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FTCS vs LGLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and LGLV hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and FTCS returned +4.1% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $1.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF.

LGLV costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; FTCS is 6.6 times larger.

FTCS vs LGLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSLGLV
Expense ratio0.53%0.12%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$7.5bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+3.3%
What it tracksCapital Strength Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%15.8%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 20266.4%, high on Jul 28, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+3.3%
LGLV total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.12%
LGLV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and LGLV hold 20% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

20% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTCS LGLV
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 1.23%
CME Group Inc. 2.32% 1.12%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18% 1.07%
Johnson & Johnson 2.09% 1.04%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 0.95%
Colgate-Palmolive Company 1.92% 0.94%
General Dynamics Corporation 1.82% 0.93%
Chubb Limited 1.96% 0.93%
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 1.95% 0.93%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.15% 0.89%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 0.89%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19% 0.87%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Amgen Inc. 2.29%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
EOG Resources, Inc. 2.14%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 2.14%
Only in LGLV
WELLTOWER INC 4.43%
REALTY INCOME CORP 1.63%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 1.48%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.36%
SOUTHERN CO/THE 1.16%
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC 1.16%
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP 1.15%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 1.08%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
LGLV
State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +3.3%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.12%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 83.1%
Holdings 50 171
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and LGLV as of Oct 8, 2026 $7.5bn $1.1bn

FTCS and LGLV 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 LGLV

LGLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 83% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 15.8%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or LGLV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and LGLV +3.3%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or LGLV?
LGLV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and LGLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 83% of LGLV 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 ↗LGLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LGLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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