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First TrustMid-Cap BlendFSCS · Nasdaq

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (FSCS)

Price
$36.76
11 Sept 2026
Assets
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.60%
Category 0.86%
Yield
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
10.3%-6.0%
Category 16.3%
5Y CAGR
6.1%-2.5%
Category 8.6%
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First Trust SMID 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.

Standard deviation
Maximum drawdown
Sharpe ratio
Sortino ratio
Beta
Alpha
Information ratio
Upside capture
Downside capture
Tracking error
Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-3.9%+2.1%+4.0%+3.4%-1.0%+10.3%+6.1%+8.5%
Mid-Cap Blend average-3.6%0.3%13.5%14.0%14.9%16.3%8.6%11.8%12.6%
Difference-0.3%+1.8%-9.6%-10.6%-15.9%-6.0%-2.5%-4.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 11.8% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc1.42%
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics Inc1.36%
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions Inc1.21%
TTEKTetra Tech Inc1.13%
ALLEAllegion PLC1.12%
EXPOExponent Inc1.12%
ULTAUlta Beauty Inc1.11%
SEICSEI Investments Co1.11%
EXEExpand Energy Corp Ordinary Shares - New1.10%
NDSNNordson Corp1.10%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
15.2
P/B
3.1
P/S
2.3
P/CF
13.4

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

29.2%Financial services10 sectors
  1. Financial services29.2%
  2. Industrials26.0%
  3. Consumer staples14.1%
  4. Consumer discretionary9.9%
  5. Health care6.3%
  6. Materials5.6%
  7. Technology4.0%
  8. Energy2.1%
  9. Communication services2.0%
  10. Real estate0.9%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.8%
  • Cash0.2%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Mid-Cap Blend
Ticker
FSCS
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
22 Jun 2017 (9.2 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.60% (category 0.86%)
Holdings turnover
123% (category 65%)
Distribution yield
Total net assets

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

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