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FTCS vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTCS and VTV hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned +21.0% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $184.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

VTV costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points; VTV is far larger, $254.5bn against $7.6bn.

FTCS vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTCSVTV
Expense ratio0.53%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$7.6bn$254.5bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+21.0%
What it tracksCapital Strength IndexCRSP US Large Cap Value Index
Holdings in common19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.6%22.6%
Below its high6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

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

+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
+21.0%
VTV total return, 1 year
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and VTV hold 19% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTCS VTV
Johnson & Johnson 2.09% 2.33%
Walmart Inc. 1.97% 1.67%
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.31% 1.33%
The Procter & Gamble Company 2.04% 1.23%
The Home Depot, Inc. 1.74% 1.19%
The Coca-Cola Company 2.18% 1.11%
Amgen Inc. 2.29% 0.84%
Linde Plc 1.91% 0.82%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.86% 0.70%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% 0.66%
The Charles Schwab Corporation 1.93% 0.66%
American Express Company 1.75% 0.66%
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%
Expand Energy Corporation 2.03%
Only in VTV
Micron Technology Inc 3.93%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.47%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.88%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.43%
AbbVie Inc 1.65%
Bank of America Corp 1.44%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.43%
Chevron Corp 1.42%

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On the same fields

FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
VTV
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US value
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +21.0%
Expense ratio 0.53% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 98.1%
Holdings 50 308
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $184.2bn

FTCS and VTV 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 VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 22.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or VTV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +4.1% and VTV +21.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or VTV?
VTV is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 98% of VTV 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 ↗VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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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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