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

FST.TO

Expense ratio 0.65% Yield 0.9% Assets CA$237.05M Since November 30, 2001 Family FT Portfolios Canada Co

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$83.00

+CA$0.69 (+0.84%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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FST.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	+22.81%	+22.81%	CA$122.81	CA$368.43
3 years	+102.53%	+26.52%	CA$202.53	CA$607.60
5 years	+120.39%	+17.12%	CA$220.39	CA$661.18
Since December 8, 2016	+227.90%	+12.79%	CA$327.90	CA$983.69

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

FST.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−8.28%+29.77%+16.79%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+16.79%
2025	+29.77%
2024	+26.23%
2023	+12.01%
2022	+2.26%
2021	+19.40%
2020	+2.56%
2019	+16.10%
2018	−8.28%
2017	+14.30%
2016 (partial year)	+0.41%

FST.TO Monthly Returns

−20%+12%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.2	+4.7	−2.7	+3.3	+2.5	−1.4	+3.6	+1.9	−0.2	+4.0	—	—
2025	+3.7	−1.3	−1.5	−0.3	+7.3	+3.8	+2.3	+2.8	+3.7	+3.1	+2.8	+0.4
2024	+1.7	+5.1	+3.9	−1.0	+1.6	+0.9	+4.8	−0.2	+2.2	+1.3	+6.6	−2.9
2023	+7.0	+0.1	−0.8	+2.3	−5.6	+4.1	+2.7	+0.3	−1.2	−5.0	+4.4	+4.1
2022	+2.6	−2.5	+4.0	−2.6	−1.2	−7.8	+5.4	+0.8	−4.4	+8.0	+4.5	−3.3
2021	−0.5	+4.5	+3.8	+2.9	+1.0	−0.6	+2.7	+1.4	−2.7	+3.7	−1.3	+3.2
2020	−0.1	−6.5	−19.4	+11.7	+0.8	+4.7	+5.9	+3.7	−0.2	−3.1	+7.4	+1.3
2019	+8.4	+1.9	−0.1	+4.9	−5.8	+4.0	+1.7	−2.5	+3.1	−1.7	+3.3	−1.4
2018	+0.8	−1.0	−2.9	+3.5	+3.2	+0.5	+1.4	−0.7	−3.0	−6.7	+1.0	−4.2
2017	+1.5	+3.1	+1.0	+1.4	−0.6	+0.4	−1.5	+0.8	+2.9	+3.3	+0.7	+0.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

FST.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 9 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 15.80%
Beta (3y): 0.82
Best year: +29.77%
Worst year: −8.28%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	RUS.TO	Russel Metals Inc	5.25%
2	AEM.TO	Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd	5.01%
3	FTT.TO	Finning International Inc	4.64%
4	SHOP	Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg	4.45%
5	CLS.TO	Celestica Inc Ordinary Shares (Subordinate Voting)	4.3%
6	CVE.TO	Cenovus Energy Inc	4.29%
7	SU.TO	Suncor Energy Inc	4.13%
8	CNQ.TO	Canadian Natural Resources Ltd	4.1%
9	K.TO	Kinross Gold Corp	4.07%
10	WSP.TO	WSP Global Inc	4.02%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common (FST.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$237.05M. The expense ratio is 0.65%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$65.00 a year. FT Portfolios Canada Co is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is November 30, 2001.

Its biggest positions are Russel Metals Inc (RUS.TO), Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO), and Finning International Inc (FTT.TO). Russel Metals Inc alone accounts for 5.25% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 44.25% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for FST.TO is CA$83.00, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +22.81%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +17.12%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 0.9%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +16.79% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +29.77%; the weakest is 2018 at −8.28%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 9 years is 15.8%. The reported beta is 0.82. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$68.22 to CA$83.12. The latest close sits 21.67% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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