FXH vs. FTXH ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX (FXH) to First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (FTXH)

FXH

First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX

FXH 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 StrataQuant(R) Health Care Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the health care sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$106.70

Average Daily Volume

29,960

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTXH

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

FTXH Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals 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 Pharmaceuticals Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Pharmaceuticals Index so as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Pharmaceuticals Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.13

Average Daily Volume

3,094

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXH	FTXH
30 Days	-3.49%	-5.90%
60 Days	-5.10%	-7.01%
90 Days	-5.05%	-6.99%
12 Months	12.46%	12.14%

23 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXH	Weight in FTXH	Overlap
ABBV	F	0.74%	6.56%	0.74%
ALNY	D	2.14%	0.65%	0.65%
AMGN	D	0.79%	3.37%	0.79%
BIIB	F	1.46%	3.06%	1.46%
BMRN	F	0.4%	0.43%	0.4%
CAH	B	1.88%	4.09%	1.88%
CRL	D	1.71%	2.47%	1.71%
EXAS	D	1.02%	0.44%	0.44%
EXEL	B	2.31%	1.12%	1.12%
INCY	C	1.61%	0.62%	0.62%
ITCI	B	1.64%	0.63%	0.63%
JAZZ	C	2.55%	3.45%	2.55%
JNJ	D	1.28%	6.95%	1.28%
LLY	F	1.22%	3.11%	1.22%
MEDP	D	0.43%	1.79%	0.43%
OGN	F	1.37%	2.43%	1.37%
PRGO	C	1.41%	0.97%	0.97%
REGN	F	1.02%	2.51%	1.02%
ROIV	D	2.3%	0.5%	0.5%
UTHR	C	2.46%	3.9%	2.46%
VRTX	D	0.89%	0.51%	0.51%
VTRS	A	1.86%	3.97%	1.86%
ZTS	D	0.77%	3.61%	0.77%

FXH Overweight 54 Positions Relative to FTXH

Symbol	Grade	Weight
DOCS	C	2.73%
NTRA	A	2.72%
PINC	B	2.6%
PODD	B	2.56%
THC	C	2.23%
RMD	C	2.16%
DVA	C	2.15%
UHS	D	2.0%
RARE	F	1.96%
HCA	F	1.94%
ISRG	A	1.87%
CNC	F	1.78%
UNH	C	1.74%
ZBH	C	1.73%
DGX	A	1.73%
CI	D	1.6%
RPRX	F	1.55%
HUM	D	1.53%
MOH	F	1.52%
GEHC	D	1.51%
ENOV	C	1.45%
EHC	B	1.43%
EW	C	1.37%
ELV	F	1.34%
MDT	D	1.31%
HOLX	D	1.3%
CHE	F	1.28%
HSIC	C	1.25%
INSP	F	1.12%
WST	D	0.96%
SYK	A	0.91%
LH	B	0.91%
WAT	C	0.9%
ABT	A	0.86%
BDX	F	0.81%
AMED	F	0.8%
A	F	0.75%
TMO	F	0.74%
IQV	F	0.73%
BRKR	F	0.68%
TFX	F	0.66%
MASI	B	0.51%
PEN	B	0.51%
VEEV	C	0.47%
RCM	A	0.43%
TECH	F	0.39%
RVTY	D	0.39%
STE	D	0.39%
DHR	D	0.37%
ALGN	D	0.37%
BAX	F	0.36%
AVTR	F	0.35%
XRAY	D	0.28%
TXG	F	0.27%

FXH Underweight 27 Positions Relative to FTXH

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BMY	A	-8.89%
PFE	F	-6.81%
MRK	F	-6.31%
GILD	C	-4.43%
ELAN	D	-1.83%
NBIX	C	-1.39%
HALO	F	-1.19%
ALKS	C	-1.06%
PBH	A	-0.98%
CORT	C	-0.82%
ACLX	C	-0.73%
PTGX	D	-0.71%
TGTX	B	-0.69%
ADMA	C	-0.62%
RNA	C	-0.6%
AMRX	C	-0.55%
VCEL	A	-0.54%
ACAD	C	-0.54%
BPMC	C	-0.53%
KYMR	C	-0.5%
INSM	C	-0.49%
TWST	F	-0.48%
KRYS	C	-0.48%
VKTX	F	-0.44%
SRPT	F	-0.42%
IONS	F	-0.41%
MYGN	F	-0.29%