FTCS vs. MGV ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) to Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (MGV)

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

FTCS Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund&#39;s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Capital Strength Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. In constructing the index, the index Provider begins with the largest 500 U.S. companies included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index and excludes the following: companies with less than $1 billion in cash and short term investments; companies with long-term debt divided by market capitalization greater than 30%; and companies with return on equity less than 15%.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$92.82

Average Daily Volume

241,158

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

MGV

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

MGV Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Value Index, which represents the value companies of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index. The index is a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization value stocks. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$132.26

Average Daily Volume

225,298

Number of Holdings ^*

135

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTCS	MGV
30 Days	1.64%	2.46%
60 Days	2.36%	3.73%
90 Days	4.11%	5.92%
12 Months	21.83%	30.27%

30 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTCS	Weight in MGV	Overlap
ABBV	D	1.78%	2.12%	1.78%
ADP	B	2.08%	0.35%	0.35%
AFL	B	1.98%	0.35%	0.35%
AON	A	2.16%	0.22%	0.22%
BLK	C	2.12%	0.81%	0.81%
CB	C	1.95%	0.64%	0.64%
CL	D	1.9%	0.45%	0.45%
COP	C	2.17%	0.75%	0.75%
CSCO	B	2.06%	1.17%	1.17%
CSX	B	2.1%	0.38%	0.38%
ELV	F	1.9%	0.55%	0.55%
GD	F	1.9%	0.4%	0.4%
HD	A	2.01%	2.3%	2.01%
HON	B	2.1%	0.79%	0.79%
IBM	C	1.8%	1.12%	1.12%
JNJ	D	1.9%	2.26%	1.9%
KMB	D	1.88%	0.27%	0.27%
KO	D	1.79%	1.49%	1.49%
LIN	D	1.88%	0.64%	0.64%
LMT	D	1.78%	0.77%	0.77%
MMC	B	2.02%	0.63%	0.63%
NOC	D	1.9%	0.44%	0.44%
PAYX	C	2.06%	0.13%	0.13%
PEP	F	1.85%	1.34%	1.34%
PG	A	2.02%	2.28%	2.02%
REGN	F	1.56%	0.54%	0.54%
SYK	C	2.15%	0.36%	0.36%
UNP	C	1.97%	0.83%	0.83%
WMT	A	2.11%	2.13%	2.11%
XOM	B	2.03%	3.05%	2.03%

FTCS Overweight 20 Positions Relative to MGV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
EA	A	2.28%
SNA	A	2.23%
AMP	A	2.19%
PKG	A	2.18%
V	A	2.17%
BRO	B	2.11%
MSI	B	2.1%
TJX	A	2.08%
COST	B	2.08%
MA	C	2.06%
COR	B	2.06%
EXPD	D	2.03%
CTSH	B	2.02%
MSFT	F	2.02%
MCO	B	1.98%
PPG	F	1.91%
ACGL	D	1.91%
ROST	C	1.91%
RNR	C	1.88%
VLTO	D	1.84%

FTCS Underweight 105 Positions Relative to MGV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JPM	A	-3.72%
BRK.A	B	-3.35%
UNH	C	-3.07%
AVGO	D	-2.33%
BAC	A	-1.72%
ORCL	B	-1.63%
MRK	F	-1.53%
CVX	A	-1.52%
BRK.A	B	-1.49%
WFC	A	-1.3%
TMO	F	-1.23%
PM	B	-1.21%
ABT	B	-1.16%
QCOM	F	-1.07%
CAT	B	-1.07%
GE	D	-1.04%
AMGN	D	-1.01%
CMCSA	B	-0.99%
NEE	D	-0.96%
GS	A	-0.96%
RTX	C	-0.95%
T	A	-0.95%
VZ	C	-0.94%
DHR	F	-0.94%
PFE	D	-0.94%
LOW	D	-0.88%
PGR	A	-0.84%
MS	A	-0.83%
AXP	A	-0.79%
ETN	A	-0.78%
C	A	-0.69%
BMY	B	-0.67%
FI	A	-0.67%
MDT	D	-0.67%
GILD	C	-0.65%
MU	D	-0.65%
ADI	D	-0.65%
ACN	C	-0.64%
SCHW	B	-0.63%
PLD	D	-0.62%
DE	A	-0.62%
SO	D	-0.59%
UPS	C	-0.58%
MO	A	-0.55%
MDLZ	F	-0.54%
KKR	A	-0.54%
ICE	C	-0.53%
CI	F	-0.52%
DUK	C	-0.52%
WM	A	-0.51%
DIS	B	-0.51%
INTC	D	-0.49%
TT	A	-0.49%
PYPL	B	-0.48%
CME	A	-0.48%
PH	A	-0.48%
USB	A	-0.44%
ITW	B	-0.43%
MMM	D	-0.42%
CVS	D	-0.42%
APD	A	-0.41%
EOG	A	-0.41%
TGT	F	-0.41%
BDX	F	-0.4%
FCX	D	-0.38%
HCA	F	-0.38%
MCK	B	-0.38%
FDX	B	-0.36%
BX	A	-0.36%
PNC	B	-0.36%
EMR	A	-0.36%
COF	B	-0.35%
GM	B	-0.34%
ROP	B	-0.34%
TFC	A	-0.34%
BK	A	-0.33%
TRV	B	-0.33%
NSC	B	-0.33%
PSA	D	-0.31%
AEP	D	-0.31%
SRE	A	-0.31%
PSX	C	-0.3%
MPC	D	-0.29%
NKE	D	-0.27%
MET	A	-0.27%
CCI	D	-0.27%
F	C	-0.24%
RSG	A	-0.24%
VLO	C	-0.23%
STZ	D	-0.22%
KDP	D	-0.21%
DELL	C	-0.2%
WMB	A	-0.19%
OXY	D	-0.19%
CHTR	C	-0.18%
HUM	C	-0.18%
SLB	C	-0.17%
D	C	-0.15%
JCI	C	-0.15%
SPG	B	-0.15%
KHC	F	-0.15%
KMI	A	-0.14%
AIG	B	-0.14%
GEV	B	-0.12%
EL	F	-0.02%