PPH vs. FIW ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) to First Trust ISE Water Index Fund (FIW)
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

$87.11

Average Daily Volume

148,131

Number of Holdings *

23

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

First Trust ISE Water Index Fund

FIW 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 ISE Water Index(TM). 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 a modified market-capitalization weighted portfolio of 36 stocks of companies as of March 31, 2013 that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the potable and wastewater industries. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$102.42

Average Daily Volume

37,423

Number of Holdings *

33

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPH FIW
30 Days -1.80% 1.55%
60 Days -2.16% 3.28%
90 Days 2.08% 9.76%
12 Months 12.50% 24.77%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPH Weight in FIW Overlap
PPH Overweight 23 Positions Relative to FIW
Symbol Grade Weight
LLY D 11.73%
NVO D 9.83%
JNJ F 6.56%
MRK B 6.23%
ABBV D 5.88%
AZN A 5.59%
NVS B 4.93%
MCK C 4.7%
HLN C 4.68%
SNY C 4.64%
GSK A 4.49%
PFE D 4.49%
BMY F 4.25%
TAK F 4.22%
ZTS D 3.78%
TEVA A 2.68%
VTRS D 1.83%
JAZZ D 1.03%
CTLT C 0.96%
ELAN D 0.81%
PRGO B 0.63%
OGN B 0.6%
PDCO F 0.31%
PPH Underweight 33 Positions Relative to FIW
Symbol Grade Weight
VLTO A -4.29%
AWK B -4.14%
XYL A -4.05%
A C -3.96%
ECL A -3.93%
ROP F -3.71%
IEX D -3.68%
WTRG B -3.67%
WAT D -3.67%
ACM A -3.59%
CNM A -3.52%
PNR C -3.49%
AOS D -3.43%
WMS C -3.33%
MLI B -3.21%
TTEK A -3.2%
IDXX F -3.19%
WTS C -2.89%
PRMW A -2.3%
BMI A -2.26%
FLS A -2.19%
CWT B -2.13%
AWR C -1.98%
ZWS D -1.94%
ITRI A -1.94%
VMI B -1.92%
FELE D -1.84%
HWKN A -1.31%
MEG A -1.28%
MWA A -1.25%
SJW D -1.23%
SBS B -1.21%
LNN C -1.2%
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