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About First Trust Growth Strength ETF
Home page
www.ftportfolios.com/retail/ETF/ETFfundnews.aspx?Ticker=FTGS
Inception date
Oct 25, 2022
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 Portfolios LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33733E8232
FTGS is passively managed to hold domestic equities selected for growth metrics using a fundamental methodology. The selection universe initially comprises the top 500 securities by market capitalization in the Nasdaq US Benchmark Index. The universe is narrowed down by screening for at least $1 billion cash on hand, less than 30% long-term debt to market-cap ratio, greater than 15% return on equity, and positive shareholder equity. Then remaining securities are ranked by a composite of their 3-year percentage growth in cash flow and revenue. The top 50 securities are selected, with a restriction that no industry, as determined by the Industry Classification Benchmark, has more than 15 securities. The resulting portfolio is weighted equally. The index reconstitutes and rebalances quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Retail Trade
Stocks99.93%
Finance20.89%
Technology Services20.06%
Electronic Technology17.90%
Retail Trade10.17%
Health Technology4.31%
Industrial Services4.26%
Consumer Non-Durables4.17%
Producer Manufacturing4.09%
Commercial Services3.60%
Consumer Services3.15%
Non-Energy Minerals2.74%
Health Services2.31%
Consumer Durables2.28%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.07%
Cash0.07%
Stock breakdown by region
North America94.20%
Europe5.80%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FTGS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 20.89% stocks, and Technology Services, with 20.06% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FTGS top holdings are Newmont Corporation and United Therapeutics Corporation, occupying 2.74% and 2.72% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FTGS last dividends amounted to 0.00 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.02 USD in dividends, which shows a 588.89% decrease.
FTGS assets under management is 1.29 B USD. It's risen 5.56% over the last month.
FTGS fund flows account for 489.70 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, FTGS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.32%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.00 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FTGS shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Oct 25, 2022, and its management style is Passive.
FTGS expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FTGS follows the The Growth Strength Index - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FTGS invests in stocks.
FTGS price has risen by 3.66% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 15.74% increase. See more dynamics on FTGS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.61% over the last month, showed a 9.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.44% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.61% over the last month, showed a 9.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.44% in a year.
FTGS trades at a premium (0.12%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.