FSGS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF

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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (FSGS) ETF

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Exchange
XNAS
Inception
2017-06-20
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough Jun 2026flows, SEC filings
Expense ratio
0.61%
prospectus, filed Jul 29, 2025
Assets
$30M
issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
Trailing yield
0.03%
paid quarterly
Average daily volume
$43K
30 sessions
Holdings
101
top 10 are 10.5%
Listed
Jun 20, 2017
Nasdaq
Last fee change
+1 bp
filed Jul 29, 2025
Net asset value
$33.03
issuer, Oct 20, 2026
30-day SEC yield
0.05%
issuer, Sep 30, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
5.6%
low: trading volume · model
Tracking difference
-0.69 pts
vs index, after fees, FY 2026
FrenzyCap ETF score
33
how it is built
Cost26
Liquidity0
Scale18
Diversification100

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (59% of its variance, beta 1.01); Small caps over large (18% of its variance, beta 0.48). These factors explain 71% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. The First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called The SMID Growth Strength Index (the Index ). (from the fund's prospectus)

All 101 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Mid Cap Growth ETFs

Fund flows
through Jun 2026SEC filings
Jun 2026
−$1.5M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
−$1.5M
−5.4% of assets
Latest 12 months
−$3.0M
−10.7% of assets
Jul 2025: +$30KAug 2025: −$1.6MAugSep 2025: $0Oct 2025: +$1.6M+$1.6MOctNov 2025: $0Dec 2025: −$3.0M−$3.0MDecJan 2026: $0Feb 2026: +$1.5MFebMar 2026: $0Apr 2026: $0AprMay 2026: $0Jun 2026: −$1.5MJun
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Net flows of FSGS by month, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
MonthNet flow
Jun 2026−$1.5M
May 2026$0
Apr 2026$0
Mar 2026$0
Feb 2026+$1.5M
Jan 2026$0
Dec 2025−$3.0M
Nov 2025$0
Oct 2025+$1.6M
Sep 2025$0
Aug 2025−$1.6M
Jul 2025+$30K

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 84 months ago

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Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.

Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data
Holdings vs fair value
+17.6%
53% under, 13% over · 100% covered
Price / earnings
18.6
0% loss-making · 100% covered
Price / book · sales
3.6 · 2.4
revenue growth +11.3%
Above 200-day average
53%
49% above 50-day · by weight
Short interest
8.1%
of float, weighted · 4.5 days to cover
Insider buying
3%
of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 67% net selling
13F holders
+2.7%
change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
Reporting earnings
36.8%
of weight in 7 days; 80.9% in 14
Largest contributors below fair value
Largest contributors above fair value

Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.

What changed in the portfolio
Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026
ActionHoldingWeight beforeWeight afterShares vs flows
ExitVEEVVeeva Systems Inc. (Class A)1.56%——
ExitANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A)1.56%——
ExitDOCSDoximity, Inc. (Class A)1.43%——
ExitHRTGHeritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.1.32%——
ExitNUTXNutex Health Inc.1.20%——
ExitBRBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.1.13%——
ExitWHDCactus, Inc. (Class A)1.10%——
ExitAAMIAcadian Asset Management Inc.1.09%——
ExitBSYBentley Systems, Inc. (Class B)1.09%——
ExitHCIHCI Group, Inc.1.08%——

0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.9%. Full holdings and history

Under the hood
fiscal year to Mar 31, 2026SEC census
Authorized participants
3 active
of 24 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
Created · redeemed
$13M · $15M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
100%
creations 100% in kind
Creation unit
50,000
shares
Securities lending
0.66%
of assets on loan on average; earned 1.2 bp
Return vs index
-0.69 pts
after fees; -0.05 before; daily s.d. 0.06

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
101
AUM
$29.7M
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2017-06-20
Exchange
XNAS
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.61%
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-25 2026-06-30 $0.0102 CD
2024-12-13 2024-12-31 $0.3931 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 101 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
EFX Equifax Inc. 1.08% Equity (US) US
GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. 1.08% Equity (US) US
DOCU DocuSign, Inc. 1.06% Equity (US) US
FRSH Freshworks Inc. (Class A) 1.06% Equity (US) US
AVPT AvePoint, Inc. 1.05% Equity (US) US
AGYS Agilysys, Inc. 1.04% Equity (US) US
APPF AppFolio, Inc. (Class A) 1.04% Equity (US) US
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. 1.04% Equity (US) US
ESTC Elastic N.V. 1.04% Equity (US) US
PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. 1.04% Equity (US) US
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Class A) 1.04% Equity (US) US
FIGS FIGS, Inc. (Class A) 1.03% Equity (US) US
HQY HealthEquity, Inc. 1.03% Equity (US) US
MANH Manhattan Associates, Inc. 1.03% Equity (US) US
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 1.03% Equity (US) US
PEGA Pegasystems Inc. 1.03% Equity (US) US
QTWO Q2 Holdings, Inc. 1.03% Equity (US) US
UPWK Upwork Inc. 1.03% Equity (US) US
YOU Clear Secure, Inc. (Class A) 1.02% Equity (US) US
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
EXLS ExlService Holdings, Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
HLNE Hamilton Lane Incorporated (Class A) 1.02% Equity (US) US
INOD Innodata, Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. (Class A) 1.02% Equity (US) US
OSK Oshkosh Corporation 1.02% Equity (US) US
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corporation 1.02% Equity (US) US
RMBS Rambus Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
COCO The Vita Coco Company, Inc. 1.02% Equity (US) US
PATH UiPath, Inc. (Class A) 1.02% Equity (US) US
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation 1.02% Equity (US) US
ALHC Alignment Healthcare, Inc. 1.01% Equity (US) US
ARLO Arlo Technologies, Inc. 1.01% Equity (US) US
INCY Incyte Corporation 1.01% Equity (US) US
INVA Innoviva, Inc. 1.01% Equity (US) US
INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. 1.01% Equity (US) US
MCY Mercury General Corporation 1.01% Equity (US) US
NHC National HealthCare Corporation 1.01% Equity (US) US
RMD ResMed Inc. 1.01% Equity (US) US
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation 1.00% Equity (US) US
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
GCT GigaCloud Technology Inc (Class A) 1.00% Equity (US) US
GMED Globus Medical, Inc. (Class A) 1.00% Equity (US) US
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
IDCC InterDigital, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
LMAT LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
MCHB Mechanics Bancorp (Class A) 1.00% Equity (US) US
MORN Morningstar, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
QNST QuinStreet, Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
RDN Radian Group Inc. 1.00% Equity (US) US
Chart
Seasonality
Month'24'25'26Avg
Jan--2.79%1.61%2.20%
Feb---4.97%-1.84%-3.40%
Mar---2.52%-5.65%-4.08%
Apr---0.51%4.03%1.76%
May--5.60%0.46%3.03%
Jun--1.88%1.22%1.55%
Jul--1.82%1.60%1.71%
Aug--4.95%2.29%3.62%
Sep---0.30%-4.81%-2.55%
Oct---2.17%2.99%*0.41%
Nov--1.05%--1.05%
Dec-8.60%-0.24%---4.42%
Total-8.60%7.09%1.42%-0.03%
* Only 3 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $32.33
SMA 50: $32.94
SMA 200: $31.49
Current: $33.05
EMA 12: $32.61
EMA 26: $32.57
MACD: 0.0396 | Signal: 0.1166
BEARISH
ADX (14): 12.56
RANGE
+DI: 44.02
−DI: 30.76

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 57.78
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 88.79
Stoch %D: 81.66
Williams %R: 0.00

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $33.09
BB Lower: $31.56
NEUTRAL
OBV: -370,834
Vol SMA 20: 1,242
Vol ROC: 281.58%
ATR: $0.31
True Range: $0.03
HV 20: 14.7%
HV 30: 13.4%
HV 60: 13.3%

Data Summary

Data Points: 471
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-12-04T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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FSGS Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.7850
Alpha: -4.53%
Correlation: 0.6770
R-Squared: 45.8%
Stock Volatility: 14.7%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 250
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

FSGS Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-06-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

12 filers345,369 shares$10.92M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 280,507 $8.87M 81.21% — 2026-06-30
2 Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC 27,024 $854.75K 7.82% — 2026-06-30
3 Archer Investment Corp 17,611 $557.02K 5.10% — 2026-06-30
4 Private Advisor Group, LLC 9,396 $297.19K 2.72% — 2026-06-30
5 INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 3,225 $102.81K 0.94% — 2026-06-30
6 Global Retirement Partners, LLC 3,238 $102.42K 0.94% — 2026-06-30
7 PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 2,201 $69.62K 0.64% — 2026-06-30
8 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 1,913 $60.51K 0.55% — 2026-06-30
9 HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 229 $7.24K 0.07% — 2026-06-30
10 UBS Group AG Custodian 23 $727 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
11 Morgan Stanley Custodian 1 $59 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
12 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 1 $22 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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