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FTGS

First Trust Growth Strength ETF

Passive ETF Equity

The FTGS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: The Growth Strength Index. The FTGS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 50 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$39.47

-$0.24 (-0.60%) 2 days ago

1:30 PM 08/28/26 Closed

1D price range

$39.40$39.71

52W price range

$33.13$40.00

YTD Perf.

+12.41%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€1.14B

Share class AuM

€1.14B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33733E8232

TER

0.6%

Inception date

10/26/2022

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

The Growth Strength Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Aug 27, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 07/31/26

Technology

34.42%

Healthcare

16.11%

Industrials

13.63%

Finance

9.65%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

7.78%

Business Services

6.36%

Consumer Cyclicals

5.21%

Non-Energy Materials

4.59%

Energy

2.14%

Unavailable

0.11%

Latest FTGS news

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FAQ about FTGS

FTGS is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Equally Weighted Large Cap US Equities.

FTGS tracks the The Growth Strength Total Return Index GTR- USD, through a full replication replication method.

FTGS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.6%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

FTGS was introduced to the market on October 26, 2022. It trades on United States

First Trust Growth Strength ETF, FTGS, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

FTGS oversees €1.14B in assets as of August 27, 2026.

FTGS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of August 27, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 0.07%.

As of July 31, 2026, FTGS has significant geographic allocations in USA, Switzerland and Ireland.

As of July 31, 2026, FTGS focuses largely on Technology, Healthcare and Industrials.

As of July 31, 2026, FTGS holds 50 positions in its portfolio, with 34.12% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of July 31, 2026, FTGS top three holdings include Newmont Corp., Marvell Technology, Inc. and Palantir Technologies, Inc..

The base currency of FTGS is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 07/31/26

Newmont Corp.

2.72%

Marvell Technology, Inc.

2.54%

Palantir Technologies, Inc.

2.51%

Intuit, Inc.

2.37%

Microsoft Corp.

2.33%

DexCom, Inc.

2.25%

Garmin Ltd.

2.24%

Netflix, Inc.

2.22%

Adobe, Inc.

2.19%

ResMed, Inc.

2.19%

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