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FTCS vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and MGV hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and MGV returned +21.5% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $13.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF.

MGV costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.4 points.

FTCS vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSMGV
Expense ratio0.53%0.05%
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and MGV as of Sep 30, 2026$7.5bn$13.5bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+21.5%
What it tracksCapital Strength IndexCRSP U.S. Mega Cap Value Index
Holdings in common24%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%28.5%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

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

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+21.5%
MGV total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.05%
MGV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and MGV hold 24% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTCS MGV
Johnson & Johnson 2.09% 2.96%
Walmart Inc. 1.97% 2.12%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04% 1.93%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 1.69%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 1.56%
The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 1.51%
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 1.41%
Amgen Inc. 2.29% 1.07%
Linde Plc 1.91% 1.05%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 0.89%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 0.84%
The Charles Schwab Corporation 1.93% 0.84%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 2.14%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.13%
Veralto Corporation 2.09%
Only in MGV
Micron Technology Inc 4.99%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.41%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 3.29%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 3.08%
AbbVie Inc 2.09%
Bank of America Corp 1.83%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.81%
Chevron Corp 1.80%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
MGV
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +21.5%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 97.7%
Holdings 50 123
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and MGV as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $13.5bn

FTCS and MGV 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 MGV

MGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 28.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or MGV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and MGV +21.5%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or MGV?
MGV is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and MGV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 98% of MGV 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 ↗MGV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MGV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for MGV ↗

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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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