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FTCS vs SCHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and SCHV hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and SCHV returned +19.4% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $15.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF.

SCHV costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points.

FTCS vs SCHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSSCHV
Expense ratio0.53%0.04%
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHV as of May 31, 2026$7.5bn$15.5bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+19.4%
What it tracksCapital Strength IndexDow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Total Stock Market Index
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%20.3%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 20263.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+19.4%
SCHV total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.04%
SCHV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and SCHV hold 17% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTCS SCHV
Johnson & Johnson 2.09% 1.76%
Walmart Inc. 1.97% 1.65%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 1.08%
The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 1.02%
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 0.99%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 0.96%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 0.64%
Amgen Inc. 2.29% 0.59%
The TJX Companies, Inc. 1.82% 0.56%
American Express Company 1.75% 0.55%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 0.54%
Union Pacific Corporation 1.87% 0.51%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.13%
Apple Inc. 2.04%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%
Linde Plc 1.91%
Only in SCHV
Micron Technology Inc 3.54%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.82%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.62%
Exxon Mobil Corp 1.97%
Intel Corp 1.75%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.54%
Caterpillar Inc 1.32%
Lam Research Corp 1.29%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
SCHV
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Schwab
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +19.4%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 92.3%
Holdings 50 555
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHV as of May 31, 2026 $7.5bn $15.5bn

FTCS and SCHV 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 SCHV

SCHV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 555 positions, with the top ten at 20.3%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or SCHV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and SCHV +19.4%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or SCHV?
SCHV is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and SCHV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 92% of SCHV 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 ↗SCHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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