FDM vs. PKW ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust DJ Select MicroCap ETF (FDM) to PowerShares Buyback Achievers (PKW)

FDM

First Trust DJ Select MicroCap ETF

FDM 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 Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index(SM) (the "index"). The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks of U.S. micro-capitalization companies which are publicly traded in the United States. The index is comprised of selected U.S. micro-capitalization companies chosen from all common stocks traded on the NewYork Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT and NASDAQ(R) with limited partnerships excluded.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$62.81

Average Daily Volume

5,376

Number of Holdings ^*

153

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

PKW

PowerShares Buyback Achievers

PKW Description

The PowerShares Buyback AchieversTM Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of companies that meet the requirements to be classified as BuyBack Achievers™. To become eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must be incorporated in the U.S., trade on a US exchange and must have repurchased at least 5% or more of its outstanding shares for the trailing 12 months. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc. replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from Share Buyback Achievers Index to NASDAQ Buyback Achievers Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$105.43

Average Daily Volume

17,937

Number of Holdings ^*

197

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FDM	PKW
30 Days	7.50%	3.63%
60 Days	5.68%	0.87%
90 Days	5.23%	5.08%
12 Months	20.33%	24.80%

11 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FDM	Weight in PKW	Overlap
CGEM	B	1.55%	0.04%	0.04%
DENN	B	0.7%	0.02%	0.02%
DXPE	D	1.15%	0.03%	0.03%
HCKT	B	0.89%	0.02%	0.02%
LOCO	D	0.43%	0.01%	0.01%
LQDT	D	0.65%	0.02%	0.02%
LSEA	B	0.18%	0.01%	0.01%
NECB	C	0.39%	0.01%	0.01%
OSG	B	0.54%	0.02%	0.02%
RLGT	C	0.29%	0.01%	0.01%
SOI	D	0.42%	0.01%	0.01%

FDM Overweight 142 Positions Relative to PKW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
POWL	D	2.41%
ACMR	B	2.1%
VSEC	D	1.83%
CRAI	B	1.82%
SCSC	B	1.79%
GNK	B	1.5%
CRGY	F	1.44%
REX	C	1.42%
SXC	B	1.39%
MYE	C	1.37%
BBSI	B	1.32%
CLW	F	1.28%
DCO	C	1.23%
IDT	B	1.22%
HAYN	B	1.22%
VVI	C	1.12%
AMBC	B	1.11%
CECO	D	1.09%
EGY	D	1.08%
UWMC	B	1.07%
UVSP	C	1.06%
MLR	D	1.0%
BELFB	B	0.96%
LEU	B	0.96%
MBWM	A	0.94%
OSBC	B	0.93%
WSR	A	0.9%
ARHS	C	0.9%
PLOW	D	0.89%
CFB	B	0.89%
KE	D	0.88%
BRY	D	0.87%
EZPW	C	0.87%
ZEUS	B	0.85%
IBCP	A	0.85%
HTBK	C	0.83%
BFST	B	0.81%
GATO	C	0.78%
TITN	D	0.76%
GSBC	B	0.76%
LMB	D	0.74%
AMAL	B	0.73%
TTI	F	0.73%
CCB	C	0.72%
VYGR	D	0.71%
DHIL	D	0.71%
SD	D	0.71%
RICK	D	0.71%
NPK	A	0.71%
VPG	D	0.7%
LYTS	C	0.68%
CYH	C	0.67%
HTBI	B	0.67%
SIGA	F	0.66%
ODC	B	0.65%
CWCO	D	0.65%
BHB	C	0.65%
THFF	B	0.65%
OSUR	C	0.65%
AVNW	D	0.64%
HVT	B	0.64%
SMBC	B	0.64%
CENT	B	0.64%
CCBG	D	0.6%
OLP	C	0.6%
KRNY	C	0.6%
BBW	D	0.59%
NBN	C	0.59%
HDSN	D	0.59%
CSV	D	0.56%
ARTNA	F	0.56%
RMR	C	0.56%
LINC	D	0.56%
GNE	D	0.55%
GLRE	A	0.55%
PAHC	D	0.54%
NWPX	D	0.54%
KODK	F	0.53%
ESQ	B	0.52%
SPFI	B	0.52%
AVD	D	0.51%
MCFT	D	0.49%
MOFG	B	0.49%
SPOK	C	0.46%
NRIM	B	0.45%
BSRR	B	0.45%
RM	D	0.44%
FSBC	B	0.42%
NEWT	F	0.42%
BOOM	D	0.42%
PANL	A	0.41%
AMPY	F	0.41%
HBT	C	0.4%
JOUT	D	0.4%
ONEW	C	0.39%
WTI	F	0.38%
PBPB	B	0.38%
OMER	D	0.37%
FSBW	B	0.36%
OBT	D	0.36%
BCML	C	0.35%
FET	F	0.35%
MVBF	B	0.35%
TSBK	C	0.34%
INSE	D	0.34%
CVLY	B	0.33%
AFCG	B	0.32%
PKOH	B	0.32%
IPI	F	0.3%
NATH	D	0.3%
PLBC	B	0.29%
KFS	C	0.29%
GENC	B	0.29%
EPM	D	0.27%
OCN	C	0.25%
OVLY	D	0.25%
TSQ	B	0.25%
MEC	C	0.24%
CMT	D	0.24%
LEGH	B	0.24%
RNGR	D	0.23%
FF	F	0.23%
MPX	D	0.23%
QUAD	B	0.22%
ATLC	C	0.21%
EVC	D	0.21%
INTT	F	0.21%
CMPO	D	0.2%
HNRG	F	0.2%
ASRT	F	0.19%
STKS	F	0.19%
RCMT	B	0.17%
MNSB	D	0.16%
III	D	0.16%
KLXE	D	0.15%
REI	F	0.14%
HGBL	D	0.13%
CCRD	F	0.13%
TUSK	F	0.12%
BGFV	F	0.12%
TZOO	D	0.1%
CMBM	F	0.08%

FDM Underweight 186 Positions Relative to PKW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TMUS	A	-5.2%
JNJ	B	-4.9%
CMCSA	B	-4.69%
BKNG	C	-4.59%
DE	D	-4.14%
LMT	B	-4.11%
HCA	B	-3.0%
MCK	A	-2.62%
PYPL	C	-2.51%
MAR	A	-2.49%
CSX	A	-2.46%
MPC	B	-2.39%
PSX	C	-2.31%
ORLY	A	-2.21%
AIG	A	-1.99%
VLO	B	-1.9%
MET	B	-1.9%
AZO	B	-1.88%
HLT	A	-1.85%
AFL	A	-1.79%
CNC	C	-1.49%
VRSK	C	-1.29%
DD	C	-1.2%
DFS	D	-1.14%
VST	A	-1.14%
HIG	A	-1.09%
PHM	A	-0.9%
CAH	B	-0.87%
STT	C	-0.83%
STLD	C	-0.76%
APP	B	-0.74%
BLDR	A	-0.73%
CSL	B	-0.72%
GDDY	A	-0.69%
SYF	B	-0.68%
L	A	-0.63%
EXPD	A	-0.62%
TXT	B	-0.61%
CFG	C	-0.6%
MRO	F	-0.57%
EXPE	C	-0.53%
EQH	B	-0.48%
WMS	B	-0.48%
MGM	C	-0.47%
TOL	B	-0.47%
THC	B	-0.45%
CNM	A	-0.42%
DINO	D	-0.41%
PAG	D	-0.38%
BRKR	B	-0.37%
JEF	B	-0.36%
CACI	B	-0.35%
EXP	A	-0.34%
ORI	A	-0.32%
MUSA	D	-0.31%
FOXA	C	-0.29%
PRI	A	-0.28%
MTN	D	-0.27%
WSC	C	-0.27%
BERY	B	-0.26%
HRB	C	-0.25%
PVH	C	-0.25%
AN	D	-0.25%
ARW	D	-0.25%
NSIT	A	-0.24%
OLN	C	-0.24%
WH	C	-0.22%
MTG	A	-0.21%
NXST	B	-0.21%
CHH	D	-0.21%
ATKR	B	-0.21%
SM	D	-0.21%
VVV	B	-0.2%
BC	B	-0.2%
R	B	-0.2%
RH	D	-0.19%
BYD	B	-0.19%
AMG	B	-0.19%
EEFT	B	-0.19%
DDS	B	-0.19%
TNET	C	-0.19%
KBH	A	-0.19%
COOP	B	-0.19%
SLM	A	-0.18%
ASH	F	-0.18%
ABG	D	-0.17%
HGV	C	-0.17%
WU	B	-0.17%
ASGN	C	-0.17%
CAR	D	-0.16%
CPRI	C	-0.16%
HUN	F	-0.16%
WIRE	A	-0.16%
GOLF	A	-0.15%
GPI	D	-0.15%
ASO	B	-0.15%
GFF	B	-0.14%
HP	D	-0.14%
MATX	A	-0.14%
AMR	A	-0.14%
CRC	D	-0.13%
CNX	D	-0.13%
LBRT	D	-0.13%
DXC	D	-0.13%
TNL	B	-0.12%
SEB	B	-0.12%
PK	B	-0.12%
VAC	D	-0.12%
BHF	D	-0.11%
NSA	C	-0.11%
GNW	B	-0.11%
AZTA	B	-0.11%
FBP	B	-0.11%
DOCN	C	-0.11%
CVCO	B	-0.11%
SKYW	B	-0.11%
IDCC	B	-0.1%
SLVM	D	-0.1%
BTU	C	-0.1%
DEI	B	-0.09%
ATGE	A	-0.09%
CEIX	D	-0.09%
SPB	B	-0.09%
TGNA	C	-0.09%
FUN	B	-0.08%
PLAY	B	-0.08%
AMN	D	-0.08%
DK	F	-0.07%
PZZA	C	-0.07%
IART	C	-0.07%
VIRT	D	-0.07%
CARG	B	-0.07%
PRG	D	-0.06%
ODP	B	-0.06%
HURN	B	-0.06%
GBX	C	-0.06%
XRX	B	-0.06%
ENVA	B	-0.06%
PEB	B	-0.06%
NAVI	D	-0.06%
SAH	D	-0.05%
JBGS	B	-0.05%
CASH	B	-0.05%
LILAK	D	-0.05%
CNNE	C	-0.05%
HTZ	F	-0.05%
XHR	B	-0.05%
ATSG	D	-0.04%
INVA	A	-0.04%
SCHL	C	-0.04%
HIBB	B	-0.04%
JACK	D	-0.04%
EIG	B	-0.04%
ECVT	D	-0.04%
CSGS	D	-0.04%
ANAB	B	-0.03%
PRA	D	-0.03%
KELYA	D	-0.03%
RYI	C	-0.03%
STGW	C	-0.03%
ZIP	C	-0.03%
SBSI	C	-0.03%
NFBK	B	-0.02%
SKIN	F	-0.02%
OPY	D	-0.02%
TBPH	F	-0.02%
DBI	F	-0.02%
HONE	B	-0.02%
CHGG	D	-0.02%
FPI	D	-0.02%
CCRN	D	-0.02%
EGBN	C	-0.02%
SNCY	F	-0.02%
LXU	F	-0.02%
NR	D	-0.02%
LPRO	D	-0.02%
IMXI	F	-0.02%
MX	F	-0.01%
TASK	C	-0.01%
WSBF	B	-0.01%
ONTF	D	-0.01%
GCO	F	-0.01%
SENEA	B	-0.01%
ZYXI	C	-0.01%
MBI	B	-0.01%
LWAY	D	-0.01%