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About First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF
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Inception date
Dec 15, 2020
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33738R6624
FICS provides exposure to companies of any market cap with strong market positions that potentially provide a greater degree of stability and performance over time. With the NASDAQ Developed ex-US Index as its initial universe, securities (which may include common stocks and REITs) are first ranked by market cap and those not in the top 500 are excluded. Eligible securities are then screened for fundamental factors such as long-term debt-to-market cap ratio and return-on-equity ratio, before being ranked once again by a combined short-term (three-months) and long-term (one year) historical volatility. The 50 securities with the lowest volatility scores are selected for inclusion in the underlying index. Moreover, the index is equal-dollar weighted such that no industry or country has a weight greater than 30%. The fund will use the net total return version of the index
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Technology Services
Producer Manufacturing
Health Technology
Stocks99.73%
Finance22.38%
Consumer Non-Durables17.38%
Technology Services12.90%
Producer Manufacturing10.68%
Health Technology10.40%
Commercial Services5.85%
Non-Energy Minerals4.42%
Transportation4.02%
Retail Trade3.94%
Distribution Services2.15%
Consumer Services1.94%
Process Industries1.87%
Utilities1.81%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.27%
Cash0.27%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe77.89%
North America13.96%
Oceania6.13%
Asia2.02%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FICS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 22.38% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 17.38% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
FICS top holdings are Royal Bank of Canada and BHP Group Ltd, occupying 2.41% and 2.34% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FICS last dividends amounted to 0.47 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.15 USD in dividends, which shows a 68.48% increase.
FICS assets under management is 225.66 M USD. It's risen 2.42% over the last month.
FICS fund flows account for 61.40 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FICS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.35%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.47 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FICS shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Dec 15, 2020, and its management style is Passive.
FICS expense ratio is 0.70% meaning you'd have to pay 0.70% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FICS follows the The International Developed Capital Strength Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FICS invests in stocks.
FICS price has risen by 0.36% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 3.69% increase. See more dynamics on FICS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.08% over the last month, have fallen by −1.08% over the last month, showed a −1.72% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.43% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.08% over the last month, have fallen by −1.08% over the last month, showed a −1.72% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.43% in a year.
FICS trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.