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First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (FSGS)
USD32.10
+0.01 (+0.03%)
NASDAQ USD US Equity
NAV
USD 32.07
+0.09% vs NAV
as of 2026-07-13
AUM
USD 30.46M
TER
0.61%
Yield (TTM)
0.03%
Distribution
Distributing · Irregular
52-week range
28.45 – 32.47
Holdings
101
Issuer
First Trust
About this ETF
The First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (the "Fund") aims to deliver investment performance that broadly matches the price movements and income generation (before accounting for the Fund's own fees and expenses) of an equity benchmark, specifically The SMID Growth Strength Index (the "Index"). Ordinarily, the Fund will allocate a minimum of 80% of its net assets (which may include funds borrowed for investment purposes) to the securities that constitute this Index.
ISIN
US33738R7465
Issuer
First Trust
Domicile
US
Inception
2017-06-20
Asset class
Equity
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Progyny, Inc. PGNY | 1.63% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. STRL | 1.45% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX | 1.30% |
| QuinStreet, Inc. QNST | 1.28% |
| MYR Group Inc. MYRG | 1.25% |
| ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW | 1.25% |
| Exelixis, Inc. EXEL | 1.23% |
| Blue Bird Corporation BLBD | 1.22% |
| Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI | 1.22% |
| Duolingo, Inc. DUOL | 1.21% |
Sector mix
Price chart
USD32.10
+0.01 (+0.03%)
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Returns
| 1 month | +4.09% |
| 3 months | +7.36% |
| 6 months | +2.03% |
| Year to date | +5.49% |
| 1 year | +5.84% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +6.84% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +1.88% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 15.21% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.45 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.44 |
| Sortino (1y) | 0.79 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -11.32% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -25.14% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -44.97% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.86 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.71 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
Day Score (bias 0-100, not a probability)
55
P(gain) 22 sessions — probability
54%
VaR 95% (daily)
-2.11%
CVaR 95% (daily)
-3.31%
GARCH vol forecast (22d)
1.12%
Market regime (Markov)
Lateral
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Top-10 concentration
13.0%
Effective holdings
97
Disclosed positions
101
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
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Cost vs. peers
FSGS
0.61%
Equity median
0.39%
Cheapest in class BKLC
0.00%
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.0102 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.3931 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.1361 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.2329 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-28 | USD 0.0419 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.2571 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.1296 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.1738 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.0976 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.1970 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.1481 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.1061 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | USD 0.0441 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | USD 0.1821 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-30 | USD 0.1192 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | USD 0.1015 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.1536 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.0693 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.0861 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.0077 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.1451 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 0.0985 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.0987 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.0505 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.1548 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.0871 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.1158 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.0386 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.1789 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.0680 |
ESG profile
Derived from holdings
covers 97.7% of the portfolio by weight
(98 scored constituents)
Environmental
62.8
class avg 63.0
Social
67.7
class avg 62.3
Governance
68.9
class avg 64.9
Total ESG
66.5
class avg 63.4
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB | 0.03% | 182.70B | 8.9% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 2.1% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.4% |
| Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT | 0.09% | 170.10B | 0.9% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.6% |
