MDLV vs. FXU ETF Comparison

Comparison of Morgan Dempsey Large Cap Value ETF (MDLV) to First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU)
MDLV

Morgan Dempsey Large Cap Value ETF

MDLV Description

The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in dividend paying companies that the fund’s sub-adviser, Morgan Dempsey Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), believes are attractively valued. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large cap companies, which it defines as companies larger than $25 billion in market capitalization.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.27

Average Daily Volume

8,220

Number of Holdings *

35

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

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXU Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the StrataQuant(R) Utilities Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the utilities sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$40.46

Average Daily Volume

62,824

Number of Holdings *

39

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period MDLV FXU
30 Days -0.82% 4.48%
60 Days 0.47% 6.92%
90 Days 3.14% 12.92%
12 Months 20.02% 36.77%
4 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in MDLV Weight in FXU Overlap
DUK C 2.45% 2.4% 2.4%
ETR B 3.59% 3.73% 3.59%
SO C 2.42% 0.8% 0.8%
WEC A 3.33% 1.68% 1.68%
MDLV Overweight 31 Positions Relative to FXU
Symbol Grade Weight
XOM B 4.0%
LMT D 3.67%
T A 3.48%
C A 3.36%
CSCO B 3.25%
CVX A 3.25%
CMI A 3.24%
PM B 3.16%
IBM C 3.11%
GD D 3.07%
PRU A 3.0%
MDT D 2.86%
BIL A 2.76%
CCI C 2.73%
KO D 2.72%
GILD C 2.71%
VZ C 2.68%
UPS C 2.62%
LYB F 2.52%
ES C 2.36%
MRK D 2.32%
KHC F 2.26%
GIS D 2.24%
PFE F 2.16%
JNJ C 2.11%
PSX C 2.01%
PG C 1.9%
SBUX A 1.76%
MCD D 1.67%
RIO D 1.36%
HSY F 1.04%
MDLV Underweight 35 Positions Relative to FXU
Symbol Grade Weight
VST A -4.93%
PNW A -4.27%
NRG B -4.16%
NFG A -4.15%
AGR A -4.14%
UGI C -3.97%
EXC C -3.97%
SRE A -3.63%
CEG C -3.55%
PCG A -3.5%
CNP A -3.45%
ATO A -3.44%
OGE A -3.43%
EVRG A -3.38%
ED C -3.05%
IDA A -2.81%
XEL A -2.63%
NI A -2.61%
AEE A -2.57%
WTRG B -2.47%
DTE C -2.31%
CWEN C -2.22%
PPL A -1.68%
LNT A -1.65%
D C -1.64%
CMS C -1.59%
EIX B -1.58%
AEP C -1.54%
RSG A -0.85%
CLH C -0.84%
PEG A -0.82%
FE C -0.77%
AWK C -0.76%
NEE C -0.74%
AES F -0.57%
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