ITEQ vs. MARB ETF Comparison

Comparison of BlueStar TA-BIGITech Israel Technology ETF (ITEQ) to First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB)
ITEQ

BlueStar TA-BIGITech Israel Technology ETF

ITEQ Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the total return performance of the TASE-BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index™ ("TA-BIGITech™"). The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing such securities. As a result, normally the fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in Israeli technology companies. TA-BIGITech™ was created in 2013 by BlueStar Global Investors LLC d/b/a BlueStar Indexes® and the ISE and tracks the performance of exchange-listed Israeli technology operating companies. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$51.65

Average Daily Volume

8,295

Number of Holdings *

30

* 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

$19.72

Average Daily Volume

7,030

Number of Holdings *

34

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period ITEQ MARB
30 Days 5.77% -1.03%
60 Days 10.06% -1.01%
90 Days 8.27% -1.64%
12 Months 23.39% -0.91%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in ITEQ Weight in MARB Overlap
ITEQ Overweight 30 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
CYBR A 8.37%
MNDY C 7.9%
CHKP C 7.83%
NICE D 7.29%
DOX D 6.95%
WIX A 6.89%
S B 5.06%
GLBE B 3.17%
FROG C 2.73%
ORA B 2.7%
PAYO A 2.2%
LMND B 1.58%
INMD C 1.47%
CLBT B 1.34%
KRNT B 1.28%
FVRR B 1.09%
NVCR C 1.01%
SPNS F 0.93%
RDWR B 0.68%
SSYS B 0.59%
PLTK B 0.56%
CEVA B 0.55%
SEDG F 0.54%
RSKD D 0.51%
NNDM D 0.51%
URGN F 0.49%
CGNT B 0.46%
NNOX C 0.42%
MGIC D 0.37%
VPG F 0.27%
ITEQ Underweight 34 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
HTLF B -7.98%
HCP B -5.64%
EDR A -4.92%
ACI C -4.88%
DFS B -4.67%
AMED F -4.57%
AXNX A -4.2%
NAPA A -3.99%
ANSS B -3.85%
B A -3.78%
JNPR D -3.65%
EVRI A -3.48%
K A -3.28%
ESGR B -3.18%
CTLT C -3.17%
HES B -3.07%
VZIO A -3.05%
CHX C -2.78%
LBPH A -2.78%
MGRC B -2.75%
FYBR C -2.53%
ENV B -2.38%
SRDX B -2.29%
IBTX B -2.21%
RCM A -2.07%
MRO B -2.03%
WSC F --1.0%
COP C --2.02%
SNPS B --2.21%
SSB B --2.22%
CVX A --3.56%
SLB C --4.15%
COF C --5.12%
UMBF B --8.33%
Compare ETFs