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First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (FSGS)

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Price: $33.04; —12 Nov 2026
Assets: $29.8M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.60%; Category 1.09%
Yield: 0.03%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 7.4%-13.9%; Category 21.3%
3Y CAGR: 11.3%-5.5%; Category 16.8%
5Y CAGR: 3.1%-3.4%; Category 6.5%

$33.04—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets: $29.8M
Expense: 0.60%
Categ. exp: 1.09%
Yield: 0.03%

ReturnFundCateg.

1Y7.4%21.3%

3Y11.3%16.8%

5Y3.1%6.5%

Launch7.2%—

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First Trust SMID Growth 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	+1.7%	-3.3%	+8.7%	+8.6%	+7.4%	+11.3%	+3.1%	—	+7.2%
Small Value average	2.0%	-3.9%	6.9%	18.5%	21.3%	16.8%	6.5%	9.4%	10.5%
Difference	-0.3%	+0.6%	+1.8%	-9.9%	-13.9%	-5.5%	-3.4%	—	-3.2%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 13.7% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
ESTC	Elastic NV	1.51%
VEEV	Veeva Systems Inc Class A	1.48%
HALO	Halozyme Therapeutics Inc	1.44%
ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co Class A	1.43%
INSP	Inspire Medical Systems Inc	1.39%
DOCS	Doximity Inc Class A	1.33%
NUTX	Nutex Health Inc	1.31%
DOCU	Docusign Inc	1.29%
IDCC	InterDigital Inc	1.27%
HRTG	Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc	1.24%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 18.6
P/B: 4.0
P/S: 1.6
P/CF: 14.7

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology25.1%
Health care22.4%
Financial services19.3%
Industrials12.1%
Consumer discretionary9.6%
Consumer staples3.9%
Energy3.3%
Real estate2.9%
Communication services1.5%

Asset mix

Stocks99.8%
Cash0.2%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Small Value
Ticker: FSGS
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 20 Jun 2017 (9.4 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.60% (category 1.09%)
Holdings turnover: 135% (category 107%)
Distribution yield: 0.03%
Beta, 3 years: 0.90
Total net assets: $29.8M

Prices and returns as of 12 Nov 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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