HDEF vs. PPH ETF Comparison

Comparison of Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEF) to Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH)
HDEF

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

HDEF Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (but typically far more) in component securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of equities in its parent index, the MSCI EAFE Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.86

Average Daily Volume

208,638

Number of Holdings *

4

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
PPH

Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF

PPH Description The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index (the "Pharmaceutical Index"). The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The Pharmaceutical Index is comprised of common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$87.94

Average Daily Volume

198,381

Number of Holdings *

24

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period HDEF PPH
30 Days -3.83% -6.03%
60 Days -6.19% -8.37%
90 Days -5.44% -9.98%
12 Months 11.22% 14.26%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in HDEF Weight in PPH Overlap
NVS F 5.14% 5.01% 5.01%
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