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First Trust Growth Strength ETF
$38.48−0.13 (−0.35%)
- 0.60%
- $1.3B
- +9.1%
- 0.04%
- 0.1M sh
- $38.77
- low $33.00high $40.12
The ETF.net FTGS Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 30 of 35
Score 45 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F6 out of 100Rank 32 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 30 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 7 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 19 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 12 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 24 of 35
Our read on FTGS
CGrowth with a credit check. FTGS holds about 50 US names that clear screens for return on equity, long-term debt against cash, and revenue and cash flow growth. Growth that funds itself, rather than borrows for it.
The Fund seeks results generally corresponding to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of The Growth StrengthTM Index. Normally, it invests at least 80% of net assets in the common stocks and REITs comprising that Index.
Why people hold it
- A quality gate wearing a growth label: return on equity, long-term debt versus cash, and revenue plus cash flow growth. Balance sheet first, story second.finance.yahoo.com
- About 50 holdings, with REITs eligible alongside common stocks. Concentrated and a little unusual for a growth fund, which is the reason to hold it next to a cap-weighted index.
- The portfolio sticks to the mandate: at least 80% of net assets in the index's stocks and REITs, US large-cap growth, no drift into side bets.
- Since its 2022 launch it has grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund and trades regularly, so ordinary-sized orders are not fighting an empty book.
Worth knowing
- 0.60% a year is the entry fee, while plain-vanilla category giants like IUSG and VYM charge under a tenth of that. The screen has to earn the gap.
- With roughly 50 names, single stocks and sector tilts carry real weight, so results can wander well away from broad growth benchmarks in either direction.
- The live record starts in late 2022, a short history for judging how a fundamental screen behaves across different markets.
FTGS Holdings
- Stocks
- 51
- 25%
- PLTR
Sectors
- Technology37.0%
- Health Care16.1%
- Financials13.2%
- Industrials11.1%
- Consumer Discretionary6.9%
- Consumer Staples5.8%
- Communication5.6%
- Materials2.5%
- Energy1.9%
Geography
- United States92.16%
- Switzerland3.95%
- Ireland1.96%
- Singapore1.92%
FTGS Performance
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FTGS$10,913
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FTGS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.3% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | +1.6% |
| 1 year | +9.1% |
| 3 years | +17.3% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FTGS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.3% | |
| 2025 | +12.8% | |
| 2024 | +15.8% | |
| 2023 | +33.7% | |
| 2022 | +1.1% |
FTGS in the news
FTGS Dividends
- 0.04%
- $0.01
- $0.0088 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
FTGS Risk
- 14.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.89
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −20.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTGS Cost
0.60%
FTGS0.60%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
31 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
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- CFYCFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +28.2%
- CPRXGPraxis Impact Large Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return +18.1%
- CQQQGPacer Nasdaq-100 Top 50 Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +36.2%
- CQMIDWisdomTree U.S. MidCap Quality Growth FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +7.4%
- CRKSGRuk Strategic Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —