FSCS
First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF·NASDAQ
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Key Stats
Assets Under Management
61.90MUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
33.58MUSD
Dividend Yield
0.71%
Discount/Premium to NAV
0.10%
Shares Outstanding
1.65M
Expense Ratio
0.60%
About First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF
Issuer
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Brand
First Trust
Inception Date
Jun 20, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
SMID Capital Strength Index
Management Style
Passive
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
FSCS is a US mid-cap equity ETF that screens out stocks that have not paid dividends in the last 12 months. The fund's index imitates the sector weights of its market-cap-weighted parent index (the NASDAQ US 600 Mid Cap Index). Once sector weights are identified, stocks qualifying for each respective sector are equal-weighted within that sector's allocation. Like any ETF that uses some element of equal-weighting, the resulting portfolio underweights larger stocks when compared to market-cap-weighted indexes. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and Style
Focus
Extended Market
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Multi-factor
Geography
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Weighting Scheme
Equal
Selection Criteria
Multi-factor
Returns
1-Month | 3-Month | YTD | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | |
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Price Performance | +2.39% | +6.85% | +5.47% | +2.89% | +26.51% | +44.21% |
NAV Total Return | +1.42% | +6.28% | +3.55% | +2.54% | +29.25% | +54.79% |
Ratings
No data is currently available
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Holdings Analysis
Sector
Financial Services
29.99%
Industrials
22.38%
Technology
11.43%
Consumer Cyclical
11.29%
Consumer Defensive
10.36%
Basic Materials
6.56%
Healthcare
4.08%
Communication Services
1.82%
Energy
1.17%
Financial Services
29.99%
Industrials
22.38%
Technology
11.43%
Consumer Cyclical
11.29%
Consumer Defensive
10.36%
Basic Materials
6.56%
Healthcare
4.08%
Communication Services
1.82%
Energy
1.17%
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Asset
Region
97.83%
1.18%
0.99%
Category
Ratio
North America
97.83%
Asia
1.18%
Latin America
0.99%
Investment Style
No data is currently available
Top 10 Holdings
Symbol
Ratio
CASH
Pathward Financial
1.22%
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
1.16%
IPAR
Interparfums
1.13%
PPG
PPG Industries
1.13%
RNR
Renaissancere
1.13%
HSY
The Hershey
1.13%
HG
Hamilton Insurance
1.12%
NEU
Newmarket
1.12%
ATEN
A10 Networks
1.12%
CHD
Church & Dwight
1.11%
Top 10 Weight 11.37%
101 Total Holdings
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Dividends
Dividend Payout History
Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | 0.103 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | 0.049 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | 0.075 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | 0.039 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | 0.109 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | 0.070 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | 0.158 |
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