EAGL vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
EAGL and FTCS hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and EAGL returned +12.2% over the year. Net assets: $4.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eagle Capital Select Equity ETF, and $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.
FTCS costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; FTCS is 1.8 times larger.
| EAGL | FTCS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 0.53% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $4.3bn | $7.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.2% | +4.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Capital Strength Index |
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 58.3% | 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, EAGL and FTCS hold 2% 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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2% in common
On the same fields
EAGL and FTCS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About EAGL
EAGL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 71% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 58.3%.
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, EAGL or FTCS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGL returned +12.2% and FTCS +4.1%.
- Which is cheaper, EAGL or FTCS?
- FTCS is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 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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