Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or HDV?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and HDV +22.1%.

Which is cheaper, FTCS or HDV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FTCS and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTCS vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and HDV hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $7.5bn for First Trust Capital Strength ETF and $14.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

HDV costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points; HDV is 2.0 times larger.

FTCS vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FTCS	HDV
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.08%
Net assets	$7.5bn	$14.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	+22.1%
What it tracks	Capital Strength Index	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Holdings in common	13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.6%	55.7%
Below its high	6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026	3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+4.1%

FTCS total return, 1 year

+22.1%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.53%

FTCS expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and HDV hold 13% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTCS HDV

Amgen Inc. 2.29% 2.71%

The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 4.34%

The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 5.47%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 3.87%

The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 4.40%

EOG Resources, Inc. 2.14% 1.14%

Kenvue Inc. 1.89% 0.72%

Paychex, Inc. 1.84% 0.68%

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 1.81% 0.56%

Snap-on Incorporated 1.77% 0.25%

Only in FTCS

ResMed Inc. 2.34%

CME Group Inc. 2.32%

Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31%

Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%

Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%

Garmin Ltd. 2.18%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.39%

CHEVRON 7.07%

ABBVIE 6.89%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.28%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.11%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.86%

MCDONALDS CORP 2.54%

NEXTERA ENERGY 2.52%

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On the same fields

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

HDV

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +4.1% +22.1%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 89.5%

Holdings 50 77

Net assets $7.5bn $14.9bn

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

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.

About HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or HDV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and HDV +22.1%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or HDV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FTCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTCS ↗HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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