FTXG vs. VEGI ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) to iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers Fund (VEGI)

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

$24.18

Average Daily Volume

11,170

Number of Holdings ^*

29

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VEGI

iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers Fund

VEGI Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI Select Agriculture Producers Investable Market Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of the underlying index or in depositary receipts representing securities in the underlying index. The underlying index has been developed by MSCI Inc. ("MSCI") to measure the combined performance of equity securities of companies primarily engaged in the business of agriculture in both developed and emerging markets. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$37.00

Average Daily Volume

13,553

Number of Holdings ^*

21

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTXG	VEGI
30 Days	-4.47%	-3.03%
60 Days	-4.54%	0.33%
90 Days	-1.62%	6.64%
12 Months	7.98%	3.50%

5 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTXG	Weight in VEGI	Overlap
	ADM	F	7.52%	6.04%	6.04%
	BG	F	3.61%	2.76%	2.76%
	CALM	B	0.64%	0.82%	0.64%
	CTVA	A	4.31%	9.16%	4.31%
	INGR	C	2.45%	1.93%	1.93%

FTXG Overweight 24 Positions Relative to VEGI

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	PEP	D	8.08%
	MDLZ	D	7.91%
	KO	D	7.54%
	KHC	D	7.15%
	TAP	D	4.07%
	STZ	F	4.06%
	GIS	D	3.85%
	HSY	F	3.83%
	MNST	C	3.8%
	TSN	D	3.73%
	CAG	D	3.61%
	K	A	3.24%
	KDP	F	2.85%
	SJM	F	2.42%
	HRL	F	2.31%
	USFD	B	2.1%
	MKC	C	2.09%
	CPB	D	1.89%
	POST	D	1.68%
	COKE	D	1.57%
	FLO	F	0.69%
	BRBR	A	0.59%
	FIZZ	B	0.52%
	JJSF	C	0.5%

FTXG Underweight 16 Positions Relative to VEGI

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	DE	B	-23.28%
	CF	B	-3.29%
	LW	B	-2.42%
	CNH	A	-2.13%
	MOS	B	-1.85%
	TTC	F	-1.84%
	FMC	B	-1.66%
	AGCO	C	-1.37%
	DAR	B	-1.3%
	SMG	A	-0.8%
	PPC	A	-0.48%
	ALG	C	-0.37%
	LNN	C	-0.29%
	FDP	A	-0.24%
	VITL	C	-0.22%
	TWI	F	-0.08%

FTXG: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Packaged Foods Beverages - Soft Drinks Farm Products Confectioners Agricultural Inputs Beverages - Brewers Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries Food Distribution

Keywords: S&P 500 Drink Food Products Beverage Products Foods Alcohol Fruit Grocery Store Snack Food Syrup Bakery Flour Food Industry Foodservice Distributor Meals Nasdaq 100 Soft Drink Beverage Biscuit Cakes

VEGI: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Farm & Construction Equipment Agricultural Inputs Farm Products Packaged Foods Tools & Accessories Waste Management

Keywords: S&P 500 Agriculture Loader Animal Feed Construction Equipment Crops Foods Irrigation Mower Soybean Sugarcane Tractor Backhoe Cotton Energy Crops Fertilizer Forage Equipment Intensive Farming Meals Phosphates