FTCS vs USMV overlap - what they share and where they differ

FTCS and USMV share 24.9% of their weight across 29 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

FTCS and USMV

24.9%

29 shared positions

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 51 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 23.0%·Holdings of FTCS

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 165 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 15.1%·Holdings of USMV

Reported positions cover FTCS 100%, USMV 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

USMV vs FTCS side by side

FTCSFirst Trust Capital Strength ETF

51

stock positions reported to the SEC

41.5% of its weight is in 22 names USMV does not hold

USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

165

stock positions reported to the SEC

74.8% of its weight is in 136 names FTCS does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

FTCS
USMV
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
12.9%
30.5%
Financial Services
20.5%
12.3%
Industrials
19.8%
0.0%
Healthcare
18.7%
13.4%
Consumer Defensive
14.3%
9.4%
Utilities
0.0%
10.8%

The widest gap is Industrials: FTCS has 19.8 points more of it.

The figures side by side

FTCSUSMV
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported51165
Weight of the ten largest23.0%15.1%
Largest positionCSCO 2.7%MSFT 1.6%
Held alone22 positions, 41.5%136 positions, 74.8%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn FTCSIn USMVCounted
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP1.78%1.62%1.62%
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON2.18%1.54%1.54%
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC2.74%1.46%1.46%
MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC1.89%1.39%1.39%
MRKMERCK & COMPANY INC2.17%1.35%1.35%
KOCOCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)2.16%1.28%1.28%
MAMASTERCARD INC1.98%1.26%1.26%
CORCENCORA INC1.74%1.25%1.25%
TJXTJX COMPANIES INC (THE)1.90%1.11%1.11%
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)2.01%1.04%1.04%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in FTCS

TROWT. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC2.36%
CINFCINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP2.24%
AAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.20%
UNPUNION PACIFIC CORP2.18%
PAYXPAYCHEX INC2.15%
WRBW. R. BERKLEY CORP2.14%
SNASNAP-ON INC2.13%
MMM3M COMPANY2.11%
TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC2.08%
AMPAMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC2.03%

Only in USMV

APHAMPHENOL CORPORATION1.58%
WELLWELLTOWER INC.1.57%
CBChubb Limited1.54%
BRK.ABERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.1.47%
VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED1.46%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION1.45%
SOTHE SOUTHERN COMPANY1.44%
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.1.40%
XOMEXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION1.39%
WMWASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.1.38%

Questions people ask

Is FTCS the same as USMV?

24.9% of their weight sits in the same 29 holdings. FTCS also reports TROW, CINF, A, which the other does not. USMV also reports APH, WELL, CB, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between FTCS and USMV measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of FTCS and 100% of USMV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, USMV or FTCS?

FTCS reports 51 stock positions and USMV reports 165. 41.5% of FTCS's weight sits in names USMV does not hold, and 74.8% of USMV's weight in names FTCS does not hold. The ten largest positions are 23.0% of FTCS and 15.1% of USMV.

How do FTCS and USMV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Industrials: FTCS has 19.8 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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