FTCS vs. MXI ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) to iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI)
FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

FTCS 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 Capital Strength Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. In constructing the index, the index Provider begins with the largest 500 U.S. companies included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index and excludes the following: companies with less than $1 billion in cash and short term investments; companies with long-term debt divided by market capitalization greater than 30%; and companies with return on equity less than 15%.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$90.60

Average Daily Volume

276,835

Number of Holdings *

49

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

iShares Global Materials ETF

MXI Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the materials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Materials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the materials sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$93.57

Average Daily Volume

7,392

Number of Holdings *

28

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTCS MXI
30 Days 1.12% 6.37%
60 Days 5.05% 8.12%
90 Days 8.11% 10.18%
12 Months 23.14% 22.47%
3 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTCS Weight in MXI Overlap
LIN B 1.98% 8.94% 1.98%
PKG B 2.12% 0.76% 0.76%
PPG C 1.9% 1.21% 1.21%
FTCS Overweight 46 Positions Relative to MXI
Symbol Grade Weight
LMT A 2.24%
AFL A 2.18%
RJF C 2.15%
ADP C 2.12%
MSI B 2.12%
MDLZ C 2.12%
BLK B 2.12%
AMP B 2.12%
ABBV B 2.11%
WRB D 2.1%
CB B 2.1%
MCO C 2.09%
MA B 2.09%
WMT B 2.07%
PAYX C 2.04%
CSCO B 2.04%
REGN D 2.03%
KO B 2.03%
HD B 2.02%
V C 2.02%
COST C 2.02%
ELV D 2.02%
SYK C 2.01%
CMI B 2.0%
JNJ C 2.0%
GD C 1.99%
TJX C 1.99%
EXPD B 1.97%
CL C 1.96%
LPLA D 1.96%
MMC C 1.95%
PEP D 1.94%
MNST D 1.92%
PG C 1.92%
APH C 1.91%
EG B 1.9%
CTSH B 1.9%
CSX C 1.89%
MSFT C 1.89%
EA D 1.89%
XOM D 1.88%
CPRT D 1.88%
TEL D 1.86%
VRTX D 1.83%
COP F 1.82%
HON C 1.79%
FTCS Underweight 25 Positions Relative to MXI
Symbol Grade Weight
SHW B -3.51%
FCX C -2.57%
APD B -2.54%
ECL B -2.53%
NEM C -2.45%
CTVA B -1.62%
DOW C -1.47%
NUE D -1.41%
DD B -1.38%
MLM D -1.34%
VMC C -1.33%
IFF A -1.04%
SW B -1.01%
LYB D -0.98%
BALL C -0.83%
STLD C -0.71%
IP C -0.69%
AVY C -0.69%
AMCR B -0.64%
CF B -0.6%
CE D -0.52%
EMN B -0.5%
ALB D -0.42%
MOS F -0.34%
FMC B -0.32%
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