LALT vs. REM ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM)
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
REM

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF

REM Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. real estate investment trusts ("REITs") that hold U.S. residential and commercial mortgages. 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. The underlying index measures the performance of the residential and commercial mortgage real estate, mortgage finance and savings associations sectors of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.50

Average Daily Volume

279,981

Number of Holdings *

32

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LALT REM
30 Days -2.42% -0.71%
60 Days -0.36% 2.43%
90 Days 1.43% 0.83%
12 Months 4.79% 20.73%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LALT Weight in REM Overlap
LALT Overweight 8 Positions Relative to REM
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 32 Positions Relative to REM
Symbol Grade Weight
NLY A -15.75%
AGNC B -10.79%
STWD C -9.5%
RITM A -9.04%
ABR C -4.29%
BXMT F -4.03%
ARI F -3.76%
RC C -3.44%
TWO A -3.16%
PMT A -3.04%
LADR A -3.02%
MFA B -2.66%
FBRT B -2.58%
CIM D -2.33%
ARR C -2.21%
EFC C -2.16%
BRSP F -2.02%
CMTG D -1.91%
RWT D -1.85%
DX C -1.63%
NYMT F -1.57%
KREF F -1.39%
TRTX A -1.29%
ORC B -1.07%
IVR C -1.02%
ACRE D -0.88%
REFI A -0.63%
GPMT D -0.55%
AFCG B -0.48%
SEVN A -0.39%
AOMR B -0.32%
NREF D -0.26%
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