FTXO vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)
FTXO

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

FTXO Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq US Smart Banks Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depository receipts that comprise the underlying index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies comprising the banking sector that have been selected based upon their liquidity and weighted based upon their cumulative score on three investing factors: volatility, value and growth. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$34.83

Average Daily Volume

46,050

Number of Holdings *

50

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

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings *

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTXO QDEF
30 Days 13.90% 1.58%
60 Days 19.71% 2.63%
90 Days 19.45% 4.66%
12 Months 64.59% 30.49%
5 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTXO Weight in QDEF Overlap
BAC A 7.85% 0.02% 0.02%
BPOP B 0.9% 0.48% 0.48%
CFR B 0.83% 0.6% 0.6%
JPM A 7.5% 0.73% 0.73%
UMBF B 0.69% 0.61% 0.61%
FTXO Overweight 45 Positions Relative to QDEF
Symbol Grade Weight
WFC A 8.67%
C A 7.58%
USB A 7.42%
MTB A 4.32%
PNC B 3.91%
CFG B 3.77%
HBAN A 3.72%
FCNCA A 3.69%
FITB A 3.54%
RF A 3.32%
KEY B 2.55%
WBS A 1.98%
FHN A 1.93%
EWBC A 1.6%
PB A 1.48%
PNFP B 1.35%
WAL B 1.22%
COLB A 1.16%
ZION B 1.15%
SSB B 1.14%
WTFC A 1.13%
ONB B 1.1%
BOKF B 1.05%
SNV B 1.04%
OZK B 0.99%
UBSI B 0.97%
HWC B 0.79%
HOMB A 0.78%
ABCB B 0.73%
CBSH A 0.62%
CATY B 0.6%
SFBS B 0.52%
IBOC A 0.52%
FULT A 0.52%
BANF B 0.51%
BKU A 0.51%
AX A 0.51%
CBU B 0.5%
FFIN B 0.5%
FFBC A 0.49%
WSFS A 0.49%
PRK B 0.49%
TBBK B 0.46%
WAFD B 0.45%
FBP B 0.43%
FTXO Underweight 118 Positions Relative to QDEF
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C -6.07%
NVDA C -6.0%
MSFT F -4.97%
HD A -3.07%
JNJ D -2.93%
PG A -2.83%
META D -2.76%
ABBV D -2.6%
MRK F -2.25%
IBM C -1.7%
QCOM F -1.65%
PM B -1.65%
GOOGL C -1.36%
INTU C -1.29%
TMUS B -1.14%
ADP B -1.13%
GOOG C -1.1%
LMT D -1.05%
GILD C -1.03%
TJX A -0.99%
SBUX A -0.98%
AVGO D -0.88%
MO A -0.86%
CI F -0.83%
AMT D -0.82%
KLAC D -0.79%
T A -0.77%
DUK C -0.77%
ITW B -0.74%
MSI B -0.74%
CME A -0.71%
MCK B -0.71%
BK A -0.67%
MMM D -0.66%
VZ C -0.65%
UNM A -0.65%
KO D -0.65%
EME C -0.64%
BWXT B -0.64%
PAYX C -0.63%
CSCO B -0.61%
FIS C -0.6%
EA A -0.6%
AFL B -0.6%
GEN B -0.59%
PSA D -0.59%
AIZ A -0.58%
WTW B -0.58%
FAST B -0.58%
VIRT B -0.57%
CSWI A -0.57%
COR B -0.57%
LDOS C -0.57%
VRSK A -0.57%
D C -0.56%
WDFC B -0.55%
PPL B -0.55%
ORI A -0.54%
ESS B -0.54%
RMD C -0.54%
K A -0.53%
CSL C -0.53%
OHI C -0.53%
MET A -0.53%
EQR B -0.53%
MAA B -0.53%
PNW B -0.52%
IRDM D -0.52%
CPT B -0.51%
OTIS C -0.51%
KMB D -0.51%
XOM B -0.5%
OMF A -0.5%
LSTR D -0.49%
ED D -0.49%
AVY D -0.48%
DOX D -0.48%
RDN C -0.48%
LOW D -0.47%
NSA D -0.47%
OGE B -0.47%
IPG D -0.46%
DELL C -0.46%
BMY B -0.45%
GIS D -0.45%
VRT B -0.45%
HRB D -0.45%
WU D -0.43%
EXPD D -0.42%
SAIC F -0.41%
WSM B -0.41%
DPZ C -0.41%
CUBE D -0.4%
EVRG A -0.4%
EBAY D -0.4%
EXC C -0.39%
CHE D -0.39%
SWKS F -0.39%
V A -0.38%
MSM C -0.37%
BSY D -0.37%
STNG F -0.36%
STWD C -0.32%
NEP F -0.32%
WEC A -0.28%
PEG A -0.26%
COST B -0.24%
MA C -0.23%
MAS D -0.23%
NNN D -0.21%
AVB B -0.18%
CAH B -0.17%
SCCO F -0.16%
BAH F -0.12%
DDS B -0.12%
WMT A -0.12%
ROL B -0.12%
ZTS D -0.11%
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