FICS
First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF
FICS tracks an equal-weighted index of companies in developed markets outside of the US, screened for favorable factors regarding size, liquidity and volatility.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Grace Partners of Dupage LP |
Category | International Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Dec 15, 2020 |
Assets (mns) | $110 |
Expense ratio | 70 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
Weighting | Equal |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | No |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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ALFA LAVAL AB | 2.2 % |
UNILEVER PLC | 2.2 % |
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 2.2 % |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA | 2.2 % |
MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG-REG | 2.1 % |
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION | 2.1 % |
LEGRAND SA | 2.1 % |
NOVARTIS AG | 2.1 % |
SIEMENS AG-REG | 2.1 % |
BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 2.1 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 59 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 199 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $73,315 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 100.0% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 0.0% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
SWITZERLAND | 17.9 % | |
BRITAIN | 14.4 % | |
FRANCE | 12.1 % | |
GERMANY | 12.0 % | |
AUSTRALIA | 11.6 % | |
CANADA | 7.8 % | |
SWEDEN | 6.2 % | |
NETHERLANDS | 5.8 % | |
SPAIN | 3.8 % | |
DENMARK | 3.7 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 04/30/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-1.2% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% | -- | -- | 3.3% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.83 | 72% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.89 | 77% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.65 | 43% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 27 |
Turnover | 0.9% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.12% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $4,711 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $35.04 |
30d moving avg. | $31.53 |
Annualized volatility | 17.5% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 78 |
Short interest (ETF) | 2.0% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. FICS |
Expenses vs. FICS |
ALTAR Score™ vs. FICS |
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OEUR | ALPS O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 29.7% | -22 bp | +1.4% |
IDHQ | Invesco S&P International Developed High Quality ETF | 27.2% | -41 bp | +1.5% |
IQLT | iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | 24.8% | -40 bp | +1.3% |
EUDV | ProShares MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETF | 23.6% | -15 bp | +0.7% |
BBEU | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF | 23.1% | -61 bp | +2.3% |
EUDG | WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund | 23.0% | -12 bp | +1.5% |
IEV | iShares Europe ETF | 22.6% | -3 bp | +1.7% |
DBEU | Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF | 22.3% | -24 bp | +2.0% |
UMMA | Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF | 22.1% | -5 bp | +2.2% |
FLEE | Franklin FTSE Europe ETF | 21.8% | -61 bp | +2.4% |
Risk and Returns: FICS vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
FICS
4.1%
Cat. Avg
7.0%
Fund Category: International Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 4.1% |
Recommendation
AVOID
Not worthwhile for most investors. A rating of AVOID is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) of their category. Often, funds in this category consist of stocks with little if any history or expectation of profitability, and as a result our fundamentally-driven analysis may be less relevant.
Category Overview
There are 256 funds in the International Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 7.0% and a standard deviation of
2.3%. FICS's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
1.2 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places FICS in the 11st percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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FICS | 70.0 | 12.1 | 82.1 |
Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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