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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and OAKM +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, FTCS or OAKM?

FTCS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 92% of OAKM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTCS vs OAKM: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and OAKM hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and OAKM returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF.

FTCS costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; FTCS is 7.3 times larger.

	FTCS	OAKM
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.59%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$7.6bn	$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	+14.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.6%	37.0%
Below its high	6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026	6.4%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+4.1%

FTCS total return, 1 year

+14.8%

OAKM total return, 1 year

0.53%

FTCS expense ratio

0.59%

OAKM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and OAKM hold 8% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTCS OAKM

Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 3.35%

Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30% 3.47%

The Charles Schwab Corporation 1.93% 2.93%

Union Pacific Corporation 1.87% 2.90%

Only in FTCS

ResMed Inc. 2.34%

CME Group Inc. 2.32%

Amgen Inc. 2.29%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%

Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%

Garmin Ltd. 2.18%

The Coca-Cola Company 2.18%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%

Only in OAKM

Citigroup Inc 4.09%

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 4.00%

Delta Air Lines Inc 3.89%

State Street Corp 3.87%

Targa Resources Corp 3.77%

Capital One Financial Corp 3.56%

Corteva Inc 3.52%

Bank of America Corp 3.42%

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On the same fields

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

OAKM

Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Oakmark

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.1% +14.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −13.2 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.59%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 91.9%

Holdings 50 39

Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and OAKM as of Jun 30, 2026 $7.5bn $1.0bn

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

FTCS in plain words

FTCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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.

OAKM in plain words

OAKM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 39 positions, with the top ten at 37.0%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or OAKM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and OAKM +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or OAKM?: FTCS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and OAKM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 92% of OAKM 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 ↗OAKM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗OAKM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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