PPH vs. SDOG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) to ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG)
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

$88.58

Average Daily Volume

202,752

Number of Holdings *

24

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

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

SDOG Description The investment seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The underlying index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the S&P 500 on a sector-by-sector basis. The fund generally will invest in all of the securities that comprise the underlying index in proportion to their weightings in the underlying index. However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the underlying index in those weightings.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$60.79

Average Daily Volume

32,404

Number of Holdings *

50

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPH SDOG
30 Days -4.99% 3.00%
60 Days -7.40% 4.20%
90 Days -9.32% 6.47%
12 Months 15.09% 32.54%
4 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPH Weight in SDOG Overlap
ABBV D 5.76% 1.66% 1.66%
BMY B 5.89% 2.23% 2.23%
PFE D 4.23% 1.65% 1.65%
VTRS A 2.27% 2.15% 2.15%
PPH Overweight 20 Positions Relative to SDOG
Symbol Grade Weight
LLY F 11.57%
NVO D 7.69%
JNJ D 6.86%
MCK B 6.08%
COR B 5.18%
NVS D 5.01%
MRK F 4.8%
ZTS D 4.68%
TAK F 4.6%
HLN D 4.56%
AZN D 4.41%
SNY F 4.26%
GSK F 3.88%
TEVA D 3.65%
CTLT B 1.14%
JAZZ B 1.11%
ELAN D 0.65%
OGN D 0.57%
PRGO B 0.49%
PDCO D 0.24%
PPH Underweight 46 Positions Relative to SDOG
Symbol Grade Weight
KMI A -2.52%
WMB A -2.45%
HBAN A -2.4%
RF A -2.34%
OKE A -2.34%
CMI A -2.33%
IP B -2.31%
CFG B -2.28%
CVX A -2.23%
TFC A -2.17%
HPQ B -2.15%
PRU A -2.14%
GLW B -2.13%
CMCSA B -2.11%
HD A -2.1%
XOM B -2.09%
GILD C -2.08%
MO A -2.06%
UPS C -2.05%
EVRG A -2.04%
T A -2.04%
DRI B -2.03%
F C -2.01%
PM B -2.0%
TXN C -1.96%
RTX C -1.94%
D C -1.93%
EIX B -1.91%
MMM D -1.9%
OMC C -1.89%
IBM C -1.86%
DUK C -1.86%
STX D -1.85%
VZ C -1.83%
BBY D -1.83%
AMCR D -1.81%
WBA F -1.8%
ES D -1.77%
GPC D -1.74%
LYB F -1.73%
KHC F -1.71%
IPG D -1.71%
DOW F -1.71%
SWK D -1.64%
IFF D -1.62%
CAG D -1.62%
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