QABA vs. KBWR ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) to PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio ETF (KBWR)

QABA

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

QABA 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 NASDAQ OMX(R) ABA Community Bank 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. For the purposes of the index, a "community bank" is considered to be all U.S.banks and thrifts or their holding companies listed on NASDAQ(R), excluding the 50 largest U.S. banks by asset size. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.07

Average Daily Volume

9,793

Number of Holdings ^*

121

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

KBWR

PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio ETF

KBWR Description

The PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio (Fund) is based on the KBW Regional Banking Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Underlying Index. The Index is an equal weighted float-adjusted market capitalization index that seeks to reflect the performance of publicly traded companies that do business as regional banks or thrifts listed on US stock markets. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by KBW and is composed of approximately 50 companies. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$58.06

Average Daily Volume

3,600

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QABA	KBWR
30 Days	6.34%	6.57%
60 Days	-0.22%	0.96%
90 Days	6.38%	8.39%
12 Months	36.11%	35.75%

22 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QABA	Weight in KBWR	Overlap
BRKL	A	0.51%	0.58%	0.51%
CATY	A	1.79%	2.04%	1.79%
CBSH	A	4.31%	3.62%	3.62%
CVBF	B	1.49%	1.7%	1.49%
FFBC	A	1.32%	1.51%	1.32%
FFIN	D	2.87%	2.0%	2.0%
FHB	A	1.67%	1.91%	1.67%
FIBK	B	1.82%	2.05%	1.82%
FULT	B	1.76%	1.82%	1.76%
HOPE	D	0.84%	0.96%	0.84%
HWC	A	2.43%	1.92%	1.92%
INDB	B	1.45%	1.66%	1.45%
OZK	B	2.74%	2.04%	2.04%
PPBI	B	1.31%	1.5%	1.31%
SFNC	A	1.6%	1.83%	1.6%
TCBI	B	1.96%	2.24%	1.96%
TRMK	B	1.15%	1.31%	1.15%
UBSI	A	2.74%	1.9%	1.9%
UMBF	A	2.81%	2.03%	2.03%
WAFD	D	1.51%	1.73%	1.51%
WSFS	D	1.64%	1.84%	1.64%
WTFC	B	4.13%	2.09%	2.09%

QABA Overweight 99 Positions Relative to KBWR

Symbol	Grade	Weight
IBOC	B	2.09%
TFSL	B	1.97%
BANF	B	1.96%
TBBK	D	1.46%
TOWN	D	1.34%
SBCF	B	1.26%
BANR	A	1.21%
FRME	C	1.15%
TFIN	B	1.14%
NBTB	D	1.14%
MBIN	F	1.1%
EFSC	B	1.08%
SYBT	B	1.06%
WSBC	A	0.98%
CLBK	D	0.97%
CASH	A	0.95%
FBNC	D	0.93%
CHCO	A	0.93%
NWBI	C	0.92%
LKFN	B	0.91%
VBTX	B	0.81%
SASR	A	0.8%
STBA	D	0.8%
TCBK	C	0.79%
SRCE	C	0.79%
BUSE	D	0.76%
WABC	B	0.75%
QCRH	B	0.72%
DCOM	B	0.65%
RBCAA	B	0.64%
GABC	A	0.64%
PFBC	B	0.62%
PEBO	B	0.6%
OCFC	A	0.57%
AMAL	B	0.56%
SBSI	D	0.54%
BHRB	C	0.52%
FMBH	D	0.51%
CTBI	B	0.51%
CNOB	D	0.51%
BFC	B	0.5%
CFFN	A	0.48%
PFC	A	0.47%
UVSP	B	0.45%
CCB	A	0.44%
EGBN	A	0.44%
FCBC	D	0.42%
HFWA	A	0.42%
CFB	D	0.42%
ORRF	A	0.4%
BFST	A	0.4%
OSBC	B	0.4%
HAFC	A	0.38%
HBNC	A	0.38%
MBWM	D	0.38%
NBN	A	0.37%
IBCP	D	0.37%
GSBC	C	0.37%
SMBC	B	0.36%
FSBC	B	0.35%
TRST	D	0.34%
CAC	A	0.33%
MOFG	C	0.33%
HTBI	D	0.32%
HTBK	D	0.32%
WASH	B	0.32%
CCBG	A	0.32%
PGC	A	0.31%
HIFS	B	0.31%
CASS	B	0.31%
ESQ	A	0.3%
SPFI	C	0.3%
CCNE	B	0.29%
NFBK	C	0.28%
HONE	D	0.28%
FMNB	D	0.28%
MPB	B	0.28%
MSBI	A	0.27%
THFF	B	0.27%
AROW	A	0.26%
SHBI	B	0.26%
KRNY	B	0.25%
BCAL	B	0.25%
FFIC	B	0.24%
CARE	B	0.23%
NECB	B	0.22%
EBTC	B	0.22%
TCBX	A	0.22%
RBB	D	0.22%
BWB	C	0.22%
BSRR	D	0.22%
FISI	D	0.21%
NRIM	D	0.2%
NEWT	B	0.19%
BMRC	A	0.19%
FLIC	C	0.16%
FRST	F	0.16%
WSBF	B	0.16%
INBK	C	0.16%

QABA Underweight 27 Positions Relative to KBWR

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WBS	B	-4.05%
PNFP	A	-3.63%
SSB	B	-3.41%
BPOP	F	-2.93%
CFR	B	-2.26%
COLB	A	-2.23%
VLY	A	-2.2%
SNV	B	-2.12%
CADE	B	-2.09%
BOKF	B	-2.05%
ABCB	B	-2.04%
GBCI	A	-2.01%
PB	B	-1.99%
ASB	A	-1.97%
EBC	C	-1.96%
HOMB	B	-1.94%
FNB	A	-1.92%
CBU	A	-1.9%
ONB	A	-1.9%
AUB	C	-1.86%
UCB	D	-1.84%
FBP	D	-1.8%
BKU	C	-1.65%
BOH	A	-1.65%
PFS	B	-1.55%
BANC	B	-1.52%
FCF	D	-1.08%