LALT vs. FIG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to Simplify Macro Strategy ETF (FIG)
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

$20.45

Average Daily Volume

5,957

Number of Holdings *

8

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

Simplify Macro Strategy ETF

FIG Description Fortress Investment Group LLC is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individuals. It also provides its services to high net worth individuals. The firm invests in the fixed income, currency, equity, derivatives, and commodity markets across the globe. It also launches and manages hedge funds, real estate funds, and private equity funds. The firm also invests in private equity specializing in buyout, recapitalization, control-oriented investments in cash flow generating, asset based businesses and also acquire assets or make debt investments. For private equity, it prefers to invest in financial services (particularly loan servicing and consumer finance, real estate, transportation & energy/infrastructure, gaming, real estate, leisure, media and telecommunications, healthcare and senior living. It also invest in energy, power generation equipment?s, consumer discretionary, healthcare facilities, and independent power and renewable electricity procedures. It considers investments in North America, Caribbean and Western Europe for private equity. In distressed situations, the firm will seek to secure corporate ownership or control by working with a company's board of directors or creditor's committee. It prefer to have majority stake in companies. The firm invests in distressed and undervalued assets and tangible and intangible assets such as real estate, capital assets, natural resources, and intellectual property. The firm?s alternative investments include investment in real estate markets, and distressed real estate loan acquisitions. Fortress Investment Group LLC was founded in 1998 and is based in New York City.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.19

Average Daily Volume

4,942

Number of Holdings *

6

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LALT FIG
30 Days -1.40% -2.62%
60 Days 0.22% -1.96%
90 Days 2.02% -2.94%
12 Months 5.12% -3.42%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LALT Weight in FIG Overlap
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