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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
36.74 USD +0.43 (1.181%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 36.74 +0.00 (0.011%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:01 a.m. EDT

While the price action shows strong recent momentum, pushing the ETF to near 52-week highs, the underlying forecasting model signals a slight downward correction (-0.6%) within the next 45 days, suggesting the recent rally is unsustainable in the immediate term. Combined with an erratic and low dividend yield, FTGS appears overbought for a short-term trade but remains a neutral to weak long-term hold.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.034822
MSTL0.035566
AutoTheta0.042967
AutoARIMA0.055531

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.215
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 28.36

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.10% 0.33%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-12 0.006 0.016868
2025-09-25 0.024 0.067234
2025-06-26 0.004 0.011901
2025-03-27 0.025 0.082970
2024-12-13 0.066 0.203064
2024-09-26 0.021 0.067542
2024-06-27 0.014 0.045882
2024-03-21 0.021 0.068608
2023-12-22 0.049 0.181429
2023-09-22 0.023 0.098025
2023-06-27 0.033 0.144086
2023-03-24 0.064 0.301881
2022-12-23 0.043 0.210358
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.1

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 36.87
All Time Low 19.904
Ask 36.82
Ask Size 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 105,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 161,988
Average Volume 161,988
Average Volume10Days 105,730
Beta3 Year 1.09
Bid 36.65
Bid Size 5
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 36.87
Day Low 36.43
Dividend Yield 0.1
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.2952621
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 35.15554
Fifty Day Average Change 1.583458
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04504149
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 33.01593
Fifty Two Week High 36.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.13100052
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0035530382
Fifty Two Week Low 27.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.398998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.34378195
Fifty Two Week Range 27.34 - 36.87
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,666,791,000,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,666,656,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,022-10-26
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that comprise the index. The index seeks to provide exposure to a mix of domestic equities with filters for liquidity, return on equity, long-term debt, revenue and cash flow growth.
Long Name First Trust Growth Strength ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1804042932
Nav Price 36.73
Net Assets 1,161,172,860.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 36.43
Phone 630-241-4141
Post Market Change 0.0039978027
Post Market Change Percent 0.010882816
Post Market Price 36.739
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 36.31
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.42899704
Regular Market Change Percent 1.1814845
Regular Market Day High 36.87
Regular Market Day Low 36.43
Regular Market Day Range 36.43 - 36.87
Regular Market Open 36.43
Regular Market Previous Close 36.31
Regular Market Price 36.739
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 70,977
Short Name First Trust Growth Strength ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTGS
Three Year Average Return 0.18511191
Total Assets 1,161,172,864
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 28.364141
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.5957
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.5957
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.379574
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3594246
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.038423996
Type Disp ETF
Volume 70,977
Yield 0.001
Ytd Return -3.5957