RDVY vs. PKW ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) to PowerShares Buyback Achievers (PKW)

RDVY

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

RDVY Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fees and expenses) of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities that comprise the index. The index is composed of the securities of 50 companies with a history of raising their dividends and exhibit the characteristics to continue to do so in the future. The index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization income producing securities. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$58.95

Average Daily Volume

688,208

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

PKW

PowerShares Buyback Achievers

PKW Description

The PowerShares Buyback AchieversTM Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of companies that meet the requirements to be classified as BuyBack Achievers™. To become eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must be incorporated in the U.S., trade on a US exchange and must have repurchased at least 5% or more of its outstanding shares for the trailing 12 months. 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 Share Buyback Achievers Index to NASDAQ Buyback Achievers 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

$114.36

Average Daily Volume

14,085

Number of Holdings ^*

190

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	RDVY	PKW
30 Days	2.11%	3.53%
60 Days	2.48%	5.54%
90 Days	8.03%	10.29%
12 Months	29.18%	27.53%

9 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in RDVY	Weight in PKW	Overlap
AFL	A	2.23%	2.14%	2.14%
CRC	C	2.01%	0.13%	0.13%
DFS	C	2.1%	1.2%	1.2%
EQH	C	1.91%	0.47%	0.47%
HIG	B	2.09%	1.19%	1.19%
MTG	B	2.23%	0.24%	0.24%
SLM	C	1.96%	0.17%	0.17%
STLD	C	1.74%	0.65%	0.65%
SYF	C	2.13%	0.68%	0.68%

RDVY Overweight 41 Positions Relative to PKW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
DHI	C	2.56%
MLI	B	2.45%
JXN	B	2.35%
LEN	B	2.35%
RF	B	2.29%
MTB	C	2.26%
FITB	B	2.24%
ODFL	D	2.17%
AXP	B	2.16%
EWBC	C	2.15%
OMC	B	2.13%
RDN	D	2.12%
CF	B	2.11%
COF	B	2.07%
CTSH	B	2.04%
AAPL	C	2.04%
CB	B	2.03%
MA	B	2.01%
ACN	C	2.01%
CSCO	B	2.01%
JPM	D	1.99%
SNA	B	1.99%
IPG	C	1.98%
GRMN	D	1.97%
XOM	D	1.94%
MGY	D	1.93%
BAC	D	1.92%
V	C	1.92%
EOG	D	1.9%
RS	D	1.88%
ELV	D	1.86%
WSM	C	1.83%
MSFT	C	1.81%
NUE	D	1.75%
KLAC	D	1.75%
PCAR	D	1.74%
CHK	C	1.72%
AMAT	D	1.55%
NKE	D	1.54%
QCOM	D	1.52%
LRCX	D	1.39%

RDVY Underweight 181 Positions Relative to PKW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TMUS	B	-5.25%
JNJ	C	-5.11%
LMT	A	-4.77%
CMCSA	C	-4.75%
BKNG	B	-4.73%
DE	A	-3.86%
HCA	B	-3.64%
PYPL	B	-2.78%
MAR	B	-2.37%
CSX	C	-2.28%
ORLY	B	-2.26%
MCK	F	-2.24%
MET	B	-1.99%
MPC	F	-1.98%
HLT	B	-1.93%
PSX	F	-1.9%
AZO	B	-1.78%
AIG	D	-1.69%
VLO	F	-1.51%
CNC	D	-1.38%
VST	B	-1.33%
VRSK	D	-1.3%
DD	B	-1.21%
APP	C	-1.18%
PHM	B	-1.03%
CAH	C	-0.93%
STT	B	-0.92%
BLDR	C	-0.82%
GDDY	C	-0.77%
CSL	B	-0.72%
CFG	D	-0.64%
EXPE	C	-0.63%
EXPD	B	-0.61%
L	D	-0.6%
TXT	D	-0.57%
THC	C	-0.56%
TOL	A	-0.54%
JEF	C	-0.45%
WMS	D	-0.41%
MGM	D	-0.4%
CACI	B	-0.38%
PAG	D	-0.37%
BRKR	D	-0.35%
MUSA	D	-0.35%
FOXA	B	-0.33%
ORI	B	-0.33%
EXP	B	-0.33%
HRB	C	-0.31%
PRI	B	-0.31%
DINO	F	-0.3%
CNM	F	-0.29%
BERY	B	-0.27%
WSC	D	-0.26%
NSIT	C	-0.24%
MTN	D	-0.24%
ARW	B	-0.24%
AN	C	-0.24%
KBH	C	-0.23%
CHH	B	-0.22%
RH	C	-0.22%
WH	B	-0.22%
R	C	-0.22%
BYD	C	-0.21%
COOP	C	-0.2%
PVH	D	-0.19%
NXST	D	-0.19%
BC	C	-0.19%
AMG	C	-0.19%
GPI	B	-0.18%
OLN	D	-0.18%
VVV	D	-0.18%
SM	F	-0.17%
CNX	B	-0.17%
TNET	F	-0.17%
ABG	D	-0.16%
DDS	D	-0.16%
EEFT	F	-0.16%
MATX	B	-0.16%
ASGN	D	-0.15%
ASO	D	-0.15%
ASH	F	-0.15%
HUN	C	-0.14%
GOLF	F	-0.14%
WU	C	-0.14%
NSA	C	-0.13%
DOCN	C	-0.13%
DXC	D	-0.13%
HGV	F	-0.13%
SLVM	C	-0.12%
FBP	C	-0.12%
GFF	C	-0.12%
IDCC	B	-0.12%
LBRT	F	-0.12%
CVCO	B	-0.12%
CAR	D	-0.11%
ATKR	F	-0.11%
SEB	D	-0.11%
TNL	C	-0.11%
PK	D	-0.11%
HP	F	-0.11%
SKYW	C	-0.11%
CEIX	C	-0.1%
DEI	B	-0.1%
ATGE	C	-0.1%
BTU	C	-0.1%
GNW	C	-0.1%
TGNA	C	-0.09%
CARG	C	-0.09%
VAC	D	-0.09%
AZTA	F	-0.09%
SPB	B	-0.09%
BHF	F	-0.09%
VIRT	C	-0.09%
AMR	D	-0.09%
ENVA	C	-0.08%
HURN	C	-0.07%
PRG	C	-0.07%
JBGS	C	-0.06%
PZZA	D	-0.06%
PEB	D	-0.06%
CASH	D	-0.06%
AMN	F	-0.06%
NAVI	D	-0.06%
IART	F	-0.05%
CSGS	C	-0.05%
LILAK	D	-0.05%
XHR	B	-0.05%
GBX	D	-0.05%
HTZ	F	-0.04%
SBSI	D	-0.04%
ODP	F	-0.04%
INVA	C	-0.04%
CNNE	F	-0.04%
EIG	C	-0.04%
XRX	D	-0.04%
SAH	D	-0.04%
DK	F	-0.04%
PLAY	D	-0.04%
ECVT	F	-0.03%
STGW	C	-0.03%
DXPE	C	-0.03%
SCHL	D	-0.03%
JACK	F	-0.03%
CGEM	F	-0.03%
ANAB	D	-0.03%
ATSG	C	-0.03%
LSEA	D	-0.02%
CCRN	F	-0.02%
FPI	D	-0.02%
OPY	D	-0.02%
NFBK	D	-0.02%
LXU	D	-0.02%
HONE	D	-0.02%
SNCY	D	-0.02%
IMXI	D	-0.02%
NR	F	-0.02%
RYI	F	-0.02%
KELYA	D	-0.02%
EGBN	D	-0.02%
LQDT	C	-0.02%
PRA	C	-0.02%
LPRO	C	-0.02%
HCKT	C	-0.02%
ZIP	D	-0.02%
CHGG	F	-0.01%
SKIN	F	-0.01%
MX	F	-0.01%
MBI	F	-0.01%
TASK	F	-0.01%
ONTF	F	-0.01%
ZYXI	F	-0.01%
WSBF	C	-0.01%
GCO	F	-0.01%
RLGT	C	-0.01%
LWAY	C	-0.01%
SENEA	B	-0.01%
DBI	F	-0.01%
DENN	D	-0.01%
NECB	B	-0.01%
TBPH	F	-0.01%
LOCO	C	-0.01%