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First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF FICS

Issuer: First Trust SEC registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI Equity · International
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Last price 41.34 USD Change: Up +0.27 Percent change: Up +0.66%

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 1 day ago Quotes may be delayed

Expense ratio
0.70%
Prospectus 2 Feb 2026
Net assets
$215.5M
As of 30 Jun 2026
Holdings
52
As of 30 Jun 2026
12-month distribution yield
1.88%
Quarterly
Asset class
Equity
From holdings

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · International (equity). Its last price was US$41.34 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.7% a year, from its prospectus dated 2 Feb 2026. It reported net assets of US$215.45 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 52 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.78 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.88%, paid quarterly.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
0.70%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
No waiver stated
Management fee
0.70%
Prospectus date
2 Feb 2026
Filed with the SEC
28 Jan 2026

Source: SEC prospectus risk/return data sets (opens in a new tab) Filed

Size and reporting

Net assets
$215,452,820
Total assets
$215,576,054
Holdings as of
30 Jun 2026
Report made public
21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Filed

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 52 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

FICS top holdings as of 30 Jun 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC COM NPV CA39138C1068 2.44% $5.3M Equity (common) Canada CAD
2 POSTE ITALIANE SPA POSTE ITALIANE SPA NPV IT0003796171 2.43% $5.2M Equity (common) Italy EUR
3 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD NPV AU000000ALL7 2.37% $5.1M Equity (common) Australia AUD
4 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ROYAL BANK OF CANADA COM NPV CA7800871021 2.29% $4.9M Equity (common) Canada CAD
5 TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) COM NPV CA8911605092 2.28% $4.9M Equity (common) Canada CAD
6 COMPASS GROUP PLC COMPASS GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.1105 GB00BD6K4575 2.24% $4.8M Equity (common) United Kingdom USD
7 DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD NPV SG1L01001701 2.22% $4.8M Equity (common) Singapore SGD
8 ABB LTD (CH) ABB LTD (CH) CHF0.12 (REGD) CH0012221716 2.21% $4.8M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
9 GIVAUDAN SA GIVAUDAN SA CHF10 CH0010645932 2.20% $4.7M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
10 ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC COM CA01626P1484 2.19% $4.7M Equity (common) Canada CAD
11 SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD NPV SG1J26887955 2.19% $4.7M Equity (common) Singapore SGD
12 COCA-COLA HBC AG COCA-COLA HBC AG ORD CHF6.70(CDI) CH0198251305 2.15% $4.6M Equity (common) Switzerland GBP
13 INTACT FINANCIAL CORP INTACT FINANCIAL CORP COM NPV CA45823T1066 2.13% $4.6M Equity (common) Canada CAD
14 RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADR US7835132033 2.11% $4.5M Equity (common) Ireland USD
15 TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD COM STK NPV CA8911021050 2.11% $4.5M Equity (common) Canada CAD
16 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE COM NPV CA1360691010 2.08% $4.5M Equity (common) Canada CAD
17 AIRBUS SE AIRBUS SE EUR1 NL0000235190 2.07% $4.5M Equity (common) Netherlands EUR
18 L'OREAL SA L'OREAL SA EUR0.20 FR0000120321 2.06% $4.4M Equity (common) France EUR
19 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG CHF0.10 CH0011075394 2.04% $4.4M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
20 UNILEVER PLC UNILEVER PLC ORD GBP0.035 GB00BVZK7T90 2.03% $4.4M Equity (common) United Kingdom GBP
21 ALLIANZ SE ALLIANZ SE NPV(REGD)(VINKULIERT) DE0008404005 2.03% $4.4M Equity (common) Germany EUR
22 NOVARTIS AG NOVARTIS AG CHF0.49 (REGD) CH0012005267 2.03% $4.4M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
23 SGS SA SGS SA CHF0.04 (REGD) CH1256740924 2.00% $4.3M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
24 NESTLE' SA/AG NESTLE' SA/AG CHF0.10 (REGD) CH0038863350 2.00% $4.3M Equity (common) Switzerland CHF
25 LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD COM NPV CA5394811015 2.00% $4.3M Equity (common) Canada CAD

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Made public Holdings as of 30 Jun 2026

All 52 stored holdings

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Equity (common) 95.62%
Equity (preferred) 3.83%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) 0.07%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
Switzerland 25.87%
Canada 19.18%
United Kingdom 11.54%
Sweden 7.51%
Singapore 6.18%
France 5.68%
Australia 4.18%
Spain 3.83%
Germany 3.68%
Finland 3.50%
Italy 2.43%
Ireland 2.11%
Other (3) 3.82%

The country each issuer is assigned to in the report.

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
Swiss franc (CHF) 23.72%
Euro (EUR) 21.19%
Canadian dollar (CAD) 19.18%
British pound (GBP) 11.45%
Swedish krona (SEK) 7.51%
Singapore dollar (SGD) 6.18%
US dollar (USD) 4.42%
Australian dollar (AUD) 4.18%
Japanese yen (JPY) 1.68%

The currency each holding is denominated in. Currency hedges are not netted off, so a hedged fund still shows its holdings' currencies.

Sector

Sector weights for holdings matched to listed stocks
SectorWeightBar
Finance 6.65%
Consumer Discretionary 3.78%

Partial coverage: sectors are known for 10.4% of net assets (10% of the fund's equity weight), the holdings matched by CUSIP or ticker to US stocks listed on this site. The rest is not assigned a sector.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.7790
4 payments per unit
12-month yield
1.88%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Quarterly
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
24 Sep 2026

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.7790) ÷ latest price ($41.34) × 100 = 1.88%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.

Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return

Distribution history table (20 payments)
FICS distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
24 Sep 2026$0.1040
25 Jun 2026$0.4460
26 Mar 2026$0.1950
12 Dec 2025$0.0340
25 Sep 2025$0.0920
26 Jun 2025$0.4680
27 Mar 2025$0.1480
13 Dec 2024$0.1880
26 Sep 2024$0.1030
27 Jun 2024$0.3360
21 Mar 2024$0.0550
22 Dec 2023$0.0620
22 Sep 2023$0.0540
27 Jun 2023$0.1730
24 Mar 2023$0.0550
23 Dec 2022$0.0770
23 Sep 2022$0.1120
24 Jun 2022$0.2940
25 Mar 2022$0.0620
23 Dec 2021$0.1270

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Checked · 2 days ago Amounts are adjusted for later unit splits

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