FTXG vs. MARB ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) to First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB)
FTXG

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF

FTXG Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Food & Beverage Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.14

Average Daily Volume

10,726

Number of Holdings *

28

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

First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

MARB Description The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and derivatives, including total return swaps. The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.72

Average Daily Volume

7,030

Number of Holdings *

34

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTXG MARB
30 Days -3.52% -1.03%
60 Days -5.59% -1.01%
90 Days -4.08% -1.64%
12 Months 4.65% -0.91%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTXG Weight in MARB Overlap
FTXG Overweight 28 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
PEP F 8.25%
MDLZ F 7.88%
KO D 7.45%
ADM D 7.43%
KHC F 6.9%
TAP C 4.84%
STZ D 4.34%
CTVA C 4.32%
TSN B 4.3%
MNST C 4.23%
HSY F 4.0%
GIS D 3.86%
BG D 3.75%
CAG F 3.59%
KDP F 2.89%
INGR C 2.87%
SJM D 2.43%
USFD A 2.42%
HRL D 2.41%
MKC C 2.11%
CPB D 1.9%
POST C 1.72%
COKE C 1.61%
FLO D 0.72%
BRBR A 0.7%
CALM A 0.68%
FIZZ C 0.58%
JJSF C 0.53%
FTXG Underweight 34 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
HTLF B -7.98%
HCP B -5.64%
EDR A -4.92%
ACI C -4.88%
DFS B -4.67%
AMED F -4.57%
AXNX A -4.2%
NAPA A -3.99%
ANSS B -3.85%
B A -3.78%
JNPR D -3.65%
EVRI A -3.48%
K A -3.28%
ESGR B -3.18%
CTLT C -3.17%
HES B -3.07%
VZIO A -3.05%
CHX C -2.78%
LBPH A -2.78%
MGRC B -2.75%
FYBR C -2.53%
ENV B -2.38%
SRDX B -2.29%
IBTX B -2.21%
RCM A -2.07%
MRO B -2.03%
WSC F --1.0%
COP C --2.02%
SNPS B --2.21%
SSB B --2.22%
CVX A --3.56%
SLB C --4.15%
COF C --5.12%
UMBF B --8.33%
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