FSCS First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF
Issuer
First Trust
Inception
Jun 20, 2017
AUM
$62.3M
Expense ratio
0.60%
Yield
1.21%
Asset class
Small/Micro Cap Equity
Holdings
100
Last price
$37.96
This ETF, the First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF, endeavors to match the financial returns—specifically, the capital gains and income distributions—of The SMID Capital Strength Index. This objective is pursued before considering the Fund's operational charges. As a core strategy, the Fund typically dedicates a minimum of 80% of its assets under management (inclusive of any borrowed funds for investment) to the individual stocks that constitute the referenced Index.
+7.1%
2025-11-14low 34.51 · high 38.462026-11-13
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCS | +5.0% | -0.7% | +7.0% | +8.3% | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| Small/Micro Cap Equity average (23 funds) | +1.8% | -6.4% | +14.7% | +18.8% | +16.1% | +5.1% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$991K net.
| Holding | Weight | Insiders bought | Insiders sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROL Rollins, Inc. | 1.10% | $99.9M | $0 |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 1.05% | $2.2M | $7.2M |
| LSTR Landstar System, Inc. | 0.83% | $715K | $0 |
| DX Dynex Capital, Inc. | 0.91% | $295K | $0 |
| CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 1.07% | $172K | $0 |
| MCY Mercury General Corporation | 0.81% | $112K | $0 |
| ZWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | 0.93% | $100K | $0 |
| CHCO City Holding Company | 0.96% | $68K | $132K |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 0.97% | $45K | $0 |
| NTRS Northern Trust Corporation | 1.03% | $40K | $3.9M |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. | 0.88% | $39K | $0 |
| MWA Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 1.07% | $30K | $617K |
| ALLE Allegion Public Limited Company | 1.18% | $27K | $2.0M |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. | 1.11% | $1K | $318K |
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1.23% |
| 2 | HAS Hasbro, Inc. | 1.21% |
| 3 | ALLE Allegion Public Limited Company | 1.18% |
| 4 | ACIW ACI Worldwide, Inc. | 1.15% |
| 5 | HCSG Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 1.14% |
| 6 | JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc | 1.14% |
| 7 | VLTO Veralto Corporation | 1.13% |
| 8 | CPAY Corpay, Inc. | 1.12% |
| 9 | PPG PPG Industries, Inc. | 1.11% |
| 10 | IPAR Interparfums, Inc. | 1.11% |
| 11 | ROL Rollins, Inc. | 1.10% |
| 12 | CPRT Copart, Inc. | 1.10% |
| 13 | FHI Federated Hermes, Inc. (Class B) | 1.10% |
| 14 | SSD Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 1.10% |
| 15 | AIZ Assurant, Inc. | 1.10% |
| 16 | TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 1.08% |
| 17 | EPAC Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 1.08% |
| 18 | CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 1.07% |
| 19 | CRUS Cirrus Logic, Inc. | 1.07% |
| 20 | UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation | 1.07% |
| 21 | MWA Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 1.07% |
| 22 | EHC Encompass Health Corporation | 1.07% |
| 23 | ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 1.06% |
| 24 | LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 1.06% |
| 25 | TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1.05% |
| 26 | USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 1.05% |
| 27 | AFG American Financial Group, Inc. | 1.04% |
| 28 | AOS A.O. Smith Corporation | 1.04% |
| 29 | ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 1.04% |
| 30 | CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1.04% |
| 31 | INCY Incyte Corporation | 1.04% |
| 32 | TTEK Tetra Tech, Inc. | 1.04% |
| 33 | WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 1.04% |
| 34 | SF Stifel Financial Corp. | 1.04% |
| 35 | LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Class B) | 1.03% |
| 36 | HG Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. (Class B) | 1.03% |
| 37 | NTRS Northern Trust Corporation | 1.03% |
| 38 | THG The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 1.03% |
| 39 | AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | 1.03% |
| 40 | RJF Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.02% |
| 41 | TTC The Toro Company | 1.02% |
| 42 | DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 43 | RPM RPM International Inc. | 1.01% |
| 44 | SEIC SEI Investments Company | 1.01% |
| 45 | JOE The St. Joe Company | 1.01% |
| 46 | ZION Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 1.01% |
| 47 | ENSG The Ensign Group, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 48 | FIZZ National Beverage Corp. | 1.00% |
| 49 | WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 1.00% |
| 50 | PRI Primerica, Inc. | 1.00% |
| 51 | SFBS ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 1.00% |
| 52 | CR Crane Company | 1.00% |
| 53 | KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 0.99% |
| 54 | HSY The Hershey Company | 0.99% |
| 55 | EWBC East West Bancorp, Inc. | 0.99% |
| 56 | WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation | 0.99% |
| 57 | HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 0.98% |
| 58 | RL Ralph Lauren Corporation | 0.98% |
| 59 | SNA Snap-on Incorporated | 0.98% |
| 60 | CFR Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 0.98% |
| 61 | ORI Old Republic International Corporation | 0.98% |
| 62 | GRBK Green Brick Partners, Inc. | 0.98% |
| 63 | RNR RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 0.98% |
| 64 | IDT IDT Corporation (Class B) | 0.97% |
| 65 | NDSN Nordson Corporation | 0.97% |
| 66 | MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 0.97% |
| 67 | BRC Brady Corporation | 0.97% |
| 68 | WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 0.97% |
| 69 | BPOP Popular, Inc. | 0.97% |
| 70 | CHCO City Holding Company | 0.96% |
| 71 | DCI Donaldson Company, Inc. | 0.96% |
| 72 | RMD ResMed Inc. | 0.96% |
| 73 | NVR NVR, Inc. | 0.96% |
| 74 | EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 0.95% |
| 75 | MSA MSA Safety Incorporated | 0.94% |
| 76 | HAL Halliburton Company | 0.94% |
| 77 | MCRI Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | 0.94% |
| 78 | ZWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | 0.93% |
| 79 | AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. | 0.93% |
| 80 | OFG OFG Bancorp | 0.93% |
| 81 | ORC Orchid Island Capital, Inc. | 0.92% |
| 82 | GL Globe Life Inc. | 0.92% |
| 83 | FBP First BanCorp. | 0.92% |
| 84 | HUBB Hubbell Incorporated | 0.92% |
| 85 | REX REX American Resources Corporation | 0.92% |
| 86 | DX Dynex Capital, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 87 | VMI Valmont Industries, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 88 | BKE The Buckle, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 89 | GNTX Gentex Corporation | 0.88% |
| 90 | LAUR Laureate Education, Inc. (Class A) | 0.88% |
| 91 | CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. | 0.88% |
| 92 | MLI Mueller Industries, Inc. | 0.88% |
| 93 | AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 0.88% |
| 94 | INVA Innoviva, Inc. | 0.87% |
| 95 | MATX Matson, Inc. | 0.87% |
| 96 | GGG Graco Inc. | 0.85% |
| 97 | LSTR Landstar System, Inc. | 0.83% |
| 98 | NSSC Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | 0.82% |
| 99 | MCY Mercury General Corporation | 0.81% |
| 100 | LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 0.70% |
| 101 | FSCS US Dollar | 0.21% |
Sector breakdown
Financial Services26.7%
Industrials26.6%
Consumer Cyclical13.3%
Healthcare11.5%
Consumer Defensive7.8%
Basic Materials5.1%
Real Estate4.0%
Technology3.0%
Energy1.0%
Communication Services1.0%
Cash & Others0.0%
Country breakdown
United States92.5%
Bermuda3.1%
Ireland2.3%
Puerto Rico1.9%
Other0.2%
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $0.1386 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.1219 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.0936 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.1035 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.0494 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.0749 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.0389 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.1089 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.0695 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.1583 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.0600 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.1853 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.0590 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.1300 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.0840 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.2240 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.1020 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.0950 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | $0.0430 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.1460 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $0.0790 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.0860 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.0550 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1360 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.0680 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.0710 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.0510 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.1340 |
| Sep 25, 2019 | $0.1070 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.1080 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.0450 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $0.1180 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.0700 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $0.0820 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.0420 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.0850 |
| Sep 21, 2017 | $0.0610 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
No member of Congress has disclosed a trade in FSCS in the filings we hold.
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error