MARB vs. EDV ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) to Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV)

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

$19.65

Average Daily Volume

28,561

Number of Holdings ^*

23

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

EDV

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

EDV Description

The investment seeks track the performance of an index of extended-duration zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities held in the index. It maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, which generally ranges between 20 and 30 years. It is expected to have a duration that is greater than 20 years.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$71.27

Average Daily Volume

446,714

Number of Holdings ^*

2

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	MARB	EDV
30 Days	-0.60%	-0.13%
60 Days	-0.95%	-7.25%
90 Days	-0.50%	-4.42%
12 Months	1.66%	-16.02%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in MARB	Weight in EDV	Overlap
	SP	B	1.56%	0.97%	0.97%

MARB Overweight 22 Positions Relative to EDV

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	PXD	B	5.74%
	ACI	C	5.2%
	AMED	A	4.66%
	AXNX	D	4.02%
	X	D	3.54%
	ANSS	D	3.49%
	HES	B	3.44%
	JNPR	D	3.3%
	DFS	C	3.25%
	CERE	C	3.11%
	CTLT	D	3.03%
	VZIO	D	2.89%
	LBAI	B	2.43%
	NS	D	2.43%
	NWLI	A	2.1%
	CPRI	F	1.46%
	SNPS	D	-2.01%
	SUN	D	-2.45%
	PFS	B	-2.48%
	CVX	A	-3.57%
	COF	B	-3.77%
	XOM	B	-6.03%

MARB Underweight 1 Positions Relative to EDV

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	S	D	-0.02%

MARB: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Credit Services Oil & Gas E&P Oil & Gas Integrated Software - Application Apparel Manufacturing Banks - Regional - US Biotechnology Business Services Communication Equipment Consumer Electronics Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic Grocery Stores Insurance - Life Medical Care Medical Devices Oil & Gas Midstream Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Savings & Cooperative Banks Steel

Keywords: S&P 500 Crude Oil Natural Gas Petroleum Industry Petroleum Products Bank Cash Management Computing Petroleum Biopharmaceutical Chemical Commodity Petrochemicals Consumer Banking Products Demand Deposit Dementia Deposit Products Electronic Design Electronics Energy Services Loan

EDV: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Business Services Telecom Services

Keywords: Airport Artificial Intelligence Cement Services Computer Security Computing Data Security Ground Transportation Land Transport Parking Retail Properties Road Transport Snow Removal Transport