First Trust Growth Strength ETF FTGS
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- Expense ratio
- 0.60%
- Net assets
- $1.3B
- Holdings
- 51
- 12-month distribution yield
- 0.04%
- Asset class
- Equity
First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) 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$38.39 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.6% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$1.25 billion as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 51 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.0150 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 0.04%, paid quarterly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.60%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.60%
- Prospectus date
- 1 May 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 30 Apr 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $1,250,861,509
- Total assets
- $1,251,477,928
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 51 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 | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC COM | US6974351057 | 4.03% | $50.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | FORTINET INC FORTINET INC COM | US34959E1091 | 3.72% | $46.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | ELI LILLY & COMPANY ELI LILLY & COMPANY COM | US5324571083 | 2.57% | $32.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC COM | US64125C1099 | 2.51% | $31.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP COM | US61174X1090 | 2.49% | $31.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC COM | US1273871087 | 2.39% | $29.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | AMPHENOL CORP AMPHENOL CORP CL A | US0320951017 | 2.32% | $29.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | INCYTE CORP INCYTE CORP COM | US45337C1027 | 2.30% | $28.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 9 | CUMMINS INC CUMMINS INC COM | US2310211063 | 2.26% | $28.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP COM | US1720621010 | 2.20% | $27.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 11 | APPLOVIN CORP APPLOVIN CORP COM CL A | US03831W1080 | 2.14% | $26.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC COM CL A | US45841N1072 | 2.11% | $26.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | DEXCOM INC DEXCOM INC COM | US2521311074 | 2.09% | $26.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 14 | RALPH LAUREN CORP RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A | US7512121010 | 2.06% | $25.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 15 | ARISTA NETWORKS INC ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM SHS | US0404132054 | 2.05% | $25.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 16 | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC COM USD1 | IE00BK9ZQ967 | 2.05% | $25.6M | Equity (common) | Ireland | USD |
| 17 | EMCOR GROUP INC EMCOR GROUP INC COM | US29084Q1004 | 2.04% | $25.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 18 | SERVICENOW INC SERVICENOW INC COM | US81762P1021 | 2.04% | $25.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 19 | AIRBNB INC AIRBNB INC COM CL A | US0090661010 | 2.01% | $25.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 20 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC COM | US03076C1062 | 2.00% | $25.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 21 | CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) COM | US8085131055 | 1.98% | $24.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 22 | MOODY'S CORP MOODY'S CORP COM | US6153691059 | 1.97% | $24.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 23 | NVIDIA CORP NVIDIA CORP COM | US67066G1040 | 1.97% | $24.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 24 | MASTERCARD INC MASTERCARD INC CL A | US57636Q1040 | 1.95% | $24.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 25 | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC COM | US03769M1062 | 1.88% | $23.6M | 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) | 99.92% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.09% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 96.21% | |
| Ireland | 2.05% | |
| Switzerland | 1.76% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 100.02% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 29.91% | |
| Health Care | 18.20% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 18.17% | |
| Finance | 12.15% | |
| Industrials | 9.67% | |
| Consumer Staples | 2.49% | |
| Telecommunications | 2.05% | |
| Financial Services | 1.88% | |
| Basic Materials | 1.59% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $0.0150
- 12-month yield
- 0.04%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.0150) ÷ latest price ($38.39) × 100 = 0.04%. 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 (14 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.0090 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | $0.0060 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | $0.0240 |
| 26 Jun 2025 | $0.0040 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | $0.0250 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | $0.0660 |
| 26 Sep 2024 | $0.0210 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | $0.0140 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | $0.0210 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.0490 |
| 22 Sep 2023 | $0.0230 |
| 27 Jun 2023 | $0.0330 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | $0.0640 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | $0.0430 |
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 (S000077796) (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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