FXL vs. IQSM ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Technology AlphaDEX (FXL) to IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM)

FXL

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX

FXL 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) Technology 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 technology 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

$151.43

Average Daily Volume

17,215

Number of Holdings ^*

102

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

IQSM

IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF

IQSM Description

IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by New York Life Investment Management LLC. The fund is managed by IndexIQ Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of mid-cap companies. It invests in stocks of companies that are deemed socially conscious in their business dealings and directly promote environmental responsibility. The fund seeks to track the performance of the IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity Index, by using full replication technique. IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$34.29

Average Daily Volume

13,747

Number of Holdings ^*

214

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXL	IQSM
30 Days	7.01%	4.29%
60 Days	10.63%	5.32%
90 Days	10.92%	6.64%
12 Months	29.05%	27.71%

19 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXL	Weight in IQSM	Overlap
ARW	D	1.35%	0.3%	0.3%
CRUS	D	0.97%	0.26%	0.26%
DAY	B	0.74%	0.55%	0.55%
DLB	B	0.89%	0.21%	0.21%
DOCU	B	1.53%	0.77%	0.77%
DT	D	1.19%	0.68%	0.68%
EPAM	B	1.15%	0.66%	0.66%
FFIV	B	1.03%	0.68%	0.68%
GEN	B	0.32%	0.79%	0.32%
GLOB	B	0.68%	0.46%	0.46%
GWRE	A	1.66%	0.72%	0.72%
LSCC	D	0.57%	0.33%	0.33%
MANH	D	1.18%	0.82%	0.82%
NTNX	B	1.12%	0.83%	0.83%
OLED	F	0.47%	0.35%	0.35%
ONTO	F	0.47%	0.38%	0.38%
PAYC	B	1.6%	0.56%	0.56%
SNX	D	1.14%	0.42%	0.42%
TWLO	A	1.39%	0.76%	0.76%

FXL Overweight 83 Positions Relative to IQSM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
APP	B	3.39%
PLTR	B	2.47%
TOST	B	2.22%
VRT	B	1.89%
DASH	B	1.89%
PEGA	B	1.88%
GFS	C	1.65%
CTSH	B	1.63%
HPE	B	1.62%
DXC	B	1.62%
META	D	1.57%
SMAR	B	1.57%
IPGP	D	1.57%
AVT	C	1.52%
ON	D	1.44%
FTNT	C	1.44%
NVDA	B	1.43%
GDDY	A	1.4%
ZM	C	1.4%
NOW	A	1.38%
AMKR	D	1.32%
SWKS	F	1.32%
ORCL	A	1.3%
JBL	C	1.28%
DNB	B	1.27%
INTC	C	1.26%
TYL	B	1.25%
HPQ	B	1.21%
CNXC	F	1.21%
AVGO	D	1.17%
DOX	D	1.16%
MSTR	B	1.15%
PANW	B	1.08%
RNG	C	1.08%
S	B	1.07%
DELL	B	1.06%
AKAM	D	1.04%
DBX	B	1.01%
IT	C	0.99%
SSNC	B	0.93%
HCP	B	0.93%
CACI	D	0.91%
AAPL	C	0.91%
QCOM	F	0.9%
NTAP	C	0.89%
AMAT	F	0.86%
SAIC	F	0.84%
MTCH	D	0.77%
MPWR	F	0.74%
CRM	B	0.72%
DV	C	0.71%
ADSK	A	0.66%
APH	A	0.66%
GOOGL	C	0.63%
ROP	B	0.6%
TXN	C	0.59%
VRSN	C	0.57%
IBM	C	0.56%
KBR	F	0.55%
IAC	F	0.52%
U	C	0.49%
MCHP	F	0.48%
TER	F	0.47%
PYCR	B	0.36%
CRWD	B	0.36%
KD	B	0.36%
GTLB	B	0.35%
NET	B	0.34%
DDOG	A	0.34%
WDAY	B	0.33%
ANSS	B	0.32%
GLW	B	0.31%
INFA	D	0.3%
APPF	B	0.29%
PSTG	D	0.29%
MSFT	D	0.29%
MU	D	0.28%
ADI	D	0.27%
SMCI	F	0.26%
KLAC	F	0.25%
AMD	F	0.25%
ALGM	D	0.25%
CDW	F	0.24%

FXL Underweight 195 Positions Relative to IQSM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
EME	A	-1.12%
PKG	A	-1.0%
YUMC	C	-0.86%
KEY	B	-0.85%
PNR	A	-0.84%
BURL	B	-0.84%
RPM	A	-0.83%
MAS	D	-0.82%
OC	A	-0.81%
XPO	B	-0.81%
KIM	A	-0.78%
TOL	B	-0.76%
EQH	C	-0.75%
UTHR	C	-0.75%
FIX	A	-0.74%
FLEX	B	-0.72%
USFD	A	-0.72%
RGA	A	-0.72%
GGG	B	-0.71%
ACM	B	-0.7%
SAIA	B	-0.69%
EWBC	A	-0.69%
SFM	A	-0.68%
POOL	C	-0.66%
UDR	B	-0.65%
UNM	A	-0.65%
RNR	C	-0.64%
TPR	B	-0.63%
CHRW	B	-0.62%
CPT	B	-0.61%
ELS	C	-0.61%
JLL	D	-0.6%
ITT	A	-0.6%
AMH	C	-0.6%
JKHY	D	-0.6%
REG	A	-0.59%
NBIX	C	-0.59%
HST	C	-0.59%
KMX	B	-0.59%
JNPR	D	-0.58%
NVT	B	-0.58%
FTI	A	-0.58%
ALB	B	-0.57%
WPC	C	-0.57%
RRX	B	-0.55%
SJM	D	-0.55%
BLD	D	-0.55%
BJ	A	-0.55%
Z	A	-0.55%
LW	C	-0.55%
AIZ	A	-0.54%
DKS	D	-0.54%
CG	B	-0.54%
NCLH	B	-0.54%
TECH	F	-0.54%
INSM	C	-0.54%
ATR	B	-0.54%
SF	B	-0.54%
NWSA	A	-0.53%
IPG	D	-0.53%
TTEK	F	-0.52%
CTLT	C	-0.51%
FND	D	-0.51%
CUBE	C	-0.51%
PRI	B	-0.5%
WTRG	B	-0.5%
CRL	D	-0.48%
EHC	B	-0.48%
LAD	A	-0.48%
AYI	B	-0.48%
OHI	C	-0.47%
GL	C	-0.47%
ALLY	C	-0.47%
LKQ	F	-0.47%
INGR	C	-0.47%
MKTX	D	-0.47%
WAL	B	-0.47%
SRPT	F	-0.46%
ARMK	B	-0.46%
QGEN	D	-0.46%
WCC	B	-0.46%
PCVX	D	-0.46%
DTM	A	-0.46%
EXAS	D	-0.45%
ORI	A	-0.45%
BRBR	A	-0.45%
FBIN	D	-0.45%
FN	C	-0.44%
DCI	B	-0.44%
ROKU	D	-0.44%
TFX	F	-0.43%
PCTY	C	-0.43%
REXR	F	-0.43%
AXTA	B	-0.43%
EXEL	B	-0.43%
WMS	F	-0.42%
KNX	C	-0.42%
AOS	F	-0.42%
RVMD	C	-0.42%
RL	C	-0.41%
TTC	C	-0.41%
ITCI	C	-0.41%
PEN	B	-0.41%
BRX	A	-0.41%
GPK	C	-0.41%
MTZ	B	-0.41%
CHE	D	-0.4%
FRT	B	-0.4%
PLNT	A	-0.4%
MOS	F	-0.4%
DVA	C	-0.4%
X	B	-0.39%
HAS	D	-0.39%
HRB	D	-0.39%
VOYA	B	-0.39%
NYT	D	-0.39%
WH	B	-0.37%
TREX	C	-0.37%
HSIC	C	-0.37%
MEDP	D	-0.37%
RHI	C	-0.37%
ADC	A	-0.36%
JAZZ	B	-0.36%
ESTC	C	-0.36%
KEX	B	-0.36%
AA	A	-0.35%
RIVN	F	-0.35%
APG	B	-0.35%
G	B	-0.35%
MHK	D	-0.35%
RGEN	D	-0.35%
ANF	F	-0.34%
GNTX	C	-0.34%
WEX	D	-0.34%
GTLS	A	-0.34%
ALV	C	-0.34%
BPOP	C	-0.33%
BEN	C	-0.33%
H	B	-0.33%
CMC	B	-0.33%
FR	D	-0.33%
AGNC	C	-0.33%
RYAN	A	-0.33%
CGNX	D	-0.33%
GXO	B	-0.33%
MKSI	C	-0.33%
DINO	D	-0.32%
AZEK	A	-0.32%
LSTR	D	-0.32%
PARA	C	-0.32%
FCN	F	-0.32%
HLNE	B	-0.32%
HALO	F	-0.32%
FAF	A	-0.31%
CFLT	B	-0.31%
DAR	C	-0.31%
STAG	D	-0.31%
MTN	C	-0.31%
AXS	A	-0.31%
WBA	F	-0.3%
ESI	B	-0.3%
NOV	C	-0.3%
MSA	F	-0.3%
LFUS	D	-0.29%
PVH	C	-0.28%
AGCO	D	-0.28%
SUM	B	-0.28%
STWD	C	-0.28%
CHX	C	-0.28%
WFRD	D	-0.28%
CROX	D	-0.28%
SIGI	C	-0.28%
ETSY	D	-0.28%
BPMC	B	-0.28%
VKTX	F	-0.27%
ALTR	B	-0.27%
WTS	B	-0.27%
CLF	F	-0.26%
LEA	F	-0.26%
PATH	C	-0.26%
POST	C	-0.25%
AM	A	-0.24%
TKR	D	-0.23%
FIVE	F	-0.23%
ST	F	-0.23%
IBP	D	-0.23%
AN	C	-0.21%
GAP	C	-0.21%
ACHC	F	-0.17%
ZG	A	-0.16%
COTY	F	-0.13%
CACC	D	-0.13%
NWS	A	-0.11%
LEVI	F	-0.08%
LCID	F	-0.08%

FXL: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Software - Application Semiconductors Software - Infrastructure Information Technology Services Internet Content & Information Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Computer Systems Data Storage Electronic Components Telecom Services Business Services Communication Equipment Computer Hardware Conglomerates Consumer Electronics Contract Manufacturers Diversified Industrials Electronics & Computer Distribution Electronics Distribution Engineering & Construction