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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
38.25 USD -0.28 (-0.714%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:48 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:27 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook leans slightly positive as the price sits comfortably above its 200-day moving average, suggesting a medium-term uptrend that is currently being tested by the 50-day line. However, the lack of recent price history prevents a confident assessment of the multi-year trajectory, leaving the long-term view neutral despite the asset's focus on growth strength. The yield is modest at 4%, offering income that barely outpaces inflation rather than providing a significant cushion against volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.035507
MSTL0.035868
AutoARIMA0.035998
AutoTheta0.040643

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 5.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.170
Excess Kurtosis -0.96
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 24.43

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.04% 0.26% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.009 0.023591
2025-12-12 0.006 0.016868
2025-09-25 0.024 0.067223
2025-06-26 0.004 0.011891
2025-03-27 0.025 0.082891
2024-12-13 0.066 0.202703
2024-09-26 0.021 0.067286
2024-06-27 0.014 0.045677
2024-03-21 0.021 0.068270
2023-12-22 0.049 0.180412
2023-09-22 0.023 0.097301
2023-06-27 0.033 0.142882
2023-03-24 0.064 0.298926
2022-12-23 0.043 0.207679
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 40.12
All Time Low 19.904
Ask 39.57
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 123,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 114,406
Average Volume 114,406
Average Volume10Days 123,970
Beta3 Year 1.01
Bid 39.47
Bid Size 3
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 38.58
Day Low 38.225
Dividend Yield 0.04
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.5657837
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 38.75304
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5080414
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.013109717
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.454729
Fifty Two Week High 40.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.875
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0467348
Fifty Two Week Low 33.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.244999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15893936
Fifty Two Week Range 33.0 - 40.12
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,666,791,000,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.27500153
Fullday Change Percent -0.7139188
Fullday Price 38.245
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 REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1804042932
Nav Price 38.04
Net Assets 1,278,472,700.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 38.58
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 38.52
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.27500153
Regular Market Change Percent -0.7139188
Regular Market Day High 38.58
Regular Market Day Low 38.225
Regular Market Day Range 38.225 - 38.58
Regular Market Open 38.58
Regular Market Previous Close 38.52
Regular Market Price 38.245
Regular Market Time 1,792,165,690
Regular Market Volume 21,723
Short Name First Trust Growth Strength ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTGS
Three Year Average Return 0.1684652
Total Assets 1,278,472,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 24.425467
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.53647
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.53647
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.88287
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3621292
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.036931217
Type Disp ETF
Volume 21,723
Yield 0.0004
Ytd Return 7.44266