MXI vs. FKU ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI) to First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDex Fund (FKU)

MXI

iShares Global Materials ETF

MXI Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the materials sector. 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. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Materials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the materials sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$84.38

Average Daily Volume

9,171

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FKU

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDex Fund

FKU 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 Defined United Kingdom Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in stocks and/or depositary receipts that comprise the index. It, using an "indexing" investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the index. The index is designed by S&P to objectively identify and select securities from the S&P United Kingdom BMI Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$38.67

Average Daily Volume

11,987

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	MXI	FKU
30 Days	-6.67%	-4.57%
60 Days	-3.80%	-4.69%
90 Days	-1.43%	-1.94%
12 Months	7.05%	16.42%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in MXI	Weight in FKU	Overlap
	SW	B	1.06%	1.51%	1.06%

MXI Overweight 27 Positions Relative to FKU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
LIN	D	8.96%
SHW	A	3.57%
FCX	F	2.8%
APD	B	2.79%
ECL	C	2.5%
NEM	F	2.08%
CTVA	C	1.63%
NUE	D	1.53%
VMC	B	1.53%
MLM	B	1.51%
DD	D	1.44%
DOW	F	1.37%
PPG	F	1.18%
IFF	F	0.93%
LYB	F	0.91%
STLD	C	0.87%
PKG	B	0.85%
IP	B	0.81%
BALL	D	0.74%
AVY	F	0.66%
CF	B	0.61%
AMCR	D	0.59%
EMN	D	0.48%
ALB	C	0.47%
CE	F	0.39%
MOS	D	0.36%
FMC	F	0.3%

MXI Underweight 4 Positions Relative to FKU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BCS	B	-2.64%
HSBH	A	-1.82%
LYG	D	-1.73%
UL	D	-0.45%

MXI: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Specialty Chemicals Chemicals Packaging & Containers Agricultural Inputs Building Materials Steel Business Equipment Copper Gold