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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and SPYD +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, FTCS or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTCS vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and SPYD hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned +10.4% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $7.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

SPYD costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points.

FTCS vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FTCS	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$7.5bn	$7.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	+10.4%
What it tracks	Capital Strength Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index ?
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.6%	15.5%
Below its high	6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026	8.7%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+4.1%

FTCS total return, 1 year

+10.4%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.53%

FTCS expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and SPYD hold 6% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTCS SPYD

EOG Resources, Inc. 2.14% 1.41%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 1.29%

Paychex, Inc. 1.84% 1.29%

Kenvue Inc. 1.89% 1.27%

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 1.81% 1.23%

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%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28%

Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%

Garmin Ltd. 2.18%

Only in SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.03%

HP INC 1.77%

TARGET CORP 1.53%

PFIZER INC 1.53%

CHEVRON CORP 1.50%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.46%

AT+T INC 1.46%

HASBRO INC 1.42%

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On the same fields

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

SPYD

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +4.1% +10.4%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 99.3%

Holdings 50 79

Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 8, 2026 $7.5bn $7.1bn

FTCS and SPYD 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 SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and SPYD +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 99% of SPYD 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 ↗SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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