DTD vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DTD and FTCS hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and DTD returned +15.9% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund, and $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.
DTD costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; FTCS is 4.7 times larger.
| DTD | FTCS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.53% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.6bn | $7.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +4.1% |
| What it tracks | wisdomtree us total dividend | Capital Strength Index |
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.0% | 22.6% |
| Below its high | 6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DTD and FTCS hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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18% in common
On the same fields
DTD and FTCS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DTD
DTD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.
About FTCS
FTCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.53% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 22.6%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DTD or FTCS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DTD returned +15.9% and FTCS +4.1%.
- Which is cheaper, DTD or FTCS?
- DTD is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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