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First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (FICS)

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Price: $41.67; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $196.4M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.70%; Category 0.99%
Yield: 1.94%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 10.2%+4.3%; Category 5.8%
3Y CAGR: 14.5%-1.6%; Category 16.1%
5Y CAGR: 5.1%+1.6%; Category 3.5%

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First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+4.3%	-1.5%	+4.0%	+5.8%	+10.2%	+14.5%	+5.1%	—	+7.2%
Foreign Large Growth average	-3.0%	-3.2%	-0.9%	5.3%	5.8%	16.1%	3.5%	8.3%	5.4%
Difference	+7.3%	+1.7%	+4.9%	+0.5%	+4.3%	-1.6%	+1.6%	—	+1.8%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 23.7% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
D05.SI	DBS Group Holdings Ltd	2.79%
SOON.SW	Sonova Holding AG	2.53%
GWO.TO	Great-West Lifeco Inc	2.53%
ALL.AX	Aristocrat Leisure Ltd	2.42%
TD	The Toronto-Dominion Bank	2.31%
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	2.28%
PST.MI	Poste Italiane SpA	2.24%
GIVN.SW	Givaudan SA	2.22%
S68.SI	Singapore Exchange Ltd	2.18%
ULVR.L	Unilever PLC	2.17%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 18.1
P/B: 3.8
P/S: 2.2
P/CF: 14.2

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Financial services29.6%
Industrials27.1%
Consumer staples13.7%
Consumer discretionary10.0%
Health care10.0%
Materials4.2%
Communication services3.6%
Technology1.8%

Asset mix

Stocks99.9%
Cash0.2%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Foreign Large Growth
Ticker: FICS
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 15 Dec 2020 (5.9 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.70% (category 0.99%)
Holdings turnover: 51% (category 55%)
Distribution yield: 1.94%
Beta, 3 years: 0.76
Total net assets: $196.4M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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