.5 billion ETF that somehow flies under the radar. It shouldn't. The market is likely to again reward capital strength over sheer stock size, which bodes well for FTCS in 2024. I recently...
As FTCS Disappoints Again, Let's Discuss The Factor Story
Tracking the Capital Strength index, FTCS adheres to the highest standards of quality, representing cash-rich companies with strong capital efficiency. Alas, FTCS has significantly underperformed the ...
FTCS: How This Capital Strength ETF's Fortunes Improved
FTCS selects 50 large-cap stocks with high cash on hand, low debt loads, high returns on equity, and low realized volatility. Since 2006, it's delivered comparable returns to SPY. Quarterly reconstitu...
FTCS: Grossly Profitable Companies, Yet Short On Value, Not A Buy
FTCS is a solid quality-centered fund I attempt to cover at least on a quarterly basis. Since my December 2022 article, the fund has declined by about 5.6%, partly proving that my assessment of the va...
FTCS: Reassessing Expensive, Quality-Heavy, Growth-Light Equity Mix
FTCS is an index-based fund offering concentrated exposure to U.S. stocks boasting solid cash on the balance sheet, with moderate debt and robust return on equity. FTCS has surprised us to the upside ...
FTCS: Capital Strength Focused ETF Has Its Flaws
FTCS holds 50 large-cap companies in equal weight based on cash on hand, debt as a percentage of market capitalization, return on equity, and volatility. Reconstitutions and rebalancings occur quarter...
First Trust Capital Strength ETF: Let Us Be Skeptical
FTCS pursues cash-rich, debt-light large-cap U.S. companies capable of delivering returns on equity of at least 15%. FTCS keeps portfolio risk in check adding a volatility screen to its strategy.
FTCS: Unique Core Portfolio With Strength Of Capital That You've Never Heard Of
Portfolio focuses on stocks with high quality balance sheets, substantial ROE, and low volatility. “Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships”. First Trust Capital Stren...
Q3 2021 Investment Style Ratings For ETFs And Mutual Funds
Only the Large Cap Blend, All Cap Value, and All Cap Blend styles earn Attractive-or-better ratings. The primary driver behind an Attractive fund rating is good portfolio management, or good stock pic...
Best And Worst Q1 2021: Large Cap Blend ETFs And Mutual Funds
The Large Cap Blend style ranks second in Q1'21. Based on an aggregation of ratings of 61 ETFs and 660 mutual funds in the Large Cap Blend style.