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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +9.5% and WTV +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, FTCS or WTV?

WTV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 82% of WTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FTCS vs WTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTCS returned +9.5% to WTV's +18.5%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Capital Strength ETF, and $2.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund.

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At a glance

+9.5%

FTCS total return, 1 year

+18.5%

WTV total return, 1 year

0.53%

FTCS expense ratio

0.12%

WTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

WTV costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points.

FTCS vs WTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTCS	WTV
Return
Measure	FTCS	WTV
Total return, 1 year	+9.5%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	FTCS	WTV
What it tracks	Capital Strength Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FTCS	WTV
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.12%
Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 27, 2026 and WTV as of Jun 30, 2026	$7.8bn	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FTCS	WTV
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	21.0%	21.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTCS and WTV hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTCS WTV

Target Corporation 1.89% 1.66%

Northern Trust Corporation 2.03% 0.68%

The Procter & Gamble Company 1.98% 0.66%

3M Company 2.06% 0.62%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 1.95% 0.60%

Snap-on Incorporated 1.92% 0.55%

Phillips 66 1.81% 0.54%

The Charles Schwab Corporation 1.92% 0.50%

PPG Industries, Inc. 2.08% 0.48%

Raymond James Financial, Inc. 2.00% 0.40%

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Only in FTCS

Lockheed Martin Corporation 2.25%

CSX Corporation 2.13%

Northrop Grumman Corporation 2.12%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.11%

Johnson & Johnson 2.08%

Union Pacific Corporation 2.06%

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.06%

Amgen Inc. 2.04%

Only in WTV

NVIDIA CORP 3.29%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.04%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 2.64%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.05%

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY 1.93%

CITIGROUP INC 1.83%

ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.77%

DAVITA INC 1.64%

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Side by side

FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF WTV WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +9.5% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (PBUS)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.2 pts vs PBUS

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.12%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 81.8%

Holdings 50 123

Net assets, FTCS as of Oct 27, 2026 and WTV as of Jun 30, 2026 $7.8bn $2.9bn

FTCS and WTV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FTCS

FTCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.53% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.

WTV

WTV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 21.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCS or WTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCS returned +9.5% and WTV +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, FTCS or WTV?: WTV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTCS and WTV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of FTCS and 82% of WTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

FTCS on its own →WTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FTCS dividend history →FTCS holdings →WTV dividend history →WTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTCS ↗

WTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree 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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