FTIF vs. FXZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF) to First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)

FTIF

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF

FTIF Description

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks that comprise the index. The fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the index, which includes dividends paid by the common stocks in the index. The index is a rules-based index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.93

Average Daily Volume

578

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FXZ

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

FXZ 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 StrataQuant(R) Materials Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the materials and processing sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$65.36

Average Daily Volume

26,383

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTIF	FXZ
30 Days	3.56%	-1.15%
60 Days	2.96%	0.51%
90 Days	2.33%	0.34%
12 Months	15.55%	5.93%

9 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTIF	Weight in FXZ	Overlap
CF	B	2.25%	4.11%	2.25%
EMN	D	2.0%	3.68%	2.0%
ESI	A	2.02%	2.09%	2.02%
IFF	D	1.82%	0.73%	0.73%
IP	B	2.56%	3.58%	2.56%
LYB	F	1.68%	4.36%	1.68%
MOS	F	1.77%	3.99%	1.77%
RGLD	C	2.17%	3.04%	2.17%
RS	B	2.13%	5.43%	2.13%

FTIF Overweight 39 Positions Relative to FXZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CMI	A	2.56%
PKG	A	2.51%
JLL	D	2.5%
PWR	A	2.47%
WAB	B	2.41%
RTX	C	2.31%
SPG	B	2.28%
LMT	D	2.27%
OHI	C	2.26%
CAT	B	2.26%
KEYS	A	2.19%
DOV	A	2.18%
PCAR	B	2.17%
EOG	A	2.09%
MGY	A	2.09%
CSX	B	2.07%
LAMR	D	2.07%
UNP	C	2.02%
SM	B	1.99%
MRO	B	1.96%
AMH	D	1.96%
WPC	D	1.94%
COP	C	1.92%
HST	C	1.89%
UPS	C	1.89%
CHX	C	1.81%
SLB	C	1.79%
MPC	D	1.78%
FANG	D	1.78%
VLO	C	1.74%
HAL	C	1.73%
DOW	F	1.63%
DVN	F	1.61%
WMS	D	1.59%
MUR	D	1.57%
DINO	D	1.55%
APA	D	1.49%
WFRD	D	1.32%
PBF	D	1.31%

FTIF Underweight 27 Positions Relative to FXZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
STLD	B	-5.6%
X	C	-5.13%
NUE	C	-4.95%
FMC	D	-4.18%
NEU	C	-4.03%
TKR	D	-3.63%
ASH	D	-3.58%
CLF	F	-3.5%
APD	A	-3.24%
ECL	D	-2.92%
CC	C	-2.82%
CE	F	-2.75%
OLN	D	-2.62%
WLK	D	-2.56%
FAST	B	-2.32%
LIN	D	-1.91%
AVY	D	-1.81%
SCCO	F	-1.75%
FCX	D	-1.73%
HUN	F	-1.64%
AA	B	-1.01%
ALB	C	-0.97%
RBC	A	-0.93%
MP	B	-0.92%
HXL	D	-0.85%
SMG	D	-0.76%
NEM	D	-0.68%