FXR vs. IXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Industrials AlphaDEX (FXR) to iShares Global Financial ETF (IXG)

FXR

First Trust Industrials AlphaDEX

FXR 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) Industrials 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 industrials and producer durables sectors 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

$82.15

Average Daily Volume

33,507

Number of Holdings ^*

137

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

IXG

iShares Global Financial ETF

IXG Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the financial sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$100.65

Average Daily Volume

34,320

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXR	IXG
30 Days	7.85%	5.16%
60 Days	9.12%	6.47%
90 Days	12.26%	9.58%
12 Months	40.52%	39.51%

7 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXR	Weight in IXG	Overlap
AXP	A	1.24%	1.38%	1.24%
COF	B	0.86%	0.61%	0.61%
FI	A	1.06%	1.04%	1.04%
GPN	B	1.33%	0.25%	0.25%
JKHY	D	0.22%	0.11%	0.11%
PYPL	B	0.5%	0.75%	0.5%
SYF	B	1.52%	0.22%	0.22%

FXR Overweight 130 Positions Relative to IXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AXON	A	1.77%
WCC	B	1.45%
AAON	B	1.44%
SNA	A	1.44%
FICO	B	1.4%
MDU	D	1.38%
PCAR	B	1.36%
G	B	1.35%
EME	C	1.35%
FIX	A	1.32%
HWM	A	1.32%
OSK	B	1.3%
FOUR	B	1.3%
OC	A	1.29%
AL	B	1.27%
PWR	A	1.27%
HEI	B	1.24%
URI	B	1.23%
TT	A	1.23%
LPX	B	1.22%
CNH	C	1.12%
ALSN	B	1.1%
SON	D	1.08%
LMT	D	1.08%
GTES	A	1.07%
GNRC	B	1.06%
VNT	B	1.04%
R	B	1.03%
TTEK	F	1.02%
MLM	B	0.99%
SNDR	B	0.97%
EXP	A	0.96%
FDX	B	0.96%
CTAS	B	0.95%
ADTN	A	0.93%
MSM	C	0.9%
CSL	C	0.9%
CXT	B	0.89%
TXT	D	0.88%
BERY	B	0.88%
GPK	C	0.87%
BC	C	0.87%
MMM	D	0.87%
VSTS	C	0.86%
TRU	D	0.86%
BAH	F	0.86%
TDG	D	0.85%
AGCO	D	0.85%
GE	D	0.85%
AYI	B	0.84%
BLDR	D	0.84%
BWXT	B	0.83%
AWI	A	0.82%
PKG	A	0.77%
TDY	B	0.76%
ZBRA	B	0.75%
JBHT	C	0.75%
NVT	B	0.74%
DOV	A	0.74%
KEX	C	0.74%
KNX	B	0.73%
DCI	B	0.73%
LII	A	0.72%
SLGN	A	0.72%
EEFT	B	0.72%
CSX	B	0.72%
SHW	A	0.71%
CAT	B	0.69%
MIDD	C	0.68%
HII	D	0.67%
SSD	D	0.67%
DE	A	0.66%
VLTO	D	0.65%
SPR	D	0.65%
EFX	F	0.63%
BLD	D	0.63%
WU	D	0.62%
SAIA	B	0.56%
SQ	B	0.56%
ESAB	B	0.54%
GXO	B	0.52%
CMI	A	0.51%
GWW	B	0.51%
RHI	B	0.5%
LECO	B	0.49%
PNR	A	0.49%
ATR	B	0.49%
IEX	B	0.48%
J	F	0.48%
AZEK	A	0.45%
GD	F	0.44%
UPS	C	0.44%
SEE	C	0.44%
CNM	D	0.43%
TTC	D	0.43%
FTV	C	0.43%
CARR	D	0.42%
PPG	F	0.42%
AMCR	D	0.41%
FCN	D	0.39%
ATI	D	0.38%
AOS	F	0.37%
DOW	F	0.37%
WMS	D	0.37%
EMR	A	0.27%
FLS	B	0.26%
ADP	B	0.25%
CW	B	0.25%
PH	A	0.25%
HON	B	0.25%
AXTA	A	0.25%
RPM	A	0.25%
AME	A	0.25%
VMC	B	0.25%
LHX	C	0.24%
WAB	B	0.24%
WWD	B	0.23%
ITT	A	0.23%
GGG	B	0.23%
UNP	C	0.22%
KEYS	A	0.22%
ALLE	D	0.22%
MSA	D	0.22%
NDSN	B	0.22%
LSTR	D	0.22%
BALL	D	0.21%
EXPD	D	0.21%
LFUS	F	0.21%
MAS	D	0.21%
FBIN	D	0.19%

FXR Underweight 69 Positions Relative to IXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BRK.A	B	-7.37%
JPM	A	-5.97%
V	A	-4.42%
MA	C	-3.68%
BAC	A	-2.7%
WFC	A	-2.16%
GS	A	-1.6%
MS	A	-1.43%
SPGI	C	-1.38%
PGR	A	-1.28%
MUFG	B	-1.24%
BLK	C	-1.24%
BX	A	-1.12%
C	A	-1.12%
SCHW	B	-1.03%
MMC	B	-0.94%
CB	C	-0.93%
KKR	A	-0.86%
SMFG	B	-0.8%
ICE	C	-0.76%
PNC	B	-0.71%
AON	A	-0.71%
CME	A	-0.7%
USB	A	-0.67%
MCO	B	-0.64%
AJG	B	-0.55%
MFG	B	-0.53%
TFC	A	-0.53%
TRV	B	-0.51%
BK	A	-0.49%
AMP	A	-0.48%
AFL	B	-0.48%
ALL	A	-0.44%
AIG	B	-0.42%
MET	A	-0.42%
FIS	C	-0.41%
MSCI	C	-0.4%
PRU	A	-0.39%
DFS	B	-0.38%
ACGL	D	-0.33%
MTB	A	-0.31%
HIG	B	-0.29%
NDAQ	A	-0.28%
WTW	B	-0.27%
FITB	A	-0.27%
STT	A	-0.25%
RJF	A	-0.25%
TROW	B	-0.23%
CPAY	A	-0.22%
HBAN	A	-0.22%
BRO	B	-0.22%
RF	A	-0.21%
CINF	A	-0.2%
NTRS	A	-0.19%
CBOE	B	-0.18%
CFG	B	-0.18%
PFG	D	-0.16%
WRB	A	-0.16%
FDS	B	-0.16%
NMR	B	-0.15%
KEY	B	-0.15%
EG	C	-0.14%
L	A	-0.13%
AIZ	A	-0.1%
ERIE	D	-0.09%
GL	B	-0.08%
MKTX	D	-0.08%
IVZ	B	-0.07%
BEN	C	-0.06%