Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or FV?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +8.8% and FV +20.0%.

Which is cheaper, FTGS or FV?

FTGS is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FTGS and FV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTGS vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTGS returned +8.8% to FV's +20.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.3bn for First Trust Growth Strength ETF and $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF.

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At a glance

+8.8%

FTGS total return, 1 year

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTGS expense ratio

0.89%

FV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FTGS costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; FV is 2.9 times larger.

FTGS vs FV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTGS	FV
Return
Measure	FTGS	FV
Total return, 1 year	+8.8%	+20.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FTGS	FV
Below its high	4.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTGS	FV
What it tracks	Growth Strength Index	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTGS	FV
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.89%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.3bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FTGS	FV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%	99.9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and FV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTGS FV

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Only in FTGS

Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.30%

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.27%

Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.23%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.22%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.20%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.19%

S&P Global Inc. 2.18%

Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

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Side by side

FTGS First Trust Growth Strength ETF FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +8.8% +20.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark −6.0 pts vs VOO +5.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.89%

Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 0.0%

Holdings 50 5

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.3bn $3.8bn

FTGS and FV on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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FTGS

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or FV?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +8.8% and FV +20.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or FV?: FTGS is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and FV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 0% of FV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FTGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTGS ↗

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

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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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