FTLS vs. PDN ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio (PDN)
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
PDN

PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio

PDN Description The PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio (Fund) is based on the FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Mid-Small 1500 Index ND (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and American Depository Receipts (ADRs) based on the securities in the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of small and mid capitalization equities of companies domiciled in developed international markets (excluding the US), selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The equities with the highest fundamental strength are weighted according to their fundamental scores. The Index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$32.47

Average Daily Volume

22,613

Number of Holdings *

15

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS PDN
30 Days 2.15% -1.81%
60 Days 3.89% -6.37%
90 Days 3.71% -5.86%
12 Months 20.58% 9.91%
2 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in PDN Overlap
FRO F -0.02% 0.1% -0.02%
TRMD F 0.05% 0.03% 0.03%
FTLS Overweight 382 Positions Relative to PDN
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%
UMBF B 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%
AUB B 0.06%
ROIC A 0.06%
SUPN C 0.06%
MQ F 0.06%
COLL 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%
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%
BA F -0.07%
MUFG B -0.07%
SSB 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 13 Positions Relative to PDN
Symbol Grade Weight
RBA A -0.21%
TAC B -0.17%
AEI D -0.16%
ASTL B -0.14%
GOGL F -0.14%
LSPD C -0.1%
PDS C -0.09%
XRX F -0.07%
MBAVU D -0.07%
DOOO F -0.07%
FLNG B -0.04%
BBUC B -0.04%
CLF F -0.0%
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