FVD vs. VUSE ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust VL Dividend (FVD) to Vident Core US Equity ETF (VUSE)

FVD

First Trust VL Dividend

FVD 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 Value Line(R) Dividend Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index comprised of U.S. exchange-listed securities of companies that pay above-average dividends and have potential for capital appreciation.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$45.45

Average Daily Volume

721,725

Number of Holdings ^*

194

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VUSE

Vident Core US Equity ETF

VUSE Description

The investment seeks to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index (the "Strategy Index"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets will be invested in the component securities of the Strategy Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. Strategy Index construction begins by establishing an initial universe of U.S. equity securities of companies with a market capitalization greater than $500 million and meeting certain minimum liquidity requirements.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$57.19

Average Daily Volume

14,167

Number of Holdings ^*

126

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FVD	VUSE
30 Days	2.98%	3.16%
60 Days	6.21%	4.42%
90 Days	12.10%	5.70%
12 Months	24.21%	22.81%

26 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FVD	Weight in VUSE	Overlap
ABBV	B	0.47%	1.23%	0.47%
ADP	C	0.49%	1.0%	0.49%
AOS	B	0.49%	0.23%	0.23%
CAT	B	0.5%	0.73%	0.5%
CMCSA	C	0.47%	0.13%	0.13%
CVX	F	0.46%	1.94%	0.46%
FAST	C	0.5%	0.51%	0.5%
HD	B	0.49%	2.05%	0.49%
ITW	B	0.49%	0.71%	0.49%
JKHY	B	0.49%	0.44%	0.44%
JNJ	C	0.48%	1.94%	0.48%
JPM	D	0.46%	1.89%	0.46%
KO	B	0.47%	1.9%	0.47%
MCD	B	0.48%	1.01%	0.48%
MO	C	0.45%	0.95%	0.45%
MRK	F	0.48%	1.87%	0.48%
NKE	D	0.46%	0.59%	0.46%
OTTR	F	0.41%	0.36%	0.36%
PAYX	C	0.49%	0.5%	0.49%
PG	C	0.48%	1.28%	0.48%
SBUX	C	0.48%	0.98%	0.48%
SEIC	B	0.49%	0.1%	0.1%
T	B	0.51%	1.07%	0.51%
TJX	C	0.47%	0.95%	0.47%
TMUS	B	0.47%	0.7%	0.47%
XOM	D	0.46%	1.93%	0.46%

FVD Overweight 168 Positions Relative to VUSE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TD	C	0.52%
MSEX	C	0.52%
GILD	B	0.52%
HUBB	B	0.52%
TRV	C	0.51%
ETR	A	0.51%
OGS	B	0.51%
DE	A	0.51%
BK	B	0.51%
TR	C	0.51%
IBM	B	0.51%
THG	C	0.51%
POOL	C	0.5%
CAG	B	0.5%
CLX	C	0.5%
AWR	C	0.5%
ATO	B	0.5%
GD	C	0.5%
MDLZ	C	0.5%
SXT	B	0.5%
NDAQ	C	0.5%
MKC	C	0.5%
CB	B	0.5%
GIS	B	0.5%
PKG	B	0.5%
PSA	C	0.5%
LANC	F	0.5%
BLK	B	0.5%
VZ	A	0.5%
EQIX	B	0.5%
CMS	B	0.49%
HLI	C	0.49%
RHI	D	0.49%
DOX	C	0.49%
PFE	D	0.49%
INGR	B	0.49%
LNT	A	0.49%
SO	B	0.49%
AEP	C	0.49%
AMGN	D	0.49%
SON	D	0.49%
OTIS	B	0.49%
PEG	B	0.49%
EVRG	B	0.49%
CME	B	0.49%
NI	B	0.49%
SIGI	D	0.49%
IEX	C	0.49%
FLO	C	0.49%
APD	B	0.49%
CALM	B	0.49%
NJR	C	0.49%
CSX	C	0.49%
ADI	C	0.49%
EXC	B	0.49%
SNY	B	0.49%
WSO	C	0.49%
KDP	B	0.49%
PCAR	D	0.49%
MSM	D	0.49%
JCI	B	0.49%
KR	B	0.49%
NSC	C	0.49%
ALL	C	0.49%
CPK	B	0.49%
LOW	B	0.49%
XEL	B	0.49%
TSM	C	0.49%
MDT	B	0.48%
DEO	C	0.48%
JNPR	A	0.48%
UNP	D	0.48%
AFL	A	0.48%
ES	B	0.48%
TSCO	B	0.48%
SRE	B	0.48%
DTM	C	0.48%
AIZ	B	0.48%
LHX	C	0.48%
CNI	D	0.48%
DGX	B	0.48%
IDA	B	0.48%
CPB	C	0.48%
WEC	B	0.48%
EMR	D	0.48%
WERN	C	0.48%
ALE	A	0.48%
CWT	D	0.48%
UL	B	0.48%
SNA	B	0.48%
INFY	C	0.48%
TROW	C	0.48%
CBSH	D	0.48%
WTW	B	0.48%
ED	B	0.48%
AEE	B	0.48%
LMT	A	0.48%
CSCO	B	0.48%
ABT	C	0.48%
CHRW	B	0.48%
SLGN	B	0.48%
BAH	B	0.48%
JJSF	B	0.48%
MMM	B	0.48%
TM	D	0.48%
BMY	C	0.48%
PINC	D	0.48%
NFG	B	0.48%
WDFC	C	0.48%
PPG	C	0.48%
HMC	D	0.48%
DUK	B	0.48%
SR	B	0.48%
SWX	C	0.48%
BRC	B	0.48%
NOC	B	0.48%
REYN	C	0.48%
DLB	D	0.48%
BAX	C	0.48%
BTI	C	0.48%
UPS	D	0.48%
UNH	C	0.47%
SJM	C	0.47%
G	C	0.47%
MS	B	0.47%
PM	C	0.47%
AVY	C	0.47%
MMS	B	0.47%
DTE	A	0.47%
GATX	D	0.47%
GS	B	0.47%
PEP	D	0.47%
AGR	C	0.47%
HRL	F	0.47%
BDX	D	0.47%
NWN	B	0.47%
NEU	D	0.47%
ACN	C	0.47%
HSY	D	0.47%
PPL	A	0.47%
SCL	D	0.47%
CMI	B	0.47%
TXN	B	0.47%
BR	C	0.47%
POR	B	0.47%
HON	C	0.47%
K	A	0.47%
IOSP	F	0.47%
RTX	B	0.47%
MMC	C	0.47%
HII	F	0.46%
CL	C	0.46%
YUM	B	0.46%
KMB	C	0.46%
UVV	D	0.46%
NVS	C	0.46%
KHC	C	0.46%
SNX	C	0.46%
WTRG	D	0.46%
DCI	C	0.46%
GSK	D	0.46%
CTSH	B	0.46%
TEL	D	0.46%
CNA	D	0.46%
WM	D	0.46%
LECO	D	0.45%
GNTX	D	0.45%
GRMN	D	0.45%

FVD Underweight 100 Positions Relative to VUSE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AMZN	C	-2.7%
ORCL	B	-2.24%
V	C	-2.11%
MA	B	-2.08%
WMT	B	-2.07%
MSFT	C	-1.97%
AAPL	C	-1.95%
AVGO	C	-1.89%
BAC	D	-1.76%
NVDA	C	-1.6%
BKNG	B	-1.32%
CMG	D	-1.3%
MSI	B	-1.27%
UBER	C	-1.26%
ECL	B	-1.26%
NFLX	B	-1.25%
AMAT	D	-1.21%
SNPS	F	-1.18%
LLY	D	-1.08%
META	B	-1.04%
MAR	B	-1.01%
SHW	B	-1.0%
GOOGL	D	-0.93%
ADBE	F	-0.92%
KLAC	D	-0.89%
COST	C	-0.82%
ZTS	B	-0.73%
SYK	C	-0.72%
FTNT	B	-0.71%
EME	B	-0.7%
POWL	B	-0.69%
ERIE	B	-0.67%
JXN	B	-0.65%
AYI	B	-0.65%
WDAY	D	-0.65%
AMP	B	-0.64%
PIPR	B	-0.64%
NOW	C	-0.63%
IDCC	B	-0.63%
FICO	B	-0.62%
CVLT	B	-0.62%
NYT	B	-0.61%
TDG	B	-0.61%
EQH	C	-0.61%
CORT	B	-0.6%
CTAS	C	-0.58%
AMR	D	-0.58%
NRG	B	-0.57%
UTHR	B	-0.56%
DBRG	D	-0.56%
IESC	B	-0.55%
BOX	C	-0.55%
EPAC	B	-0.55%
LSCC	D	-0.54%
RDDT	C	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.53%
GWW	B	-0.52%
IT	C	-0.52%
TREX	F	-0.51%
EXEL	C	-0.5%
SHO	C	-0.5%
MTG	B	-0.5%
JLL	B	-0.49%
DFIN	D	-0.49%
PLMR	C	-0.49%
ODFL	D	-0.48%
MTD	C	-0.48%
YELP	D	-0.48%
PLAB	D	-0.48%
MSCI	C	-0.47%
CRUS	D	-0.47%
EA	D	-0.46%
QLYS	D	-0.43%
A	C	-0.42%
ANET	C	-0.42%
CASH	D	-0.42%
EOG	D	-0.42%
ON	D	-0.41%
BSX	B	-0.4%
PLTR	C	-0.39%
ACLS	F	-0.39%
VST	B	-0.39%
MANH	B	-0.38%
CSL	B	-0.37%
RMBS	F	-0.36%
NSSC	F	-0.31%
CRWD	D	-0.28%
BMI	B	-0.25%
PANW	D	-0.24%
DOCU	C	-0.23%
TRIP	F	-0.23%
HCC	D	-0.23%
DBX	C	-0.23%
MEDP	F	-0.22%
VRSK	D	-0.22%
PINS	D	-0.22%
APPF	C	-0.17%
ABNB	D	-0.15%
PSTG	F	-0.14%
SPG	B	-0.13%