FXU vs. NLR ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) to Market Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR)

FXU

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXU 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) Utilities 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 utilities 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

$40.38

Average Daily Volume

62,824

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

NLR

Market Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF

NLR Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the DAXglobalÂ® Nuclear Energy Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies primarily engaged in various aspects of the nuclear energy business. It may also utilize convertible securities and participation notes to seek performance that corresponds to the Nuclear Energy Index. The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$95.97

Average Daily Volume

200,001

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXU	NLR
30 Days	4.48%	0.93%
60 Days	6.92%	20.34%
90 Days	12.92%	23.90%
12 Months	36.77%	33.96%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXU	Weight in NLR	Overlap
CEG	C	3.55%	7.89%	3.55%
PCG	A	3.5%	6.13%	3.5%
PEG	A	0.82%	6.94%	0.82%

FXU Overweight 36 Positions Relative to NLR

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VST	A	4.93%
PNW	A	4.27%
NRG	B	4.16%
NFG	A	4.15%
AGR	A	4.14%
UGI	C	3.97%
EXC	C	3.97%
ETR	B	3.73%
SRE	A	3.63%
CNP	A	3.45%
ATO	A	3.44%
OGE	A	3.43%
EVRG	A	3.38%
ED	C	3.05%
IDA	A	2.81%
XEL	A	2.63%
NI	A	2.61%
AEE	A	2.57%
WTRG	B	2.47%
DUK	C	2.4%
DTE	C	2.31%
CWEN	C	2.22%
PPL	A	1.68%
WEC	A	1.68%
LNT	A	1.65%
D	C	1.64%
CMS	C	1.59%
EIX	B	1.58%
AEP	C	1.54%
RSG	A	0.85%
CLH	C	0.84%
SO	C	0.8%
FE	C	0.77%
AWK	C	0.76%
NEE	C	0.74%
AES	F	0.57%

FXU Underweight 7 Positions Relative to NLR

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BWXT	B	-6.53%
UEC	B	-5.24%
SMR	B	-5.05%
DNN	B	-4.7%
OKLO	B	-4.47%
LEU	C	-2.74%
EU	D	-1.81%