---
ticker: "FICS"
name: "First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FICS"
grade: "C"
score: 44
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "International Quality Index"
category_rank: "5 of 6"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FICS: First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Grade **C**, Score 44 of 100. Rank 5 of 6 in International Quality Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 10 | 6 of 6 |
| Mission | 86 | 2 of 3 |
| Risk | 50 | 2 of 6 |
| Tradability | 45 | 4 of 6 |
| Holdings | 38 | 6 of 6 |
| Durability | 41 | 5 of 6 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 55 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SOON.SW | Sonova Holding AG (Registered) | 2.70% |
| 2 | — | DBS Group Holdings Limited | 2.64% |
| 3 | ALL.AX | Aristocrat Leisure Limited | 2.53% |
| 4 | GWO.TO | Great-West Lifeco Inc. | 2.50% |
| 5 | CPG.L | Compass Group Plc | 2.28% |
| 6 | TD.TO | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.27% |
| 7 | GIVN.SW | Givaudan SA (Registered) | 2.27% |
| 8 | RY.TO | Royal Bank of Canada | 2.23% |
| 9 | ULVR.L | Unilever Plc | 2.21% |
| 10 | ROP.SW | Roche Holding AG | 2.18% |
| 11 | SREN.SW | Swiss Re AG | 2.14% |
| 12 | PST.MI | Poste Italiane SpA | 2.12% |
| 13 | SGSN.SW | Sgs S.a. | 2.11% |
| 14 | ALV.DE | Allianz SE | 2.11% |
| 15 | OR.PA | L'Oreal S.A. | 2.11% |
| 16 | CM.TO | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 2.08% |
| 17 | AIR.PA | Airbus SE | 2.06% |
| 18 | ABBN.SW | ABB Ltd | 2.06% |
| 19 | L.TO | Loblaw Companies Limited | 2.04% |
| 20 | — | Investor AB (Class B) | 2.03% |
| 21 | TIH.TO | Toromont Industries Ltd. | 2.03% |
| 22 | RKT.L | Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc | 2.01% |
| 23 | ZURN.SW | Zurich Insurance Group AG | 2.01% |
| 24 | — | Singapore Exchange Limited | 2.00% |
| 25 | CCH.L | Coca-Cola HBC AG | 1.97% |
| 26 | ATD.TO | Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 1.97% |
| 27 | NOVN.SW | Novartis AG | 1.96% |
| 28 | RIO.L | Rio Tinto Plc | 1.94% |
| 29 | ITX.MC | Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. (Inditex) | 1.93% |
| 30 | ALFA.ST | Alfa Laval AB | 1.91% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FICS. Please cite the page URL.