FTGS

First Trust Growth Strength ETF

FTGS tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 well-capitalized, large-cap companies with strong market positions in the US. The fund uses various fundamental metrics to select growth equities.


Rules-Based, Semi-Diverse

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Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust
CategoryUS Equities
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateOct 25, 2022
Assets (mns)$174
Expense ratio60 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionFundamental
WeightingEqual
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableNo
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
NVIDIA CORP 2.8 %
META PLATFORMS INC 2.4 %
VALERO ENERGY CORP 2.4 %
NETFLIX INC 2.3 %
PACCAR INC 2.3 %
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 2.3 %
CUMMINS INC 2.3 %
CATERPILLAR INC 2.2 %
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 2.2 %
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL-CL A 2.2 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings51
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 203
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$197,335
Large cap (>$10bn)98.0%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)2.0%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.100.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 96.3 %
BERMUDA 1.8 %
IRELAND 1.8 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Annual Returns (as of 02/29/2024)
YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
0.0% -- -- -- -- -- 26.3%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.000%
MSCI EAFE0.000%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.000%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)93
Turnover1.7%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.21%
ADV of underlying (mns)$94,721
Technical Indicators
Recent close$30.70
30d moving avg.$25.39
Annualized volatility0.0%
Relative strength (RSI)83
Short interest (ETF)0.9%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
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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™

FTGS

6.1%

Cat. Avg

5.6%

Fund Category: US Equities

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Equals: ALTAR Score™6.1%
Recommendation

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

Category Overview
There are 882 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.6% and a standard deviation of 2.7%. FTGS's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.2 standard deviations above the category average. This places FTGS in the 57th percentile among funds in the category.
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
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FTGS 60.0 20.7 80.7
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