FAAR vs. BDCX ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) to ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Wells Fargo BDC Index ETN (BDCX)
FAAR

First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF

FAAR Description

The First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF seeks to achieve long-term total return using a long/short commodities strategy. The fund intends to invest primarily in exchange-listed commodity futures contracts through a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$28.20

Average Daily Volume

43,150

Number of Holdings *

1

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

ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Wells Fargo BDC Index ETN

BDCX Description The investment seeks to provide 1.5 times leveraged long exposure to the compounded quarterly performance of the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index, reduced by the Accrued Fees. The index is intended to measure the performance of all business development companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE AMEX or The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. that satisfy specified market capitalization and other eligibility requirements. It is a proprietary index of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$33.73

Average Daily Volume

3,471

Number of Holdings *

23

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FAAR BDCX
30 Days -2.89% 4.85%
60 Days -0.83% 8.21%
90 Days 1.18% 12.17%
12 Months 0.53% 44.96%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FAAR Weight in BDCX Overlap
FAAR Overweight 1 Positions Relative to BDCX
Symbol Grade Weight
FCRX A 21.59%
FAAR Underweight 23 Positions Relative to BDCX
Symbol Grade Weight
ARCC A -17.86%
FSK B -11.43%
MAIN A -5.85%
PSEC F -5.48%
TSLX B -4.71%
GBDC A -4.5%
GSBD A -4.48%
HTGC A -4.42%
NMFC B -3.68%
OCSL C -3.54%
TCPC D -2.36%
CGBD A -2.28%
BCSF A -2.09%
SLRC A -2.05%
NEWT F -1.96%
CSWC A -1.82%
BBDC A -1.72%
GAIN B -1.69%
TPVG F -1.57%
PFLT B -1.45%
PNNT A -1.4%
FDUS B -1.28%
GLAD A -1.22%

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