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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and SEIV +30.9%.

Which is cheaper, FTCS or SEIV?

SEIV is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 73% of SEIV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTCS vs SEIV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and SEIV hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and SEIV returned +30.9% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF.

SEIV costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.8 points; FTCS is 5.2 times larger.

FTCS vs SEIV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FTCS	SEIV
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$7.6bn	$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	+30.9%
What it tracks	Capital Strength Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.6%	25.7%
Below its high	6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

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

+4.1%

FTCS total return, 1 year

+30.9%

SEIV total return, 1 year

0.53%

FTCS expense ratio

0.15%

SEIV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and SEIV hold 3% 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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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTCS SEIV

Apple Inc. 2.04% 2.85%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 1.08%

Lockheed Martin Corporation 2.03% 0.12%

Only in FTCS

ResMed Inc. 2.34%

CME Group Inc. 2.32%

Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31%

Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%

Amgen Inc. 2.29%

Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%

Garmin Ltd. 2.18%

The Coca-Cola Company 2.18%

Only in SEIV

NVIDIA CORPORATION 3.57%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.14%

ALPHABET INC. 2.72%

FLEX LTD. 2.50%

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. 2.48%

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 2.26%

EDISON INTERNATIONAL 2.07%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.06%

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On the same fields

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

SEIV

SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust SEI

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.1% +30.9%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 72.7%

Holdings 50 127

Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and SEIV as of Jun 30, 2026 $7.5bn $1.5bn

FTCS and SEIV 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 SEIV

SEIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +30.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 73% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 127 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or SEIV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and SEIV +30.9%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or SEIV?: SEIV is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and SEIV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 73% of SEIV 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 ↗SEIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SEIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗SEI 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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