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FDVV vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FDVV and FTCS hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and FDVV returned +14.1% over the year. Net assets: $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF, and $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.

FDVV costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points.

FDVV vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
FDVVFTCS
Expense ratio0.15%0.53%
Net assets, FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 and FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026$10.2bn$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+4.1%
What it tracksFidelity High Dividend IndexCapital Strength Index
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.8%22.6%
Below its high3.6%, high on Aug 13, 20266.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

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

+14.1%
FDVV total return, 1 year
+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
0.15%
FDVV expense ratio
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDVV and FTCS hold 12% 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.

half

12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FDVV FTCS
APPLE INC 6.18% 2.04%
COCA COLA CO 1.96% 2.18%
PROCTER and GAMBLE CO 1.69% 2.04%
HOME DEPOT INC 1.59% 1.74%
TJX COMPANIES INC 1.58% 1.82%
PEPSICO INC 1.37% 1.86%
JOHNSON and JOHNSON 0.52% 2.09%
MERCK and CO INC 0.39% 2.31%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 0.29% 1.87%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.26% 2.15%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.23% 2.03%
PAYCHEX INC 0.23% 1.84%
Only in FDVV
NVIDIA CORP 6.57%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.88%
BROADCOM INC 3.11%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.76%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.66%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.96%
ALPHABET INC 1.95%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.80%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
CME Group Inc. 2.32%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Amgen Inc. 2.29%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%

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On the same fields

FDVV
Fidelity High Dividend ETF
FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Fidelity First Trust
What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.53%
Already in the S&P 500 87.4% 99.9%
Holdings 95 50
Net assets, FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 and FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 $10.2bn $7.5bn

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

About FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

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, FDVV or FTCS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +14.1% and FTCS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or FTCS?
FDVV is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FDVV and FTCS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FDVV and 100% of FTCS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity 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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