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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +5.6% and VFLO +44.2%.

Which is cheaper, FTGS or VFLO?

VFLO is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FTGS vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTGS returned +5.6% to VFLO's +44.2%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Growth Strength ETF, and $7.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF.

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At a glance

+5.6%

FTGS total return, 1 year

+44.2%

VFLO total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTGS expense ratio

0.39%

VFLO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VFLO costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.6 points.

FTGS vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
Return
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
Total return, 1 year	+5.6%	+44.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
Below its high	4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	3.0%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
What it tracks	Growth Strength Index	Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.39%
Net assets, FTGS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$7.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FTGS	VFLO
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	21.4%	30.8%

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

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and VFLO hold 14% 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 FTGS VFLO

Intuit Inc. 2.01% 2.87%

Salesforce, Inc. 1.99% 2.90%

Expedia Group, Inc. 1.91% 3.41%

Newmont Corporation 1.89% 3.01%

Workday, Inc. (Class A) 2.14% 1.89%

Uber Technologies, Inc. 1.86% 2.67%

Incyte Corporation 2.05% 1.74%

ResMed Inc. 2.08% 1.12%

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Only in FTGS

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.20%

Blackstone Inc. 2.17%

Fortinet, Inc. 2.17%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.15%

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 VFLO

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 3.49%

ADOBE INC. 3.37%

SANDISK CORPORATION 3.02%

COEUR MINING, INC. 3.02%

MERCK & CO., INC. 2.98%

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 2.76%

BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. 2.73%

ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2.73%

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Side by side

FTGS First Trust Growth Strength ETF VFLO VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +5.6% +44.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −8.1 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 83.8%

Holdings 50 50

Net assets, FTGS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.3bn $7.8bn

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

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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.

VFLO

VFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +44.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or VFLO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +5.6% and VFLO +44.2%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or VFLO?: VFLO is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 84% of VFLO 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 ↗

VFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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