---
ticker: "FSCS"
name: "First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FSCS"
grade: "C"
score: 41
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Multifactor"
category_rank: "85 of 99"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FSCS: First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF

Grade **C**, Score 41 of 100. Rank 85 of 99 in US Multifactor.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 14 | 83 of 99 |
| Mission | 66 | 68 of 86 |
| Risk | 36 | 66 of 97 |
| Tradability | 44 | 54 of 99 |
| Holdings | 65 | 33 of 98 |
| Durability | 38 | 73 of 99 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 101 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 1.50% |
| 2 | HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | 1.47% |
| 3 | IDT | IDT Corporation (Class B) | 1.33% |
| 4 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 1.23% |
| 5 | FFIV | F5, Inc. | 1.21% |
| 6 | LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 1.18% |
| 7 | NDSN | Nordson Corporation | 1.17% |
| 8 | EXPO | Exponent, Inc. | 1.15% |
| 9 | BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1.14% |
| 10 | EHC | Encompass Health Corporation | 1.14% |
| 11 | ALLE | Allegion Public Limited Company | 1.13% |
| 12 | LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. (Class A) | 1.12% |
| 13 | PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corporation | 1.10% |
| 14 | EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1.09% |
| 15 | MSA | MSA Safety Incorporated | 1.09% |
| 16 | TTEK | Tetra Tech, Inc. | 1.09% |
| 17 | SEIC | SEI Investments Company | 1.09% |
| 18 | AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | 1.08% |
| 19 | ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. | 1.08% |
| 20 | BKE | The Buckle, Inc. | 1.08% |
| 21 | LECO | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 1.07% |
| 22 | VLTO | Veralto Corporation | 1.07% |
| 23 | CHCO | City Holding Company | 1.07% |
| 24 | THG | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 1.06% |
| 25 | MLI | Mueller Industries, Inc. | 1.06% |
| 26 | RNR | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 1.06% |
| 27 | WTS | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 1.05% |
| 28 | MATX | Matson, Inc. | 1.05% |
| 29 | TTC | The Toro Company | 1.05% |
| 30 | OFG | OFG Bancorp | 1.04% |

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