FTLS vs. PFF ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to iShares US Preferred Stock ETF (PFF)
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
PFF

iShares US Preferred Stock ETF

PFF Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. preferred stocks. 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 U.S. Preferred Stock IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of a select group of preferred stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (" NYSE"), NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca"), NYSE Amex, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market or NASDAQ Capital Market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$32.70

Average Daily Volume

3,780,916

Number of Holdings *

227

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS PFF
30 Days 2.15% -0.29%
60 Days 3.89% -1.26%
90 Days 3.71% 2.56%
12 Months 20.58% 15.76%
23 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in PFF Overlap
ALB C -0.04% 1.35% -0.04%
ALL A 0.88% 0.16% 0.16%
APO B -0.04% 0.4% -0.04%
AUB B 0.06% 0.11% 0.06%
AXS A 0.14% 0.31% 0.14%
BOH B 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
C A 2.18% 1.68% 1.68%
DBRG F 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
EPR D 0.08% 0.06% 0.06%
GL B 0.41% 0.14% 0.14%
JPM A 0.93% 0.41% 0.41%
KMI A 1.23% 0.13% 0.13%
KMPR B 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
NSA D 0.1% 0.13% 0.1%
NTRS A 0.42% 0.22% 0.22%
PNFP B 0.17% 0.14% 0.14%
SCHW B 2.26% 0.31% 0.31%
SIGI C 0.13% 0.1% 0.1%
SYF B 0.79% 0.33% 0.33%
TCBI B 0.11% 0.16% 0.11%
TFC A 1.02% 0.1% 0.1%
USB A 1.35% 0.21% 0.21%
WRB A 0.32% 0.12% 0.12%
FTLS Overweight 361 Positions Relative to PFF
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 7.44%
NVDA C 4.84%
MSFT F 4.45%
AMZN C 2.74%
TMUS B 2.32%
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%
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%
FIS C 1.0%
HPQ B 1.0%
HWM A 0.97%
LLY F 0.84%
SYY B 0.83%
FANG D 0.83%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
FTDR A 0.12%
SMPL B 0.12%
ZWS B 0.12%
VRNA B 0.12%
MTG C 0.12%
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%
ESNT D 0.09%
KFY B 0.09%
PRGS A 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%
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%
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%
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 204 Positions Relative to PFF
Symbol Grade Weight
HPE B -1.13%
NEE D -1.08%
ARES A -1.0%
T A -0.88%
TBB C -0.79%
T A -0.64%
DUK C -0.62%
SOJD F -0.55%
TBC C -0.51%
SREA D -0.46%
RZC C -0.46%
NEE D -0.42%
CMSD C -0.38%
MET A -0.37%
JXN C -0.37%
SO D -0.37%
F C -0.37%
CHSCO C -0.36%
LNC B -0.35%
PRS B -0.35%
WCC B -0.35%
BTSG C -0.35%
CHSCL C -0.33%
BANC A -0.32%
GTLS B -0.32%
QRTEP F -0.32%
CTDD C -0.31%
DUKB C -0.31%
CHSCM D -0.31%
WFC A -0.31%
STT A -0.31%
UZE B -0.29%
USM B -0.29%
FITBI C -0.29%
BAC A -0.28%
BPYPM C -0.28%
NLY C -0.27%
CHSCN D -0.27%
SOJC D -0.27%
TPG A -0.26%
PFH F -0.25%
RZB C -0.25%
MS A -0.25%
KEY B -0.25%
CFG B -0.24%
CG A -0.24%
KKR A -0.24%
TDS B -0.23%
PBI B -0.23%
DTW D -0.23%
FG B -0.23%
HIG B -0.22%
CHSCP F -0.22%
EAI C -0.22%
AGNCN B -0.21%
FCNCA A -0.2%
RLJ C -0.2%
ESGRP D -0.2%
UNMA C -0.19%
ATHS C -0.19%
ACGLO C -0.19%
VOYA B -0.19%
RF A -0.19%
PRU A -0.19%
UMH C -0.18%
MGR D -0.18%
WTFCP A -0.18%
NGL D -0.18%
KREF D -0.17%
CMSC C -0.17%
MTB A -0.16%
WAL B -0.16%
TVC C -0.15%
ELC C -0.15%
BHF B -0.15%
NRUC D -0.15%
NAVI C -0.15%
RNR C -0.15%
SR A -0.15%
GPJA F -0.15%
OZKAP D -0.15%
WAFD B -0.14%
FBRT C -0.14%
AIZN D -0.14%
EQH B -0.14%
HPP F -0.14%
EMP D -0.14%
AGNC D -0.14%
SNV B -0.13%
DDT B -0.13%
TVE C -0.12%
EIX B -0.12%
SLMBP C -0.12%
VNO B -0.12%
GS A -0.12%
SLG B -0.12%
CMSA C -0.12%
KIM A -0.12%
FCNCO D -0.12%
FITB A -0.12%
SFB D -0.12%
SITC D -0.11%
LBRDP C -0.11%
CMS C -0.11%
DTE C -0.11%
HWC B -0.11%
AFGC C -0.11%
DLR B -0.11%
NYMTM B -0.11%
WSBC A -0.1%
TRTX B -0.1%
SPLP D -0.1%
FULT A -0.1%
AFGE D -0.1%
RITM C -0.1%
VLY B -0.1%
DHC F -0.1%
SF B -0.1%
HBAN A -0.1%
CIM D -0.09%
AMG B -0.09%
GPMT C -0.09%
CADE B -0.09%
ZIONO D -0.09%
ARR D -0.09%
AGNCL B -0.09%
AFGD C -0.09%
CION C -0.09%
AHH D -0.09%
BNRE.A C -0.09%
CFR B -0.08%
QVCD D -0.08%
ATLC B -0.08%
TWO D -0.08%
GAIN C -0.08%
CTVA C -0.08%
AFGB C -0.08%
LANDO B -0.08%
BC C -0.08%
NYMTL A -0.08%
ARGD C -0.08%
CNO A -0.08%
FRT B -0.08%
WTFCM B -0.08%
MBIN D -0.08%
WBS A -0.08%
NYMTN D -0.08%
ADC B -0.08%
RILY F -0.07%
PSA D -0.07%
ACR A -0.07%
ENO D -0.07%
AMH D -0.07%
BPOPM C -0.07%
PCG A -0.07%
CLDT B -0.07%
IVR F -0.07%
FCRX A -0.07%
ABR C -0.07%
CTO B -0.07%
MHNC D -0.07%
FTAI B -0.07%
ONB B -0.07%
PMT D -0.07%
VLYPP A -0.07%
NEWT B -0.07%
MFA D -0.07%
HTLF B -0.07%
REG B -0.07%
NMFC D -0.07%
MSBI B -0.07%
DRH B -0.07%
EQC B -0.07%
TRIN A -0.07%
FHN A -0.07%
SNCR F -0.07%
DX B -0.07%
RILYN C -0.06%
BFS C -0.06%
PEB D -0.06%
LXP D -0.06%
COF B -0.06%
CNOB B -0.06%
PSEC D -0.06%
CODI B -0.06%
VLYPO B -0.06%
EFC C -0.06%
GNL F -0.06%
BW D -0.06%
SAR A -0.06%
BAC A -0.06%
DCOMP C -0.06%
FATBP D -0.05%
MHLA C -0.05%
CIO D -0.05%
INN D -0.05%
SHO C -0.05%
FOSL C -0.05%
ASB B -0.05%
RC D -0.05%
SLNHP C -0.04%
OPI F -0.04%
BHR B -0.03%
XELAP F -0.0%
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