AMND vs. FXU ETF Comparison

Comparison of ETRACS Alerian Midstream Energy High Dividend Index ETN (AMND) to First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU)
AMND

ETRACS Alerian Midstream Energy High Dividend Index ETN

AMND Description

The investment seeks a return linked to the performance of the Alerian Midstream Energy Dividend Index (the ?index?). The index is a fundamentally-weighted index based on the liquid, dividend-paying portion of the North American energy infrastructure market. The securities do not have a minimum payment at maturity, upon redemption or upon call and are fully exposed to any decline in the index. The payment investors receive on the securities at maturity, early redemption or upon exercise by UBS of its call right will depend on the performance of the index, as measured by the Current Principal Amount.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.18

Average Daily Volume

82

Number of Holdings *

19

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
FXU

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXU Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the StrataQuant(R) Utilities Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the utilities sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$35.02

Average Daily Volume

47,602

Number of Holdings *

39

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period AMND FXU
30 Days 4.53% 9.89%
60 Days 5.00% 11.38%
90 Days 11.16% 17.19%
12 Months 26.86% 9.46%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in AMND Weight in FXU Overlap
AMND Overweight 19 Positions Relative to FXU
Symbol Grade Weight
MPLX C 10.62%
TRP C 10.04%
ENB B 9.84%
EPD B 9.82%
KMI A 8.82%
WMB A 7.72%
OKE A 6.54%
ET B 5.58%
CQP D 5.45%
WES A 1.94%
PAA C 1.88%
AM A 1.54%
KEY B 1.14%
ETRN B 0.93%
ENLC C 0.65%
NS D 0.6%
PAGP B 0.51%
TRGP B 0.36%
GEL B 0.27%
AMND Underweight 39 Positions Relative to FXU
Symbol Grade Weight
VST B -4.82%
ED A -4.27%
OGE A -4.19%
NFG B -4.18%
ETR B -4.16%
AGR A -4.08%
EVRG B -4.08%
HE D -3.62%
CWEN B -3.47%
PEG A -3.45%
PCG B -3.4%
NI A -3.36%
PNW B -3.28%
XEL C -3.27%
SRE B -3.27%
EXC B -3.23%
D B -2.53%
IDA B -2.51%
DUK B -2.51%
CNP B -2.49%
LNT B -2.43%
DTE B -2.43%
ATO C -2.43%
AEE C -2.42%
NEE A -1.8%
AEP B -1.67%
EIX A -1.67%
WTRG B -1.67%
PPL A -1.65%
CMS B -1.65%
FE A -1.63%
WEC B -1.63%
AWK C -0.86%
SO A -0.85%
AES B -0.85%
CLH A -0.85%
ES C -0.81%
WM B -0.8%
RSG D -0.79%
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