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FTCS vs NULV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and NULV hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and NULV returned +25.6% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF.

NULV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.5 points.

FTCS vs NULV: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSNULV
Expense ratio0.53%0.26%
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and NULV as of Jul 31, 2026$7.5bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+25.6%
What it tracksCapital Strength IndexNuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%28.6%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

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

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+25.6%
NULV total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.26%
NULV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and NULV hold 15% 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

15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTCS NULV
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 2.31%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 1.92%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 1.57%
American Express Company 1.75% 1.49%
3M Company 2.02% 1.36%
Union Pacific Corporation 1.87% 1.34%
Stryker Corporation 1.75% 1.01%
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 1.95% 1.00%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.15% 0.96%
The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 0.84%
Kenvue Inc. 1.89% 0.63%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 0.31%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
CME Group Inc. 2.32%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Amgen Inc. 2.29%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%
EOG Resources, Inc. 2.14%
Only in NULV
Microsoft Corp 8.74%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.55%
Cisco Systems Inc 2.53%
Morgan Stanley 2.04%
Citigroup Inc 2.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.94%
AbbVie Inc 1.89%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 1.69%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
NULV
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Nuveen
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +25.6%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.26%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 96.1%
Holdings 50 101
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and NULV as of Jul 31, 2026 $7.5bn $2.2bn

FTCS and NULV 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 NULV

NULV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or NULV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and NULV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or NULV?
NULV 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.
How much do FTCS and NULV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 96% of NULV 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 ↗NULV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗NULV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Nuveen 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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