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FSCS

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF

Passive ETF Equity

Not rated

The FSCS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: The SMID Capital Strength Index. The FSCS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 100 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$36.97

-$0.19 (-0.50%) yesterday

1:30 PM 10/27/26 Closed

1D price range

$36.94$36.98

52W price range

$34.30$38.54

YTD Perf.

+4.72%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€55M

Share class AuM

€55M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33738R7531

TER

0.6%

Inception date

6/20/2017

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

The SMID Capital Strength Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 26, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 08/31/26

Finance

32.45%

Industrials

19.74%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

14.21%

Non-Energy Materials

12.58%

Healthcare

6.43%

Consumer Services

3.89%

Consumer Cyclicals

2.88%

Business Services

2.85%

Technology

2.70%

Unavailable

0.13%

Other

2.14%

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FAQ about FSCS

FSCS is a passively managed ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Equally Weighted Mid and Small-Cap US Equities.

FSCS tracks the The SMID Capital Strength Index - USD, through a full replication replication method.

FSCS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.6%.

FSCS was introduced to the market on June 20, 2017.

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF, FSCS, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

FSCS oversees €55M in assets as of October 26, 2026.

FSCS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 26, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.24%.

As of August 31, 2026, FSCS has significant geographic allocations in USA, Bermuda and Ireland.

As of August 31, 2026, FSCS focuses largely on Finance, Industrials and Consumer Non-Cyclicals.

As of August 31, 2026, FSCS holds 100 positions in its portfolio, with 17.24% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of August 31, 2026, FSCS top three holdings include MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc..

The base currency of FSCS is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 08/31/26

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

1.43%

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

1.38%

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

1.20%

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

1.14%

Tetra Tech, Inc.

1.13%

Expand Energy Corp.

1.13%

Exponent, Inc.

1.12%

Allegion Plc

1.10%

SEI Investments Co.

1.10%

MSA Safety, Inc.

1.09%

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