FICS Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF | NASDAQ:FICS)

The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength Index. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and real estate investment trusts ("REITs") that comprise The International Developed Capital Strength Index. The Index seeks to provide exposure to well-capitalized companies in the developed markets outside of the U.S. with strong market positions that have the potential to provide their stockholders with a greater degree of stability and performance over time.The Index Provider classifies a country as developed based on quantitative criteria including: (1) having at least $20 thousand gross national income per capita for three consecutive years; (2) having at least a $30 billion market capitalization; (3)having at least a $10 billion annual turnover; (4) having at least a 45% float ratio; and (5) having at least ten securities that meet allthe eligibility requirements for the NASDAQ Global Index.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol FICS.

As of February 28, 2025, FICS stock price climbed to $36.34 with 18,732 million shares trading.

FICS has a market cap of $178.09 million. This is considered a Micro Cap stock.

In the last 3 years, FICS traded as high as $37.93 and as low as $25.28.

FICS has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of +7.4%, while SPY returned +18.8%. This shows that you would have done better investing in the overall market (through SPY) over the last year than in FICS shares. However, FICS has outperformed the market in the last 3 month and 2 week periods, returning +3.2% and -1.1%, while SPY returned -0.4% and -2.5%, respectively. This indicates FICS has been having a stronger performance recently.

FICS support price is $36.01 and resistance is $36.57 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that FICS shares will trade within this expected range on the day.