HARD vs. FTRI ETF Comparison

Comparison of Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD) to First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI)

HARD

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

HARD Description

The Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD) seeks long term capital appreciation by systematically investing in commodity futures in an attempt to create commodity exposure that performs strongly during inflationary periods while still performing well in more typical market environments. To this end, HARD deploys a suite of systematic long/short (l/s) models that have been designed by Altis Partners, a commodity trading advisor with over 20 years of experience.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.81

Average Daily Volume

4,960

Number of Holdings ^*

1

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTRI

First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF

FTRI 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 Indxx Global Natural Resources Income Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks and/or depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index is a 50-stock free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of the 50 highest dividend yielding companies involved in the upstream segment of the natural resources sector. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$13.51

Average Daily Volume

85,492

Number of Holdings ^*

19

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	HARD	FTRI
30 Days	4.12%	-0.24%
60 Days	8.82%	8.23%
90 Days	9.03%	9.17%
12 Months	-0.33%	15.26%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in HARD	Weight in FTRI	Overlap

HARD Overweight 1 Positions Relative to FTRI

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	HARD	A	23.53%

HARD Underweight 19 Positions Relative to FTRI

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	PBR	B	-9.42%
	ADM	D	-7.36%
	EC	B	-4.69%
	TSN	A	-3.91%
	SUZ	D	-3.49%
	GFI	B	-3.47%
	CF	F	-3.39%
	PNR	C	-2.97%
	CHK	B	-2.25%
	SCCO	A	-2.13%
	FMC	D	-1.65%
	UFPI	C	-1.56%
	CIVI	B	-1.33%
	WTS	C	-1.27%
	WFG	D	-0.99%
	CWT	B	-0.61%
	ARLP	A	-0.43%
	ANDE	B	-0.42%
	SJW	D	-0.37%

HARD: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Commodity Commodity Markets Commodity Trading Advisor Exchange Traded Fund

FTRI: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Agricultural Inputs Diversified Industrials Farm Products Lumber & Wood Production Oil & Gas E&P Oil & Gas Integrated Utilities - Regulated Water Coal Copper Food Distribution Gold Paper & Paper Products

Keywords: S&P 500 Mining Natural Gas Crude Oil Irrigation Petroleum Sugarcane Alcohol Biodiesel Biofuel Building Materials Chemical Construction Cotton Crop Protection Chemicals Electronics Fertilizer Flour Food Products Forestry