LALT vs. GDMA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to Gadsden Dynamic Multi-Asset ETF (GDMA)
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

$20.34

Average Daily Volume

5,905

Number of Holdings *

8

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

Gadsden Dynamic Multi-Asset ETF

GDMA Description The investment seeks total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing (i) approximately 80% of its total assets with exposure to a variety of asset classes, geographies, and market capitalizations generally based on a long-term view of macroeconomic factors and (ii) approximately 20% of its total assets to add or reduce exposure to one or more asset classes generally based on a short-term view of the market. It may invest in futures contracts to gain long or short exposure to one or more asset classes.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$30.44

Average Daily Volume

9,728

Number of Holdings *

18

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LALT GDMA
30 Days -2.42% -1.75%
60 Days -0.36% -0.75%
90 Days 1.43% 0.99%
12 Months 4.79% 6.77%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LALT Weight in GDMA Overlap
LALT Overweight 8 Positions Relative to GDMA
Symbol Grade Weight
FAAR C 21.43%
FMF D 21.29%
FTLS C 17.44%
UCON A 12.42%
MARB F 11.92%
IAU B 5.0%
FTGC C 4.99%
IEF C 4.97%
LALT Underweight 18 Positions Relative to GDMA
Symbol Grade Weight
SGOV B -34.82%
SH D -7.51%
PDBC B -7.13%
UUP A -5.32%
RWM C -5.2%
DXJ A -3.54%
DBA C -3.52%
EPV F -1.53%
EFZ F -1.5%
EPD C -1.14%
TBX A -1.02%
FXC F -1.0%
YCS B -0.99%
ARCH D -0.86%
XOM B -0.78%
COP C -0.73%
CVX B -0.73%
EUO B -0.56%
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