NXTG vs. BOUT ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust IndXX NextG ETF (NXTG) to Innovator IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT)

NXTG

First Trust IndXX NextG ETF

NXTG 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 Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of companies that have devoted, or have committed to devote, material resources to the research, development and application of fifth generation ("5G") and next generation digital cellular technologies as they emerge.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$85.15

Average Daily Volume

5,793

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

BOUT

Innovator IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF

BOUT Description

The investment seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the IBD® Breakout Stocks Index (the "index"). The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the equity securities that comprise the index. The index seeks to provide opportunistic investment exposure to those stocks with the potential to "break out," or experience a period of sustained price growth beyond the stock's recent "resistance level," with consideration for various market conditions. The fund is non-diversified. BOUT uses technical analysis to find stocks that are likely to breakout. The funds index relies on an algorithm that establishes a base price (a recent high) for each eligible security. The index then follows the trend for each stock. Selected stocks are ranked by a combination of relative strength and fundamental factors, and then weighted in fixed tiers according to this ranking. In addition, BOUT will move 50% of its portfolio into T-bills based on market signals: a rapid increase in either margin debt or overall stock prices, combined with slowing reversing momentum in the S&P 500. The T-bill position will remain in place until the S&P 500 falls by 50% or show indications of rising momentum. BOUT is rebalanced and reconstituted weekly after the close on Friday. The frequent rebalance schedule means the fund will be highly responsive to the technical factors that drive its strategy, but could also experience high turnover.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$40.67

Average Daily Volume

3,050

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	NXTG	BOUT
30 Days	-1.58%	10.23%
60 Days	-1.77%	10.93%
90 Days	-0.28%	11.26%
12 Months	20.73%	34.57%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in NXTG	Weight in BOUT	Overlap
AVGO	D	1.37%	0.42%	0.42%
EQIX	A	1.42%	4.25%	1.42%
TSM	B	1.31%	1.31%	1.31%

NXTG Overweight 38 Positions Relative to BOUT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
FFIV	B	1.74%
CIEN	B	1.72%
MSI	B	1.57%
CSCO	B	1.53%
MRVL	B	1.49%
IBM	C	1.49%
ANET	C	1.49%
WIT	A	1.47%
INFY	B	1.47%
DLR	B	1.44%
NOK	D	1.42%
NVDA	C	1.41%
DOX	D	1.35%
KEYS	A	1.34%
SBAC	D	1.34%
SONY	B	1.32%
JNPR	F	1.3%
AAPL	C	1.29%
CCI	D	1.24%
HPE	B	1.23%
AMT	D	1.21%
ADI	D	1.07%
AMD	F	1.04%
SWKS	F	0.99%
INTC	D	0.98%
UMC	F	0.98%
NXPI	D	0.95%
QCOM	F	0.92%
MU	D	0.85%
MCHP	D	0.84%
TMUS	B	0.73%
QRVO	F	0.73%
T	A	0.68%
KT	A	0.61%
SKM	D	0.58%
VIV	F	0.58%
VZ	C	0.55%
CHT	D	0.51%

NXTG Underweight 41 Positions Relative to BOUT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PACS	F	-4.48%
MS	A	-4.47%
LBRDK	C	-4.44%
NEM	D	-4.42%
VIK	B	-4.39%
EXPE	B	-4.28%
AHR	A	-4.24%
IDCC	A	-4.01%
ETN	A	-3.82%
SPGI	C	-3.81%
EQH	B	-3.78%
CRM	B	-3.73%
BAH	F	-3.73%
DVA	B	-3.71%
PGR	A	-3.63%
CRDO	B	-2.87%
VRNS	D	-2.61%
ULS	B	-2.59%
IR	B	-2.49%
DT	C	-2.49%
NMIH	D	-2.44%
ONON	A	-2.35%
COLL	F	-2.23%
TBBK	B	-1.28%
NOW	A	-1.27%
CDNA	D	-1.24%
SCCO	F	-1.22%
SN	D	-1.2%
TCOM	B	-1.14%
BEKE	D	-1.06%
ROAD	A	-0.45%
AXON	A	-0.43%
TPH	D	-0.42%
IBKR	A	-0.42%
CWAN	B	-0.42%
ALKT	B	-0.42%
GMED	A	-0.41%
CORT	B	-0.41%
ACGL	D	-0.4%
PLMR	B	-0.39%
JD	D	-0.38%