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FTCS vs PRF: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and PRF hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and PRF returned +24.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $7.5bn for First Trust Capital Strength ETF and $10.0bn for Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETF.

PRF costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; PRF is 1.3 times larger.

FTCS vs PRF: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSPRF
Expense ratio0.53%0.34%
Net assets$7.5bn$10.0bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+24.8%
What it tracksCapital Strength IndexRAFI Fundamental Select US 1000 Index
Holdings in common13%
Holdings datedOct 9, 2026Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%23.7%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+24.8%
PRF total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.34%
PRF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and PRF 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 PRF
Apple Inc. 2.04% 4.66%
Johnson & Johnson 2.09% 1.08%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 0.81%
Walmart Inc. 1.97% 0.78%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 0.76%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04% 0.48%
The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 0.46%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18% 0.42%
Amgen Inc. 2.29% 0.41%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 0.38%
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 0.35%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 0.32%
Only in FTCS
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
Only in PRF
Alphabet Inc 3.41%
Microsoft Corp 3.25%
Amazon.com Inc 2.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.05%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.94%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.81%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.62%
Chevron Corp 1.36%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
PRF
Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Invesco
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +24.8%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.34%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 86.6%
Holdings 50 1000
Net assets $7.5bn $10.0bn

FTCS and PRF 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 PRF

PRF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,000 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or PRF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and PRF +24.8%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or PRF?
PRF is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and PRF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 87% of PRF 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 ↗PRF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PRF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for PRF ↗

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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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