FTDS vs. ESGX ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) to Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF (ESGX)

FTDS

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF

FTDS Description

The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks and real estate investment companies (?REITs?) that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to well-capitalized companies with a history of increasing their dividends. The term ?well-capitalized? reflects companies that have strong balance sheets with durable cash flow and a record of profitability.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.81

Average Daily Volume

1,416

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ESGX

Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF

ESGX Description

ESGX invests in US-listed companies determined to have high shareholder value, unencumbered by ESG restrictions, such as political stances or conforming to a greater social goal of stakeholder capitalism. Using a proprietary methodology, the fund assigns stocks with shareholder value creation and financial metric scores. The shareholder value creation score considers information on corporate donations, advocacy, activities, and policies gathered from different data sources. The financial metrics score separately calculates a securitys one-year and five-year price performance, closing price, cash, revenue, debt-to-equity ratio, average dividend yield, profit margin, and market capitalization. Companies are ranked according to the highest shareholder value creation and financial metric scores. The fund selects and weights 50 companies from the resulting sets of filtered companies. The index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$26.09

Average Daily Volume

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTDS	ESGX
30 Days	4.60%	3.15%
60 Days	5.67%	2.13%
90 Days	6.43%
12 Months	29.14%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTDS	Weight in ESGX	Overlap
GPC	D	1.72%	1.74%	1.72%
HII	D	1.48%	1.45%	1.45%
RLI	B	2.13%	2.33%	2.13%

FTDS Overweight 45 Positions Relative to ESGX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GRMN	B	2.48%
CBSH	A	2.34%
WH	B	2.29%
HOMB	A	2.27%
UNM	A	2.25%
EWBC	A	2.24%
CFR	B	2.22%
CTRA	B	2.2%
SNA	A	2.17%
EOG	A	2.15%
DGX	A	2.15%
CINF	A	2.14%
COP	C	2.14%
CMI	A	2.14%
THG	A	2.1%
NOV	C	2.06%
CF	B	2.06%
HON	B	2.05%
ORI	A	2.05%
EQH	B	2.04%
ALL	A	2.03%
OSK	B	2.02%
BG	F	2.01%
PCAR	B	2.01%
TGT	F	1.99%
LW	C	1.97%
PSX	C	1.97%
APD	A	1.96%
QCOM	F	1.92%
DINO	D	1.92%
EG	C	1.92%
DVN	F	1.91%
RDN	C	1.91%
UNP	C	1.9%
EMN	D	1.89%
MTG	C	1.89%
NXPI	D	1.87%
BPOP	B	1.87%
ADM	D	1.85%
PPG	F	1.85%
DKS	C	1.82%
GD	F	1.82%
FMC	D	1.75%
LMT	D	1.72%
IPG	D	1.7%

FTDS Underweight 46 Positions Relative to ESGX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GTLS	B	-2.58%
WST	C	-2.51%
TYL	B	-2.4%
VTRS	A	-2.37%
SEIC	B	-2.33%
NWS	B	-2.33%
VNO	B	-2.3%
GEF	A	-2.27%
TPX	B	-2.26%
JBHT	C	-2.24%
EVRG	A	-2.21%
PNR	A	-2.19%
SLGN	A	-2.17%
VRSN	F	-2.16%
SYY	B	-2.14%
IBOC	A	-2.11%
EHC	B	-2.1%
FFIV	B	-2.08%
KIM	A	-2.07%
SYNA	C	-2.06%
PNW	B	-2.06%
TDY	B	-2.05%
DCI	B	-2.04%
DXCM	D	-2.02%
ROL	B	-2.02%
MANH	D	-1.97%
RVTY	F	-1.95%
KEYS	A	-1.92%
FRT	B	-1.91%
LKQ	D	-1.88%
HST	C	-1.88%
MAA	B	-1.85%
STE	F	-1.82%
POOL	C	-1.82%
CNP	B	-1.81%
SWKS	F	-1.81%
O	D	-1.75%
POST	C	-1.73%
WEX	D	-1.7%
MCHP	D	-1.69%
KNSL	B	-1.67%
EGP	F	-1.67%
BCO	D	-1.54%
LNTH	D	-1.52%
QRVO	F	-1.19%
ENPH	F	-1.09%