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First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (FICS)

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Price: $41.23; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $209.8M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.70%; Category 0.99%
Yield: 1.81%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 7.7%-6.3%; Category 14.0%
3Y CAGR: 11.5%-3.8%; Category 15.3%
5Y CAGR: 4.4%+0.5%; Category 3.9%

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First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

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	-3.2%	+0.9%	+6.8%	+4.4%	+7.7%	+11.5%	+4.4%	—	+7.1%
Foreign Large Growth average	-2.7%	0.1%	12.4%	11.2%	14.0%	15.3%	3.9%	8.7%	9.0%
Difference	-0.5%	+0.9%	-5.6%	-6.8%	-6.3%	-3.8%	+0.5%	—	-1.9%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 23.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
D05.SI	DBS Group Holdings Ltd	2.66%
GWO.TO	Great-West Lifeco Inc	2.44%
ALL.AX	Aristocrat Leisure Ltd	2.42%
PST.MI	Poste Italiane SpA	2.39%
S68.SI	Singapore Exchange Ltd	2.34%
SOON.SW	Sonova Holding AG	2.29%
TD	The Toronto-Dominion Bank	2.25%
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	2.25%
ALV.DE	Allianz SE	2.23%
ULVR.L	Unilever PLC	2.18%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 18.7
P/B: 3.9
P/S: 2.3
P/CF: 14.7

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Financial services29.9%
Industrials26.8%
Consumer staples13.7%
Consumer discretionary10.4%
Health care9.6%
Materials4.1%
Communication services3.6%
Technology1.9%

Asset mix

Stocks99.9%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Foreign Large Growth
Ticker: FICS
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 15 Dec 2020 (5.7 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.70% (category 0.99%)
Holdings turnover: 51% (category 55%)
Distribution yield: 1.81%
Beta, 3 years: 0.76
Total net assets: $209.8M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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