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First TrustMid-Cap BlendFSCS · Nasdaq

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (FSCS)

Price
$37.12
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$56.8M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.60%
Category 0.86%
Yield
1.29%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
13.8%-5.4%
Category 19.2%
5Y CAGR
6.0%-1.6%
Category 7.7%
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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.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+4.5%-0.5%+3.8%+4.8%+7.1%+13.8%+6.0%—+8.5%
Mid-Cap Blend average1.9%-0.8%3.6%12.9%15.1%19.2%7.7%11.8%12.1%
Difference+2.7%+0.3%+0.2%-8.1%-8.0%-5.4%-1.6%—-3.6%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 12.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc1.51%
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics Inc1.48%
IDTIDT Corp Class B1.32%
ULTAUlta Beauty Inc1.19%
NDSNNordson Corp1.19%
ALLEAllegion PLC1.17%
FFIVF5 Inc1.14%
EHCEncompass Health Corp1.13%
LOPEGrand Canyon Education Inc1.13%
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions Inc1.12%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
14.5
P/B
3.0
P/S
2.1
P/CF
13.0

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

10sectors
  1. Financial services28.9%
  2. Industrials26.3%
  3. Consumer staples13.6%
  4. Consumer discretionary9.8%
  5. Health care6.6%
  6. Materials5.6%
  7. Technology4.1%
  8. Communication services2.2%
  9. Energy1.9%
  10. Real estate0.9%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.9%
  • Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Mid-Cap Blend
Ticker
FSCS
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
20 Jun 2017 (9.4 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.60% (category 0.86%)
Holdings turnover
123% (category 65%)
Distribution yield
1.29%
Beta, 3 years
0.74
Total net assets
$56.8M

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

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