SLX vs. EDOG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Steel Index ETF Fund (SLX) to ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (EDOG)
SLX

Market Vectors Steel Index ETF Fund

SLX Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Steel Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts ("ADRs") of companies involved in the steel industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign issuers. The fund may also utilize convertible securities and participation notes to seek performance that corresponds to the Steel Index. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$71.08

Average Daily Volume

17,472

Number of Holdings *

25

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

ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

EDOG Description The investment seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index (the "Index"). The index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks (i.e. "Dividend Dogs") in the S-Network Emerging Markets Index, a universe of mainly large capitalization stocks domiciled in emerging markets (the "S-Network Emerging Markets") on a sector-by-sector basis. The fund generally will invest in all of the securities that comprise the index in proportion to their weightings in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$21.48

Average Daily Volume

1,966

Number of Holdings *

6

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period SLX EDOG
30 Days -1.38% 0.27%
60 Days -0.09% 0.89%
90 Days 3.38% 0.13%
12 Months 23.33% 4.04%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in SLX Weight in EDOG Overlap
GGB D 4.56% 2.07% 2.07%
SLX Overweight 24 Positions Relative to EDOG
Symbol Grade Weight
RIO B 10.92%
VALE C 8.2%
CRS B 6.63%
NUE D 5.93%
HCC B 5.34%
ATI B 5.15%
MT D 4.8%
STLD D 4.62%
CMC C 4.59%
TX B 4.47%
RS D 4.41%
PKX F 4.38%
TS D 4.22%
X D 4.18%
SID F 3.99%
CLF F 3.83%
ROCK D 2.23%
WS C 1.66%
RDUS F 1.0%
SXC D 0.87%
ASTL F 0.82%
RYI F 0.81%
USAP B 0.77%
ZEUS F 0.73%
SLX Underweight 5 Positions Relative to EDOG
Symbol Grade Weight
INFY D -2.95%
WIT D -2.93%
CIB C -2.07%
RDY C -1.97%
ABEV D -1.89%
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