FXZ vs. IVEG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) to iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (IVEG)

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

$64.85

Average Daily Volume

26,530

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

IVEG

iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF

IVEG Description

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents as well as in securities not included in the index. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$20.66

Average Daily Volume

1,159

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXZ	IVEG
30 Days	-2.55%	2.23%
60 Days	0.78%	1.07%
90 Days	-0.44%	2.89%
12 Months	5.11%	16.72%

6 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXZ	Weight in IVEG	Overlap
CF	A	4.11%	4.15%	4.11%
ECL	D	2.92%	4.53%	2.92%
FMC	D	4.18%	2.33%	2.33%
IFF	D	0.73%	4.14%	0.73%
IP	A	3.58%	5.56%	3.58%
MOS	F	3.99%	2.56%	2.56%

FXZ Overweight 30 Positions Relative to IVEG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
STLD	B	5.6%
RS	B	5.43%
X	B	5.13%
NUE	C	4.95%
LYB	F	4.36%
NEU	D	4.03%
EMN	C	3.68%
TKR	D	3.63%
ASH	F	3.58%
CLF	F	3.5%
APD	A	3.24%
RGLD	C	3.04%
CC	C	2.82%
CE	F	2.75%
OLN	F	2.62%
WLK	D	2.56%
FAST	B	2.32%
ESI	B	2.09%
LIN	C	1.91%
AVY	F	1.81%
SCCO	F	1.75%
FCX	F	1.73%
HUN	F	1.64%
AA	A	1.01%
ALB	B	0.97%
RBC	A	0.93%
MP	C	0.92%
HXL	F	0.85%
SMG	C	0.76%
NEM	D	0.68%

FXZ Underweight 13 Positions Relative to IVEG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
SW	A	-8.87%
TRMB	B	-5.3%
K	A	-5.28%
PKG	A	-5.11%
CTVA	C	-4.67%
WAT	C	-4.2%
DE	B	-3.9%
CNH	C	-3.56%
AGCO	D	-1.93%
SEE	C	-1.77%
EXPO	D	-1.54%
NEOG	F	-1.05%
SHC	F	-0.49%