PPA vs. FTXR ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares Aerospace & Defense (PPA) to First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR)
PPA

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense

PPA Description

The PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (Fund) is based on the SPADE™ Defense Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, operations and support of US defense, homeland security and aerospace operations. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$121.04

Average Daily Volume

186,719

Number of Holdings *

48

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

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF

FTXR Description The First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index so as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$36.57

Average Daily Volume

4,475

Number of Holdings *

40

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPA FTXR
30 Days 3.31% 12.60%
60 Days 5.63% 15.77%
90 Days 8.65% 17.75%
12 Months 39.76% 35.99%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPA Weight in FTXR Overlap
OSK B 0.29% 0.44% 0.29%
PPA Overweight 47 Positions Relative to FTXR
Symbol Grade Weight
RTX C 7.09%
GE D 6.71%
LMT D 6.64%
BA F 6.23%
NOC D 5.36%
GD F 4.93%
HON B 4.88%
HWM A 4.44%
AXON A 4.43%
PH A 4.28%
LHX C 4.07%
TDG D 3.35%
ETN A 3.16%
PLTR B 2.72%
LDOS C 2.05%
BAH F 1.92%
APH A 1.91%
HEI B 1.83%
TXT D 1.74%
CW B 1.37%
BWXT B 1.36%
CACI D 1.26%
HII D 1.07%
WWD B 0.92%
TDY B 0.91%
KBR F 0.88%
AVAV D 0.84%
ATI D 0.81%
SAIC F 0.71%
HXL D 0.66%
MOG.A B 0.66%
KEYS A 0.62%
PSN D 0.61%
KTOS B 0.56%
RKLB B 0.56%
SPR D 0.51%
AIR B 0.35%
MRCY B 0.35%
OSIS B 0.27%
TGI B 0.2%
B B 0.19%
IRDM D 0.17%
CDRE D 0.16%
TTMI B 0.16%
DCO C 0.14%
AI B 0.13%
VSAT F 0.1%
PPA Underweight 39 Positions Relative to FTXR
Symbol Grade Weight
TSLA B -10.88%
GM B -7.77%
UPS C -7.23%
UAL A -7.05%
F C -6.89%
UNP C -6.29%
DAL C -5.12%
PCAR B -4.0%
URI B -3.86%
NSC B -3.52%
CSX B -3.51%
FDX B -3.4%
R B -2.74%
WAB B -2.13%
ODFL B -2.1%
AL B -1.91%
HRI B -1.87%
APTV D -1.8%
JBHT C -1.72%
BWA D -1.56%
GPC D -1.53%
LKQ D -1.14%
SKYW B -1.12%
LUV C -1.11%
ALSN B -1.11%
XPO B -1.1%
EXPD D -0.75%
MATX C -0.74%
KEX C -0.73%
GATX A -0.59%
GNTX C -0.56%
TRN C -0.56%
DORM B -0.52%
INSW F -0.51%
CHRW C -0.46%
LSTR D -0.44%
RXO C -0.42%
FSS B -0.42%
VC D -0.39%
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