LALT vs. CEFD ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD)
LALT

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF

LALT Description

The investment seeks a positive total return that has a low correlation to the broader securities markets. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of equity securities, financial futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other securities. The sub-adviser selects investments for inclusion in the fund's portfolio with reference to the components of the Morgan Stanley Multi-Strategy Alternative Index (the Benchmark) through a quantitative process that seeks to exceed the Benchmark's performance.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$20.78

Average Daily Volume

1,925

Number of Holdings *

8

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

ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN

CEFD Description The investment seeks to provide 1.5 times leveraged long exposure to the compounded quarterly performance of the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund Index (the ?index?), reduced by the Accrued Fees. The index is a mutual fund index designed to serve as a benchmark for closed-end funds listed in the U.S. that are principally engaged in asset management processes designed to produce taxable annual yield.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.43

Average Daily Volume

1,882

Number of Holdings *

100

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LALT CEFD
30 Days 1.41% 1.27%
60 Days 0.78% 8.00%
90 Days 0.34% 2.06%
12 Months 6.66% 16.40%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LALT Weight in CEFD Overlap
LALT Overweight 8 Positions Relative to CEFD
Symbol Grade Weight
FAAR C 21.57%
FMF C 20.8%
FTLS A 17.55%
UCON A 12.5%
MARB F 12.06%
IAU C 5.36%
FTGC C 5.2%
IEF A 4.94%
LALT Underweight 100 Positions Relative to CEFD
Symbol Grade Weight
EVV A -2.63%
BDJ A -2.39%
HYT B -2.19%
BTZ B -2.16%
NXDT F -1.9%
AWF A -1.83%
DSL A -1.77%
JQC A -1.66%
BXMX A -1.65%
EMD A -1.5%
WIW A -1.37%
BHK B -1.3%
QQQX B -1.26%
BOE A -1.23%
BCX C -1.2%
HIO B -1.19%
JPC A -1.18%
RA C -1.17%
GHY A -1.16%
BGY A -1.09%
CII A -1.07%
HIX B -1.01%
BIT C -1.01%
EOS B -1.0%
IGD A -0.98%
EFT A -0.95%
FSD A -0.95%
HTD B -0.94%
BST B -0.92%
BLW A -0.92%
EAD A -0.9%
ISD A -0.88%
LDP A -0.84%
FFC A -0.83%
EFR A -0.82%
FRA A -0.82%
TEI C -0.75%
PHK A -0.75%
EOI A -0.73%
MIN B -0.71%
EHI A -0.71%
NBB B -0.71%
MCR B -0.7%
PDT B -0.69%
DIAX B -0.69%
PPT A -0.67%
WIA A -0.66%
MMT A -0.64%
GOF A -0.64%
JPI A -0.63%
BKT A -0.62%
PFN C -0.59%
JGH A -0.59%
FCT D -0.58%
ERC B -0.57%
HPS A -0.55%
HYI B -0.55%
DFP A -0.55%
BME B -0.54%
BGT D -0.49%
HPI B -0.47%
PHD A -0.44%
BGH A -0.44%
FTF A -0.43%
GBAB B -0.42%
HYB A -0.39%
EVG B -0.38%
IDE B -0.38%
DHF A -0.38%
PHT A -0.38%
TSI A -0.37%
ETB A -0.37%
FT A -0.37%
STK B -0.37%
DHY A -0.36%
HPF B -0.36%
MSD A -0.34%
INSI B -0.34%
FFA A -0.32%
DBL A -0.31%
GDO A -0.31%
PSF A -0.31%
VBF A -0.3%
BGR C -0.3%
PIM A -0.3%
PFL C -0.29%
IGA A -0.29%
OPP A -0.29%
SPXX A -0.27%
FLC A -0.24%
MCN B -0.24%
CIK B -0.24%
WEA D -0.22%
FAM C -0.21%
VLT A -0.19%
MGF C -0.19%
VGI A -0.18%
HEQ A -0.18%
GNT A -0.14%
JLS A -0.14%
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