FXZ vs. COWS ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) to Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF (COWS)

FXZ

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

FXZ 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) Materials 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 materials and processing 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

$65.86

Average Daily Volume

27,670

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

COWS

Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF

COWS Description

COWS is an index tracking fund utilizing a replication strategy. The index strategy aims to invest in US stocks of companies perceived to be stable and pay dividends. The starting investment universe considers the 1000 most liquid US-listed companies, excluding the financial sector. Filtering this universe, the 100 highest ranked free cash flow yielding stocks, as measured by equally weighting the stocks average trailing and forward cash flow yield. Companies with no forward estimates for free cash flow yields or earnings are removed. The investment universe is then filtered to identify dividend paying stocks with three years of uninterrupted dividend growth. Stocks with a payout ratio greater than 75% are eliminated. The top 10% of dividend yielding stocks are selected for the index. This process results in 40-100 stocks being selected and initially equally weighted in the index. Industry exposure is capped at 24%. Index holdings are reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$29.43

Average Daily Volume

6,987

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXZ	COWS
30 Days	-1.16%	-2.66%
60 Days	6.69%	3.71%
90 Days	4.93%	7.08%
12 Months	8.54%	22.87%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXZ	Weight in COWS	Overlap
CF	B	3.74%	2.49%	2.49%
OLN	F	2.5%	1.46%	1.46%
TKR	C	3.84%	2.52%	2.52%

FXZ Overweight 33 Positions Relative to COWS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
X	C	5.36%
STLD	A	5.05%
RS	C	4.83%
FMC	B	4.8%
NUE	F	4.6%
CE	F	4.52%
LYB	F	4.41%
CLF	C	3.96%
MOS	C	3.9%
ASH	F	3.79%
NEU	F	3.71%
EMN	D	3.66%
IP	A	3.33%
APD	B	3.05%
RGLD	B	3.04%
ECL	C	2.81%
CC	C	2.61%
WLK	F	2.57%
FAST	A	2.13%
ESI	A	1.95%
LIN	D	1.87%
SCCO	B	1.85%
AVY	F	1.83%
HUN	F	1.77%
FCX	B	1.76%
AA	B	0.89%
MP	B	0.87%
SMG	A	0.86%
ALB	C	0.85%
IFF	D	0.81%
HXL	F	0.81%
RBC	D	0.8%
NEM	D	0.73%

FXZ Underweight 50 Positions Relative to COWS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VST	B	-3.66%
SNA	A	-2.85%
OC	B	-2.68%
CMCSA	A	-2.58%
BC	D	-2.54%
FNF	C	-2.47%
EBAY	D	-2.44%
SLB	F	-2.4%
MRO	B	-2.38%
G	C	-2.35%
HAL	F	-2.34%
WSM	D	-2.33%
FDX	D	-2.27%
TPR	A	-2.19%
SWKS	F	-2.09%
NXST	A	-2.09%
SM	F	-2.06%
PARA	C	-2.02%
BMY	A	-1.96%
PVH	C	-1.96%
ALSN	A	-1.93%
PTEN	F	-1.9%
BEN	C	-1.83%
VLO	F	-1.83%
ASO	D	-1.77%
MUR	F	-1.75%
NOV	F	-1.74%
MGY	A	-1.71%
GAP	C	-1.68%
BBWI	D	-1.67%
T	B	-1.66%
PR	F	-1.65%
OGN	F	-1.56%
MTDR	C	-1.56%
DVN	F	-1.53%
AEO	F	-1.51%
BWA	D	-1.38%
TMUS	B	-1.38%
LEA	F	-1.38%
AYI	A	-1.34%
VNT	B	-1.33%
CSCO	A	-1.32%
IPG	F	-1.32%
DNB	B	-1.31%
RL	A	-1.29%
OSK	C	-1.28%
MCK	C	-1.24%
SAIC	A	-1.23%
INGR	C	-1.17%
ENS	F	-1.17%