PPH vs. FXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) to First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX (FXG)
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

$90.70

Average Daily Volume

133,775

Number of Holdings *

23

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

First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX

FXG 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 StrataQuant(R) Consumer Staples Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the consumer staples sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$68.49

Average Daily Volume

31,980

Number of Holdings *

39

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPH FXG
30 Days 0.64% 5.92%
60 Days 6.84% 10.70%
90 Days 11.47% 8.72%
12 Months 20.34% 12.88%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPH Weight in FXG Overlap
MCK B 4.59% 3.57% 3.57%
PPH Overweight 22 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
LLY B 11.83%
NVO C 9.6%
JNJ F 6.65%
ABBV C 6.04%
MRK C 5.94%
AZN C 5.1%
NVS F 4.76%
SNY F 4.56%
HLN C 4.55%
PFE D 4.55%
GSK C 4.49%
TAK F 4.44%
BMY D 4.4%
ZTS F 4.16%
TEVA A 2.8%
VTRS D 1.86%
JAZZ D 1.12%
ELAN C 0.93%
CTLT C 0.93%
PRGO D 0.63%
OGN C 0.56%
PDCO D 0.32%
PPH Underweight 38 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
FRPT A -5.09%
PFGC C -4.28%
INGR B -4.13%
CAG D -3.9%
KR B -3.86%
CVS B -3.83%
BG C -3.83%
POST B -3.71%
CASY B -3.58%
DAR D -3.57%
ADM D -3.34%
GIS C -3.26%
CPB D -3.09%
KHC C -2.98%
USFD B -2.77%
CTVA C -2.7%
CELH C -2.58%
MO C -2.58%
TAP B -2.54%
HRL D -2.47%
REYN C -2.42%
LW D -2.2%
KDP D -2.06%
SYY B -1.73%
PG B -1.71%
HSY D -1.65%
GO D -1.63%
FLO C -1.59%
K C -1.55%
MDLZ D -1.54%
PPC A -0.95%
STZ B -0.86%
MKC D -0.79%
KO B -0.79%
KMB C -0.79%
PEP C -0.78%
PM D -0.76%
SAM D -0.66%
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