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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +5.6% and KOMP +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, FTGS or KOMP?

KOMP is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 25% of KOMP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FTGS vs KOMP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTGS returned +5.6% to KOMP's +1.0%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.3bn for First Trust Growth Strength ETF and $2.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF.

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At a glance

+5.6%

FTGS total return, 1 year

+1.0%

KOMP total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTGS expense ratio

0.20%

KOMP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

KOMP costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; KOMP is 2.0 times larger.

FTGS vs KOMP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
Return
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
Total return, 1 year	+5.6%	+1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
Below its high	4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	13.8%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
What it tracks	Growth Strength Index	S&P Kensho New Economies Composite Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.3bn	$2.6bn
Holdings
Measure	FTGS	KOMP
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	21.4%	11.1%

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

Risk and return

Nov 4, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 207 weekly returns · each against VOO

FTGS KOMP

Return

Total return edge FTGS +90.1% +62.1%

Annualized edge FTGS +17.5% +12.9%

Price return edge FTGS +87.3% +53.9%

Risk

Volatility edge FTGS 16.0% 21.9%

Max drawdown edge FTGS −18.7% −22.7%

Downside capture 105.3% 129.7%

Beta 1.05 1.32

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FTGS 0.80 0.45

Sortino edge FTGS 1.26 0.67

Treynor 0.123 0.075

Calmar edge FTGS 0.94 0.57

Against the benchmark

Alpha −3.3% a year −10.5% a year

Alpha t-stat −1.06 −1.79

Information ratio −0.42 −0.45

Tracking error 6.2% 12.4%

Reading

FTGS returned more: +90.1% to +62.1%. FTGS swung less: 16.0% to 21.9%. FTGS fell less at its worst: −18.7% to −22.7%.

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19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: FTGS vs KOMP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTGS	KOMP	VOO	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+90.1%	+62.1%		FTGS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+17.5%	+12.9%		FTGS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+87.3%	+53.9%		FTGS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.0%	21.9%		FTGS	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.2%	14.8%		FTGS	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.7%	−22.7%		FTGS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	98.4%	127.8%	100.0%	KOMP	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	105.3%	129.7%	100.0%	FTGS	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.05	1.32	1.00	FTGS lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.85	0.72	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.80	0.45		FTGS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.26	0.67		FTGS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.123	0.075	0.155	FTGS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.94	0.57		FTGS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	VOO	VOO	VOO		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−3.3% a year	−10.5% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−1.06	−1.79		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−9.5% to +2.9%	−22.0% to +1.0%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.42	−0.45		FTGS (slight)	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	6.2%	12.4%	0.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 207 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and KOMP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTGS KOMP

NVIDIA Corporation 2.02% 0.82%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.74% 0.71%

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.07% 0.49%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.05% 0.32%

Fortinet, Inc. 2.17% 0.22%

Amphenol Corporation 1.96% 0.19%

Stryker Corporation 2.03% 0.15%

ResMed Inc. 2.08% 0.12%

DexCom, Inc. 1.81% 0.12%

Garmin Ltd. 2.02% 0.12%

Cummins Inc. 1.98% 0.11%

Uber Technologies, Inc. 1.86% 0.11%

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Only in FTGS

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.20%

Blackstone Inc. 2.17%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.15%

Workday, Inc. (Class A) 2.14%

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2.13%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.12%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.12%

Arista Networks, Inc. 2.10%

Only in KOMP

TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.76%

PTC INC 1.40%

3D SYSTEMS CORP 1.23%

BRUKER CORP 1.10%

ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 1.08%

UNITY SOFTWARE INC 1.00%

HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC ADR 0.93%

AMBARELLA INC 0.92%

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Side by side

FTGS First Trust Growth Strength ETF KOMP State Street SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +5.6% +1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark −8.1 pts vs VOO −12.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 24.8%

Holdings 50 501

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.3bn $2.6bn

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

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FTGS and KOMP are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. FTGS follows Growth Strength Index and KOMP follows S&P Kensho New Economies Composite Index.
Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FTGS returned +5.6% and KOMP +1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.6 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FTGS

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% 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 Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 21.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

KOMP

KOMP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 25% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 501 positions, with the top ten at 11.1%. It sat 13.8% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or KOMP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +5.6% and KOMP +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or KOMP?: KOMP is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and KOMP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 25% of KOMP 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 ↗

KOMP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KOMP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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