IAK vs. MARB ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) to First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB)
IAK

iShares U.S. Insurance ETF

IAK Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the insurance sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Insurance Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the insurance sector of the U.S. equity market. The underlying index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include financial and insurance companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$110.64

Average Daily Volume

79,403

Number of Holdings *

55

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

First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

MARB Description The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and derivatives, including total return swaps. The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.57

Average Daily Volume

22,299

Number of Holdings *

24

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period IAK MARB
30 Days -3.50% -0.76%
60 Days 0.92% -1.12%
90 Days 5.79% -1.26%
12 Months 26.88% -1.12%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in IAK Weight in MARB Overlap
NWLI A 0.15% 2.1% 0.15%
IAK Overweight 54 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
PGR A 15.09%
CB C 12.58%
AIG B 6.54%
TRV B 6.37%
MET B 5.3%
ALL A 4.87%
PRU B 4.57%
AFL C 4.46%
ACGL A 4.44%
HIG B 3.88%
MKL D 2.5%
CINF A 2.49%
PFG C 2.33%
WRB C 2.21%
L C 1.81%
FNF C 1.65%
KNSL C 1.34%
ERIE C 1.28%
AIZ C 1.19%
UNM B 1.19%
AFG B 1.12%
PRI D 1.05%
ORI B 1.03%
SIGI D 0.83%
FAF D 0.78%
RLI D 0.75%
GL F 0.68%
AXS B 0.65%
THG C 0.61%
AGO D 0.59%
WTM B 0.58%
LNC B 0.52%
KMPR C 0.47%
AEL A 0.47%
BHF C 0.43%
CNO C 0.38%
OSCR B 0.28%
GNW D 0.24%
PLMR A 0.24%
STC C 0.21%
MCY A 0.2%
HMN C 0.18%
CNA C 0.17%
LMND F 0.16%
SKWD B 0.15%
AMSF C 0.14%
TRUP F 0.11%
SAFT C 0.11%
EIG C 0.1%
AMBC D 0.09%
UFCS C 0.08%
PRA B 0.08%
MBI D 0.05%
JRVR D 0.04%
IAK Underweight 23 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
PXD A -5.57%
ACI F -5.2%
AMED D -4.62%
X D -4.04%
AXNX C -4.02%
ANSS C -3.58%
JNPR C -3.49%
HES A -3.26%
DFS A -3.06%
CERE B -3.05%
CTLT C -3.04%
VZIO A -2.93%
NS C -2.27%
LBAI D -2.03%
CPRI F -1.76%
SP B -1.56%
KAMN A -1.5%
SNPS D --2.04%
PFS D --2.08%
SUN C --2.29%
CVX A --3.44%
COF A --3.54%
XOM A --6.02%
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