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About FIRST TRUST CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF
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Inception date
Jul 6, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Portfolios LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FTCS seeks to outperform the broader large-cap space by selecting companies based on their strength of their balance sheets, looking at cash balances, long-term debt ratios, and ROE. FTCS picks from a relatively narrow subset of the large-cap universe: the NASDAQ US benchmark, a 500-firm composite of NASDAQ-listed companies. By design, FTCS will always struggle to reflect the broad large-cap market given its limited selection universe, but it fills a niche within a crowded segment. The index undergoes quarterly reconstitution and rebalance. FTCS formerly tracked a large-cap value index and traded under the ticker FDV. The fund was rebranded in May 2013.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
FTCS trades at 1,773.00 MXN today, its price has risen 0.77% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on FTCS price chart.
FTCS net asset value is 1,749.83 today — it's risen 1.48% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
FTCS assets under management is 162.87 B MXN. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
FTCS price has risen by 1.62% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 25.14% increase. See more dynamics on FTCS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.48% over the last month, showed a −1.76% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 27.47% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.48% over the last month, showed a −1.76% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 27.47% in a year.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
FTCS invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
FTCS expense ratio is 0.52%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, FTCS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, FTCS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.28%.
FTCS trades at a premium (0.43%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
FTCS shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
FTCS follows the NASDAQ Capital Strength Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jul 6, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.