FTLS vs. MNA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA)
FTLS

First Trust Long/Short Equity

FTLS Description

The investment seeks to provide investors with long-term total return. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) will be exposed to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies by investing in such securities directly and/or in U.S. exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that provide exposure to such securities. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in U.S. exchange-listed equity index futures contracts. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$65.63

Average Daily Volume

127,223

Number of Holdings *

384

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

IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF

MNA Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index. The fund employs a "passive management" to track the performance of the underlying index, which was developed by Financial Development Holdco LLC ("IndexIQ"). The underlying index seeks to employ a systematic investment process designed to identify opportunities in companies whose equity securities trade in developed markets, including the U.S., and which are involved in announced mergers, acquisitions and other buyout-related transactions. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$32.80

Average Daily Volume

49,131

Number of Holdings *

44

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS MNA
30 Days 2.15% -0.18%
60 Days 3.89% -0.27%
90 Days 3.71% 0.61%
12 Months 20.58% 6.73%
4 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in MNA Overlap
AUB B 0.06% -1.5% -1.5%
BA F -0.07% -1.63% -1.63%
SSB B -0.07% -2.03% -2.03%
UMBF B 0.16% -1.28% -1.28%
FTLS Overweight 380 Positions Relative to MNA
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 7.44%
NVDA C 4.84%
MSFT F 4.45%
AMZN C 2.74%
TMUS B 2.32%
SCHW B 2.26%
C A 2.18%
LOW D 2.16%
ACN C 2.11%
PM B 1.92%
QCOM F 1.88%
JNJ D 1.85%
META D 1.77%
FDX B 1.69%
PH A 1.64%
CME A 1.57%
MO A 1.51%
VLO C 1.43%
GOOGL C 1.4%
MPC D 1.37%
USB A 1.35%
KMI A 1.23%
LNG B 1.19%
CL D 1.17%
GOOG C 1.17%
BRK.A B 1.13%
ILMN D 1.13%
CTAS B 1.09%
AVGO D 1.06%
TRV B 1.05%
TFC A 1.02%
FIS C 1.0%
HPQ B 1.0%
HWM A 0.97%
JPM A 0.93%
ALL A 0.88%
LLY F 0.84%
SYY B 0.83%
FANG D 0.83%
SYF B 0.79%
NTAP C 0.75%
PBR C 0.73%
JBL B 0.73%
TWLO A 0.72%
AFL B 0.7%
RL B 0.67%
EAT A 0.65%
TOL B 0.65%
CSL C 0.6%
PNR A 0.56%
CF B 0.55%
NVR D 0.55%
INSM C 0.54%
VLTO D 0.49%
BJ A 0.47%
MAS D 0.46%
GEN B 0.45%
VRSN F 0.45%
OKTA C 0.45%
CROX D 0.44%
ZIM C 0.44%
FLEX A 0.44%
NTRS A 0.42%
GL B 0.41%
NVS D 0.41%
FFIV B 0.4%
VICI C 0.4%
PENN C 0.4%
SWK D 0.4%
CAG D 0.38%
DBX B 0.36%
EXP A 0.35%
CRS A 0.34%
SNA A 0.33%
TKO B 0.32%
WRB A 0.32%
JAZZ B 0.31%
LPX B 0.31%
TTC D 0.31%
AYI B 0.29%
CCK C 0.29%
ALLY C 0.29%
PI D 0.27%
ASO F 0.27%
SPYV A 0.26%
SCHV A 0.26%
IWD A 0.26%
EWBC A 0.25%
CNK B 0.24%
RPRX D 0.23%
KNSL B 0.22%
AIZ A 0.22%
SAM C 0.21%
WHD B 0.21%
ALSN B 0.2%
MGY A 0.2%
MSM C 0.2%
COLB A 0.19%
UHS D 0.19%
HRB D 0.19%
EXEL B 0.19%
THO B 0.18%
PNFP B 0.17%
ALKS B 0.17%
GLBE B 0.17%
ADMA B 0.17%
CALM A 0.16%
STNG F 0.16%
TWST D 0.16%
SFM A 0.16%
ORI A 0.15%
MATX C 0.15%
PRI A 0.15%
CRC B 0.15%
SKYW B 0.15%
GM B 0.14%
AXS A 0.14%
CSWI A 0.13%
PAA B 0.13%
GMS B 0.13%
CBSH A 0.13%
CBT C 0.13%
LEG F 0.13%
LOGI D 0.13%
GFF A 0.13%
BFH B 0.13%
SIGI C 0.13%
FTDR A 0.12%
SMPL B 0.12%
ZWS B 0.12%
VRNA B 0.12%
MTG C 0.12%
TCBI B 0.11%
AM A 0.11%
ENLC A 0.11%
HESM B 0.11%
OPCH D 0.11%
PPC C 0.11%
BFAM D 0.11%
WGO C 0.11%
KRG B 0.11%
TBBK B 0.1%
LOPE B 0.1%
THG A 0.1%
MMS F 0.1%
ABM B 0.1%
NSA D 0.1%
ESNT D 0.09%
KFY B 0.09%
PRGS A 0.09%
DBRG F 0.09%
CARG C 0.09%
VCYT B 0.09%
CUBI C 0.09%
LCII C 0.09%
YOU D 0.09%
GRBK D 0.09%
EXTR B 0.09%
GBCI B 0.09%
LANC C 0.08%
UBSI B 0.08%
RDFN D 0.08%
TXG F 0.08%
EPR D 0.08%
KMPR B 0.08%
BOH B 0.08%
FOLD F 0.08%
RLI B 0.08%
PAYO A 0.08%
NMIH D 0.07%
EBC B 0.07%
BCRX D 0.07%
FHB A 0.07%
PBH A 0.07%
PLXS B 0.07%
WMB A 0.07%
REVG B 0.07%
AVNT B 0.07%
HAYW B 0.07%
AZZ B 0.07%
ICFI F 0.06%
ADUS D 0.06%
WFG D 0.06%
BRC D 0.06%
OTEX D 0.06%
PLMR B 0.06%
ROIC A 0.06%
SUPN C 0.06%
MQ F 0.06%
COLL F 0.05%
TRMD F 0.05%
GSL F 0.05%
AMPH D 0.05%
CDNA D 0.04%
MYGN F 0.04%
VSAT F -0.01%
VIST A -0.02%
CBU B -0.02%
AMRK F -0.02%
GPRE F -0.02%
RXST F -0.02%
DNB B -0.02%
COTY F -0.02%
HLN D -0.02%
KD B -0.02%
RIVN F -0.02%
SAIA B -0.02%
FRO F -0.02%
HON B -0.02%
LKFN B -0.02%
COHR B -0.02%
UWMC D -0.02%
WOLF F -0.02%
AER B -0.02%
IBOC A -0.02%
NVEE F -0.02%
EA A -0.02%
CVX A -0.02%
RUN F -0.02%
ENS D -0.02%
ARM D -0.02%
FSLR F -0.02%
ASPN F -0.02%
OSK B -0.03%
BE B -0.03%
UTZ D -0.03%
HHH B -0.03%
PRCT B -0.03%
WMT A -0.03%
PAR B -0.03%
ICHR C -0.03%
CNNE B -0.03%
GE D -0.03%
GKOS B -0.03%
BVN F -0.03%
BURL A -0.03%
SDGR C -0.03%
NEOG F -0.03%
OSIS B -0.03%
NWSA B -0.03%
RDY F -0.03%
CLH B -0.03%
PSMT C -0.03%
ARLO C -0.03%
AMRC F -0.03%
AZTA D -0.03%
TMO F -0.03%
DIOD D -0.03%
SLGN A -0.03%
FAST B -0.03%
BIRK D -0.03%
AMD F -0.03%
STZ D -0.04%
CTRA B -0.04%
GATX A -0.04%
ATEC C -0.04%
CFLT B -0.04%
EQT B -0.04%
ERJ B -0.04%
AMAT F -0.04%
APO B -0.04%
FFIN B -0.04%
TFIN A -0.04%
MARA C -0.04%
IRTC D -0.04%
CRDO B -0.04%
APPN B -0.04%
ENR B -0.04%
RCL A -0.04%
RH B -0.04%
ALB C -0.04%
LMND B -0.05%
SOFI A -0.05%
AEO F -0.05%
ACVA B -0.05%
ACIW B -0.05%
VRRM D -0.05%
UPST B -0.05%
LYFT C -0.05%
DLB B -0.06%
CDW F -0.06%
COP C -0.06%
TTD B -0.06%
ZD C -0.06%
WST C -0.06%
MSA D -0.06%
VAL D -0.06%
VNT B -0.07%
KTOS B -0.07%
MMYT B -0.07%
MUFG B -0.07%
SE B -0.07%
AVY D -0.07%
IDCC A -0.07%
AVAV D -0.07%
HCA F -0.07%
MAT D -0.08%
CCOI B -0.08%
NSIT F -0.08%
NXPI D -0.08%
R B -0.09%
TRMB B -0.09%
DY D -0.09%
STM F -0.1%
GPC D -0.1%
VVV F -0.1%
ING F -0.1%
HII D -0.11%
ARGX A -0.11%
HAE C -0.11%
KEYS A -0.12%
SLB C -0.12%
HQY B -0.13%
BKR B -0.13%
STE F -0.13%
ABT B -0.14%
PKG A -0.15%
NFLX A -0.15%
TM D -0.15%
ASX D -0.15%
INTC D -0.15%
IPG D -0.16%
MU D -0.16%
INFY B -0.16%
GSK F -0.16%
VMC B -0.16%
SYK C -0.17%
EFX F -0.19%
URI B -0.2%
GWRE A -0.2%
BWXT B -0.2%
FMX F -0.2%
HSBC B -0.21%
PCAR B -0.22%
DEO F -0.22%
CCEP C -0.23%
PANW C -0.25%
KR B -0.25%
TYL B -0.25%
GEHC F -0.26%
PG A -0.26%
SAP B -0.27%
OMC C -0.27%
NSC B -0.27%
BABA D -0.28%
SNPS B -0.29%
MMM D -0.3%
WAT B -0.3%
UL D -0.3%
LMT D -0.32%
ISRG A -0.32%
TSLA B -0.32%
MDLZ F -0.33%
TTWO A -0.33%
NOW A -0.35%
CMI A -0.36%
ZBH C -0.36%
TXN C -0.36%
BK A -0.37%
HDB C -0.38%
UNH C -0.4%
MCD D -0.41%
ASML F -0.41%
ORCL B -0.41%
MSI B -0.43%
XOM B -0.45%
MLM B -0.46%
WM A -0.47%
DE A -0.48%
PNC B -0.51%
GD F -0.52%
VRSK A -0.55%
PAYX C -0.57%
PEP F -0.57%
ETN A -0.58%
LIN D -0.59%
CMCSA B -0.65%
CDNS B -0.69%
APD A -0.7%
DIS B -0.73%
FTLS Underweight 40 Positions Relative to MNA
Symbol Grade Weight
DFS B -8.65%
CTLT B -5.63%
JNPR F -4.99%
HCP B -4.36%
FYBR D -3.64%
MRO B -3.51%
SMAR A -3.2%
ALTR B -3.12%
BALY C -2.82%
ALE A -2.69%
ENV B -2.59%
K A -2.47%
AXNX C -2.39%
AY B -2.1%
B B -2.08%
IBTX B -2.04%
RCM F -2.01%
SPR D -1.97%
INFN C -1.72%
NAPA B -1.6%
EVRI A -1.59%
SASR B -1.5%
VZIO A -1.31%
HTLF B -1.25%
FBMS B -1.19%
ZUO B -1.18%
AGS A -0.84%
HAYN C -0.77%
PFC A -0.65%
GATO D -0.41%
CFB B -0.4%
PGRU A -0.35%
RVNC F -0.32%
SRDX B -0.27%
BUSE B --0.42%
WSBC A --0.66%
RNST B --1.2%
CDE D --1.2%
IP B --4.24%
COF B --9.37%
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