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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and SPGP +17.0%.

Which is cheaper, FV or SPGP?

SPGP is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 100% of SPGP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs SPGP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to SPGP's +17.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF and $2.1bn for Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+17.0%

SPGP total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.34%

SPGP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPGP costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; FV is 1.8 times larger.

FV vs SPGP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	SPGP
Return
Measure	FV	SPGP
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+17.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	SPGP
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	SPGP
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	S&P 500 GARP Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	SPGP
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$2.1bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	SPGP
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	20.5%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FV and SPGP 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 FV SPGP

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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%

Only in SPGP

Eli Lilly & Co 2.27%

NVIDIA Corp 2.25%

Cincinnati Financial Corp 2.23%

Progressive Corp 2.14%

Arch Capital Group Ltd 2.13%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 2.03%

Expedia Group Inc 1.94%

Arista Networks Inc 1.89%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF SPGP Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.0% +17.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark +5.2 pts vs VOO +2.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.34%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 100.0%

Holdings 5 76

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.8bn $2.1bn

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

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About each fund

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.

SPGP

SPGP tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or SPGP?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and SPGP +17.0%.
Which is cheaper, FV or SPGP?: SPGP is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and SPGP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 100% of SPGP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

SPGP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPGP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SPGP ↗

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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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