ETF · First Trust
CAPS First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD
ISIN IE00BL0L0D23London Stock Exchange: CAPSAJM Ventures LLC
Latest close
LSE£27.70
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year
- Fund size
- £5.5m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, CAPS (First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE00BL0L0D23) closed at £27.70 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +37.1%, or +7.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +13.6%
- +9.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +32.9%
- +20.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +37.1%
- +7.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,371 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,070 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +0.5%, 2023 +2.2%, 2024 +13.7%, 2025 −2.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.3%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +3.4%; to 30/09/2025: +3.3%; to 30/09/2024: +13.1%; to 30/09/2023: +1.2%; to 30/09/2022: +10.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +16.3% | +12.5% | |
| to | −2.3% | −5.6% | |
| to | +13.7% | +9.9% | |
| +2.2% | −1.8% | ||
| +0.5% | −8.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +3.4% | −0.3% |
| from | +3.3% | −0.8% |
| from | +13.1% | +10.2% |
| from | +1.2% | −4.9% |
| from | +10.7% | +1.7% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
11.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 10.8% |
| 5 years | 11.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −11.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −6.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +22.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 11.7% over 1 year, 10.8% over 3 years, 11.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −11.7% from 22/11/2024 to 25/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since June 2021 was −6.5% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +22.4% (12 months to 22/11/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £60
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £296
- of £10,000, before growth
- 36 charge less
- 4 the same
- 28 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 28 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 4 the same and 36 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
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In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2020.
It tracks the The Capital Strength Index - EUR.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Other: Alternatives, currencies and funds that do not fit the groups above.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- CAPS
- ISIN
- IE00BL0L0D23
- Also listed as
- FTCS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- The Capital Strength Index - EUR
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £5.5m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Other
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £24.27 on 14/11/2025 to £27.70 on 13/11/2026 (+14.1%). The lowest close shown was £23.65 on 08/05/2026 and the highest £27.70 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 30/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
258 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 229 rolling 12-month returns since June 2021, and of 125 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (146 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of CAPS?
The ongoing charge of CAPS is 0.60% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 28 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 4 the same and 36 less (share classes counted once).
What does CAPS track?
CAPS tracks the The Capital Strength Index - EUR.
Is CAPS accumulating or distributing?
CAPS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of CAPS?
The ISIN of CAPS is IE00BL0L0D23. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; CAPS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as FTCS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were CAPS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of CAPS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +0.5%, 2023 +2.2%, 2024 +13.7%, 2025 −2.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has CAPS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 CAPS’s price changed by +37.1%, or +7.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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