First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common (FST.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common (FST.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$229.45M. FT Portfolios Canada Co is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is November 30, 2001.

Its biggest positions are Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL.TO), Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO), and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ.TO). Gildan Activewear Inc alone accounts for 4.29% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 40.96% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for FST.TO is CA$80.91, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +23.31%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +16.96%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 0.92%.

2026 is still running; the price is +13.59% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +29.77%; the weakest is 2022 at +2.26%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 16.4%. The reported beta is 0.81. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$66.56 to CA$82.47. The latest close sits 21.56% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.