---
ticker: "FTGS"
name: "First Trust Growth Strength ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FTGS"
grade: "C"
score: 45
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Growth Index"
category_rank: "30 of 35"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FTGS: First Trust Growth Strength ETF

Grade **C**, Score 45 of 100. Rank 30 of 35 in US Growth Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 6 | 32 of 35 |
| Mission | 75 | 30 of 32 |
| Risk | 65 | 7 of 35 |
| Tradability | 43 | 19 of 35 |
| Holdings | 69 | 12 of 35 |
| Durability | 38 | 24 of 35 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 51 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 3.05% |
| 2 | MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 2.82% |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 2.62% |
| 4 | NEM | Newmont Corporation | 2.54% |
| 5 | ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.48% |
| 6 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 2.37% |
| 7 | FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | 2.33% |
| 8 | RMD | ResMed Inc. | 2.23% |
| 9 | APH | Amphenol Corporation | 2.23% |
| 10 | CME | CME Group Inc. | 2.21% |
| 11 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 2.18% |
| 12 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.15% |
| 13 | TGT | Target Corporation | 2.13% |
| 14 | DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | 2.12% |
| 15 | MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 2.09% |
| 16 | GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | 2.08% |
| 17 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 2.06% |
| 18 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 2.04% |
| 19 | INTU | Intuit Inc. | 2.01% |
| 20 | UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | 1.98% |
| 21 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 1.98% |
| 22 | ADBE | Adobe Incorporated | 1.97% |
| 23 | NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | 1.97% |
| 24 | TT | Trane Technologies plc | 1.96% |
| 25 | BKR | Baker Hughes Company (Class A) | 1.96% |
| 26 | GLW | Corning Incorporated | 1.96% |
| 27 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.94% |
| 28 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 1.93% |
| 29 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 1.92% |
| 30 | UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1.91% |

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