First Trust Capital Strength ETF FTCS
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- Net expense ratio
- 0.53%
- Net assets
- $7.6B
- Holdings
- 52
- 12-month distribution yield
- 1.15%
- Asset class
- Equity
First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · US (equity). Its last price was US$99.94 on 20 Oct 2026. Its net expense ratio is 0.53% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$7.65 billion 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$1.15 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.15%, paid quarterly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.53%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- 0.53%
- Management fee
- 0.48%
- Prospectus date
- 1 May 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 30 Apr 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $7,646,184,499
- Total assets
- $7,649,946,969
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 52 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM | US17275R1023 | 2.74% | $209.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP COM | US61174X1090 | 2.52% | $193.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM | US74144T1088 | 2.36% | $180.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM | US0530151036 | 2.25% | $172.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP COM | US1720621010 | 2.24% | $171.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM | US00846U1016 | 2.20% | $167.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM | US4781601046 | 2.18% | $167.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | UNION PACIFIC CORP UNION PACIFIC CORP COM | US9078181081 | 2.18% | $166.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 9 | VISA INC VISA INC COM CL A | US92826C8394 | 2.18% | $166.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | MERCK & COMPANY INC MERCK & COMPANY INC COM | US58933Y1055 | 2.17% | $166.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 11 | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) COM | US1912161007 | 2.16% | $165.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | APPLE INC APPLE INC COM | US0378331005 | 2.16% | $164.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | PAYCHEX INC PAYCHEX INC COM | US7043261079 | 2.15% | $164.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 14 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY COM | US1941621039 | 2.15% | $164.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 15 | W. R. BERKLEY CORP W. R. BERKLEY CORP COM | US0844231029 | 2.14% | $163.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 16 | SNAP-ON INC SNAP-ON INC COM | US8330341012 | 2.13% | $163.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 17 | LINDE PLC LINDE PLC COM EUR0.001 | IE000S9YS762 | 2.12% | $162.4M | Equity (common) | Ireland | USD |
| 18 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM | US3695501086 | 2.12% | $162.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 19 | 3M COMPANY 3M COMPANY COM | US88579Y1010 | 2.11% | $161.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 20 | ALPHABET INC ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A | US02079K3059 | 2.11% | $161.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 21 | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC COM USD1 | IE00BK9ZQ967 | 2.08% | $158.9M | Equity (common) | Ireland | USD |
| 22 | AMGEN INC AMGEN INC COM | US0311621009 | 2.05% | $157.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 23 | EOG RESOURCES INC EOG RESOURCES INC COM | US26875P1012 | 2.03% | $155.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 24 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) HOME DEPOT INC (THE) COM | US4370761029 | 2.03% | $155.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 25 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC COM | US03076C1062 | 2.03% | $154.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.91% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.05% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 95.75% | |
| Ireland | 4.20% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.96% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 23.61% | |
| Health Care | 18.57% | |
| Industrials | 14.86% | |
| Finance | 12.80% | |
| Technology | 10.19% | |
| Consumer Staples | 6.42% | |
| Telecommunications | 2.74% | |
| Energy | 2.03% | |
| Financial Services | 1.91% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.1450
- 12-month yield
- 1.15%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.1450) ÷ latest price ($99.94) × 100 = 1.15%. 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)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.3330 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | $0.2640 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | $0.2870 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | $0.2610 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | $0.2530 |
| 26 Jun 2025 | $0.2330 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | $0.2160 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | $0.4040 |
| 26 Sep 2024 | $0.2570 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | $0.2840 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | $0.2250 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.4310 |
| 22 Sep 2023 | $0.2150 |
| 27 Jun 2023 | $0.2370 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | $0.2920 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | $0.2920 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | $0.2560 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | $0.1790 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | $0.1960 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | $0.2820 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000012555) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
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