FCEF vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF (FCEF) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)
FCEF

First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF

FCEF Description

The First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of closed-end investment companies that are listed and traded in the United States on registered exchanges.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$21.90

Average Daily Volume

7,737

Number of Holdings *

45

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

PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio

PCEF Description The PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund IndexSM (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities of funds included in the Index. The Fund is a "fund of funds," as it invests its assets in the common shares of funds included in the Index rather than in individual securities. The Index currently includes closed-end funds that invest in taxable investment grade fixed-income securities, taxable high yield fixed-income securities and others utilize an equity option writing (selling) strategy. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.30

Average Daily Volume

106,779

Number of Holdings *

103

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FCEF PCEF
30 Days -1.08% -0.90%
60 Days 1.26% 1.44%
90 Days 4.46% 5.49%
12 Months 26.32% 25.20%
16 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FCEF Weight in PCEF Overlap
BCAT C 2.16% 2.46% 2.16%
BIT B 0.73% 0.57% 0.57%
BME D 0.49% 0.84% 0.49%
BUI D 0.75% 0.54% 0.54%
CII C 1.01% 1.41% 1.01%
EVG A 1.47% 0.15% 0.15%
HIO A 0.72% 0.56% 0.56%
HTD C 3.4% 1.36% 1.36%
JFR A 1.62% 1.72% 1.62%
JPC A 2.43% 2.91% 2.43%
JQC A 2.63% 0.91% 0.91%
NBB C 0.97% 0.55% 0.55%
NPFD A 2.2% 0.68% 0.68%
PDO D 2.26% 1.37% 1.37%
QQQX A 0.99% 2.08% 0.99%
WIW A 0.5% 1.01% 0.5%
FCEF Overweight 29 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
ETG C 4.05%
THQ D 3.5%
HQH D 3.44%
ASGI A 3.28%
ETO C 3.26%
EVT C 3.24%
SOR A 3.2%
VRIG A 3.16%
GDV C 2.99%
TY A 2.53%
RNP D 2.51%
UTF C 2.47%
BGB A 2.22%
CET A 2.04%
GAM C 2.02%
UTG B 1.85%
JRI B 1.47%
PEO B 1.43%
PDX C 1.23%
RA A 1.23%
AIO B 1.04%
KYN B 0.77%
BCX B 0.74%
TPZ A 0.52%
RMT D 0.51%
ARDC B 0.49%
JLS A 0.48%
HQL D 0.48%
DLY C 0.23%
FCEF Underweight 87 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
EXG C -4.45%
BIGZ A -3.01%
BMEZ A -2.95%
ETY A -2.74%
BSTZ A -2.64%
BDJ A -2.62%
BXMX A -2.42%
ETV A -2.38%
NFJ D -2.3%
BST B -1.9%
ETW A -1.75%
EVV A -1.73%
BTZ D -1.5%
EOS A -1.39%
FPF D -1.37%
HFRO F -1.3%
BOE B -1.26%
HYT A -1.26%
FFC D -1.23%
BBN C -1.21%
DSL C -1.16%
AWF C -1.09%
BGY D -1.02%
DIAX B -1.01%
EOI A -0.95%
ETJ B -0.92%
LDP C -0.88%
EMD D -0.87%
PDT D -0.76%
IGD C -0.72%
PHK A -0.69%
DFP D -0.67%
BGR B -0.64%
ETB A -0.63%
PCN A -0.61%
EAD D -0.6%
PFN A -0.56%
ISD A -0.54%
BHK C -0.52%
EDD D -0.52%
BLW A -0.52%
PPT C -0.51%
VVR D -0.5%
STK C -0.48%
HIX A -0.48%
FRA A -0.48%
FFA C -0.48%
BGH A -0.46%
SPXX A -0.46%
DSU A -0.45%
JGH D -0.44%
HPS D -0.42%
ERC D -0.42%
MCI A -0.41%
EOD D -0.4%
MCR C -0.4%
TEI D -0.39%
HPI C -0.39%
FTF C -0.39%
FCT A -0.39%
MMT A -0.39%
EFR A -0.38%
MIN A -0.37%
EFT A -0.36%
PSF D -0.36%
GBAB D -0.35%
PHT C -0.34%
PCF A -0.33%
DHY C -0.33%
HPF C -0.33%
DHF C -0.32%
PFL A -0.3%
IDE A -0.29%
FLC C -0.29%
BGT A -0.27%
HEQ C -0.25%
IGA B -0.24%
TSI B -0.24%
DBL D -0.23%
BGX C -0.19%
VBF D -0.19%
HYB C -0.19%
NHS D -0.18%
EHI D -0.18%
MSD D -0.17%
CIK D -0.14%
PHD A -0.14%
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