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DUSA vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DUSA and FTCS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DUSA returned +17.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF, and $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.

FTCS costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.5 points.

DUSA vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DUSAFTCS
Expense ratio0.59%0.53%
Net assets, DUSA as of Jul 31, 2026 and FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026$1.3bn$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+4.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedCapital Strength Index
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund54.4%22.6%
Below its high4.5%, high on Aug 4, 20266.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.6%
DUSA total return, 1 year
+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
0.59%
DUSA expense ratio
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DUSA and FTCS hold 0% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DUSA FTCS
Only in DUSA
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 6.73%
US BANCORP 6.11%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.71%
DEVON ENERGY CORP 5.55%
TYSON FOODS INC CL A 5.49%
VIATRIS INC 5.37%
CVS HEALTH CORP 5.28%
ALPHABET INC CL C 4.98%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
CME Group Inc. 2.32%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Amgen Inc. 2.29%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%

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On the same fields

DUSA
Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF
FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Davis Fundamental First Trust
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +4.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +26.4% (IWD) not published
Gap to its benchmark −8.8 pts vs IWD not available
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.53%
Already in the S&P 500 78.6% 99.9%
Holdings 26 50
Net assets, DUSA as of Jul 31, 2026 and FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.3bn $7.5bn

DUSA and FTCS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DUSA

DUSA is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 79% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

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, DUSA or FTCS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSA returned +17.6% and FTCS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, DUSA or FTCS?
FTCS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DUSA and FTCS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 79% of DUSA and 100% of FTCS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Davis Fundamental website ↗FTCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTCS ↗

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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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