QABA vs. PEY ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) to PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (PEY)

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

$60.72

Average Daily Volume

14,871

Number of Holdings ^*

121

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

PEY

PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers

PEY Description

The PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ US Dividend AchieversTM 50 Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is comprised of 50 stocks selected principally on the basis of dividend yield and consistent growth in dividends. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc., replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from Mergent Dividend Achievers 50 Index to NASDAQ Dividend Achievers 50 Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.08

Average Daily Volume

189,624

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QABA	PEY
30 Days	8.76%	-1.12%
60 Days	14.23%	2.32%
90 Days	18.53%	5.11%
12 Months	44.23%	19.72%

4 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QABA	Weight in PEY	Overlap
FIBK	A	1.69%	2.83%	1.69%
INDB	A	1.51%	1.76%	1.51%
UBSI	A	2.77%	1.79%	1.79%
WSBC	A	1.03%	2.14%	1.03%

QABA Overweight 117 Positions Relative to PEY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CBSH	A	4.4%
WTFC	A	4.21%
UMBF	A	2.93%
FFIN	A	2.9%
OZK	A	2.59%
HWC	A	2.49%
IBOC	A	2.17%
BANF	A	1.99%
TFSL	A	1.93%
TCBI	A	1.91%
FULT	A	1.85%
CATY	A	1.81%
FHB	A	1.71%
WSFS	A	1.63%
SFNC	B	1.52%
CVBF	A	1.51%
WAFD	A	1.46%
FFBC	A	1.34%
PPBI	A	1.33%
TOWN	A	1.31%
TBBK	A	1.31%
FRME	A	1.24%
BANR	A	1.24%
SBCF	A	1.23%
TRMK	A	1.16%
NBTB	A	1.15%
TFIN	A	1.1%
EFSC	A	1.07%
SYBT	A	1.06%
CASH	A	0.97%
CHCO	A	0.95%
CLBK	B	0.94%
FBNC	A	0.92%
LKFN	A	0.91%
NWBI	A	0.91%
MBIN	D	0.89%
SASR	A	0.83%
HOPE	A	0.8%
SRCE	A	0.79%
VBTX	A	0.79%
STBA	A	0.79%
TCBK	A	0.77%
QCRH	A	0.74%
BUSE	A	0.74%
WABC	A	0.74%
GABC	A	0.66%
RBCAA	A	0.65%
DCOM	A	0.64%
PFBC	A	0.62%
PEBO	A	0.6%
OCFC	A	0.58%
AMAL	B	0.54%
BRKL	A	0.53%
SBSI	B	0.53%
BFC	B	0.52%
BHRB	A	0.51%
CNOB	A	0.51%
CTBI	A	0.51%
FMBH	A	0.49%
PFC	A	0.49%
CCB	A	0.47%
HFWA	A	0.45%
CFFN	A	0.45%
UVSP	A	0.44%
EGBN	A	0.43%
FCBC	B	0.42%
BFST	B	0.42%
CFB	B	0.41%
OSBC	A	0.4%
NBN	A	0.4%
HBNC	A	0.39%
ORRF	A	0.38%
IBCP	A	0.38%
MBWM	A	0.38%
GSBC	A	0.37%
HAFC	A	0.37%
SMBC	A	0.36%
TRST	A	0.34%
FSBC	A	0.34%
CAC	A	0.34%
MOFG	A	0.33%
PGC	A	0.32%
SPFI	A	0.32%
HTBK	A	0.32%
HTBI	A	0.32%
CCBG	A	0.32%
WASH	A	0.32%
HIFS	B	0.31%
ESQ	B	0.3%
CASS	B	0.3%
HONE	A	0.29%
CCNE	B	0.29%
NFBK	A	0.29%
MSBI	A	0.28%
THFF	A	0.28%
FMNB	A	0.28%
BCAL	A	0.27%
AROW	A	0.27%
KRNY	A	0.26%
MPB	B	0.26%
SHBI	A	0.26%
FFIC	A	0.25%
TCBX	A	0.24%
EBTC	A	0.23%
BSRR	B	0.23%
CARE	B	0.22%
FISI	A	0.21%
RBB	A	0.21%
BWB	B	0.2%
NECB	A	0.2%
BMRC	A	0.2%
NRIM	A	0.2%
NEWT	B	0.18%
INBK	A	0.17%
FRST	A	0.15%
WSBF	B	0.15%
FLIC	A	0.15%

QABA Underweight 45 Positions Relative to PEY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WBA	F	-3.96%
MO	A	-3.23%
CCOI	B	-3.01%
BEN	C	-2.84%
VZ	C	-2.75%
UGI	C	-2.57%
UVV	B	-2.52%
PFE	F	-2.42%
KEY	A	-2.4%
UPS	C	-2.35%
TROW	A	-2.34%
BMY	B	-2.31%
TFC	A	-2.16%
NWN	A	-2.16%
LYB	F	-2.07%
NWE	C	-2.07%
AVA	C	-2.05%
CVX	A	-2.04%
EVRG	A	-2.01%
OGE	A	-2.0%
RF	A	-1.98%
SR	A	-1.95%
BKH	A	-1.95%
USB	B	-1.93%
PRU	A	-1.93%
PM	A	-1.88%
PNW	A	-1.82%
POR	D	-1.72%
FLO	D	-1.69%
TRN	A	-1.66%
PNC	A	-1.65%
ES	C	-1.65%
IPG	F	-1.61%
WEC	A	-1.61%
MAN	F	-1.6%
PRGO	C	-1.56%
IBM	D	-1.55%
BBY	C	-1.48%
SON	D	-1.46%
EMN	C	-1.42%
HPQ	B	-1.38%
KMB	C	-1.35%
NXST	D	-1.32%
MMM	D	-1.28%
SWK	F	-1.27%