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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +7.0% and ITOT +16.8%.

Which is cheaper, FTGS or ITOT?

ITOT is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTGS vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTGS and ITOT hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and ITOT returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.3bn for First Trust Growth Strength ETF and $98.1bn for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

ITOT costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.8 points; ITOT is far larger, $98.1bn against $1.3bn.

FTGS vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FTGS	ITOT
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.03%
Net assets	$1.3bn	$98.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	+16.8%
What it tracks	Growth Strength Index	S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	34.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+7.0%

FTGS total return, 1 year

+16.8%

ITOT total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTGS expense ratio

0.03%

ITOT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and ITOT hold 17% 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 9, 2026.

50%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTGS ITOT

Microsoft Corporation 2.62% 5.26%

NVIDIA Corporation 2.18% 7.35%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.15% 2.10%

Broadcom Inc. 1.88% 2.28%

Eli Lilly and Company 1.93% 1.25%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 3.05% 0.64%

Mastercard Incorporated 2.09% 0.63%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.94% 0.56%

Netflix, Inc. 1.97% 0.39%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.82% 0.32%

Arista Networks, Inc. 2.48% 0.30%

Amphenol Corporation 2.23% 0.28%

Only in FTGS

Only in ITOT

APPLE 6.51%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.41%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.73%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.19%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.54%

TESLA INC 1.43%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.31%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.27%

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On the same fields

FTGS

First Trust Growth Strength ETF

ITOT

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

Total return, 1 year +7.0% +16.8%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 88.1%

Holdings 50 2459

Net assets $1.3bn $98.1bn

FTGS and ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FTGS

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

About ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,459 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or ITOT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +7.0% and ITOT +16.8%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or ITOT?: ITOT is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FTGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTGS ↗ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ITOT ↗

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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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