PPH vs. FBT ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) to First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund (FBT)
PPH

Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF

PPH Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index (the "Pharmaceutical Index"). The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The Pharmaceutical Index is comprised of common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$86.52

Average Daily Volume

118,568

Number of Holdings *

23

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

First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund

FBT 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 NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is an equal-dollar weighted index designed to measure the performance of a cross section of companies in the biotechnology industry that are primarily involved in the use of biological processes to develop products or provide services. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$142.59

Average Daily Volume

26,569

Number of Holdings *

30

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPH FBT
30 Days -3.21% -6.83%
60 Days -3.93% -5.44%
90 Days 2.52% -5.41%
12 Months 12.12% -5.69%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPH Weight in FBT Overlap
PPH Overweight 23 Positions Relative to FBT
Symbol Grade Weight
LLY D 12.02%
NVO C 9.63%
JNJ F 6.59%
MRK A 6.31%
ABBV C 5.71%
AZN A 5.52%
NVS B 4.87%
MCK A 4.69%
SNY C 4.57%
HLN B 4.56%
PFE F 4.49%
GSK C 4.48%
BMY F 4.29%
TAK F 4.23%
ZTS D 3.85%
TEVA C 2.78%
VTRS C 1.86%
JAZZ F 1.06%
CTLT C 0.98%
ELAN F 0.85%
PRGO C 0.64%
OGN B 0.58%
PDCO D 0.31%
PPH Underweight 30 Positions Relative to FBT
Symbol Grade Weight
ITCI B -3.77%
NBIX B -3.49%
MRNA A -3.44%
EXEL A -3.43%
VRTX C -3.43%
BNTX F -3.43%
AMGN D -3.43%
HALO D -3.39%
UTHR A -3.38%
REGN D -3.37%
BMRN D -3.35%
RGEN D -3.35%
ARGX F -3.33%
ALKS D -3.33%
ALNY F -3.3%
BGNE D -3.3%
MTD C -3.3%
GILD F -3.3%
ILMN D -3.29%
GMAB F -3.28%
ACAD F -3.28%
CORT F -3.28%
BIIB D -3.27%
WAT C -3.26%
CPRX D -3.25%
NTRA A -3.23%
INCY F -3.22%
BRKR D -3.16%
BEAM F -3.04%
EXAS F -2.99%
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