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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)
About this ETF
The First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) strives to achieve investment results that closely mirror the overall performance—encompassing both price changes and income generated—of its benchmark, The Growth Strength Index. This alignment is measured before accounting for the ETF's management fees and operational costs. Typically, the Fund commits at least 80% of its net assets (including any funds borrowed for investment purposes) to the common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs) that constitute this underlying Index.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW | 3.75% |
| Fortinet, Inc. FTNT | 3.72% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX | 2.57% |
| Eli Lilly and Company LLY | 2.48% |
| Monster Beverage Corporation MNST | 2.45% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS | 2.39% |
| Incyte Corporation INCY | 2.30% |
| DexCom, Inc. DXCM | 2.26% |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A) IBKR | 2.22% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. ANET | 2.20% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +4.04% |
| 3 months | +8.05% |
| 6 months | +4.85% |
| Year to date | +7.02% |
| 1 year | +9.78% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +17.85% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 13.49% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.76 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.07 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.24 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -9.49% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -20.08% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.91 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.84 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
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.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.0055 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.0242 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.0036 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | USD 0.0248 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.0662 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.0210 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.0135 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-28 | USD 0.0209 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.0493 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.0234 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.0329 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.0638 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.0428 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 19.1% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 15.6% |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 15.5% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 15.5% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 15.5% |
