ETFIQ
RankingsCompareHoldingsResearch
My portfolioWeekly note

FICS · First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Equity fundTracks an index0.70% fee$195mSince Dec 16, 2020Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
Share on XDownload as PDFCompareAdd to portfolioAlerts

FICS tracks an index and returned +6.0% over the past year.

+6.0%
Total return, 1 year
0.70%
Expense ratio
56
Holdings
−7.3%
Below its high
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2026−5.4%+3.6%−9.0 pts−10.7 pts
6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 2026+2.6%+17.9%−15.3 pts−25.8 pts
1Y Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026+6.0%+16.2%−10.2 pts−18.3 pts
3Y Oct 3, 2023 – Oct 2, 2026+43.6%+89.3%−45.7 pts−71.2 pts
Since listing Dec 16, 2020 – Oct 2, 2026+45.7%+125.5%−79.8 pts−105.5 pts

FICS over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

FICS top ten by weight, 23.7% of its 56 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

DBS Group Holdings Limited DBS.SP 2.79%
Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO.CN 2.55%
Sonova Holding AG (Registered) SOON.SW 2.54%
Aristocrat Leisure Limited ALL.AU 2.45%
The Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.CN 2.33%
Royal Bank of Canada RY.CN 2.28%
Toromont Industries Ltd. TIH.CN 2.24%
Givaudan SA (Registered) GIVN.SW 2.22%
Compass Group Plc CPG.LN 2.17%
Poste Italiane SpA PST.IM 2.16%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
Head to head
Funds near this one
ACWIACWXAIRRAORAVDVAVEM

In plain words

FICS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 2, 2026 it returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500 and +24.3% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 7.3% below its high of Aug 7, 2026 on Oct 2, 2026.
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · International large-cap blend
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.70%
Price$39.93
Listed sinceDec 16, 2020
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 2, 2026)$195m
Below its high (ETFIQ)−7.3%
Holdings56
Top ten weight23.7%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 2, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

Questions people ask about FICS

How has FICS performed?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, FICS returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +43.6%.
What does FICS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year.
What does FICS hold?
56 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026, with the top ten at 23.7% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is FICS below its high?
7.3% below its high of Aug 7, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, FICS and S&P 500Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 2, 2026
Fee, 0.70%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $195mIssuer page · Oct 2, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 2, 2026 ↗
IssuerFirst Trust page for FICS ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SourceFirst Trust’s own site ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

ETFIQ covers core, leveraged and inverse, buffer, thematic, option-income, alternatives and spot crypto ETFs. This fund is here because the other funds here are measured against it and portfolios hold it. ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations. Standards and sources

How these figures are computed →Standards and sources →Open data →
Cite this page

ETFIQ, FICS, core fund, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/fics

Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

First Trust: every fund ETFIQ covers→