SLX vs. VAW ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Steel Index ETF Fund (SLX) to Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ (VAW)
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

$71.50

Average Daily Volume

17,475

Number of Holdings *

25

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

Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ

VAW Description The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Materials 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$200.97

Average Daily Volume

46,575

Number of Holdings *

113

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period SLX VAW
30 Days -1.38% -2.54%
60 Days -0.09% 0.60%
90 Days 3.38% 9.38%
12 Months 23.33% 15.60%
13 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in SLX Weight in VAW Overlap
ATI B 5.15% 0.48% 0.48%
CLF F 3.83% 0.85% 0.85%
CMC C 4.59% 0.51% 0.51%
CRS B 6.63% 0.26% 0.26%
HCC B 5.34% 0.23% 0.23%
NUE D 5.93% 3.6% 3.6%
RDUS F 1.0% 0.04% 0.04%
RS D 4.41% 1.42% 1.42%
RYI F 0.81% 0.08% 0.08%
STLD D 4.62% 1.69% 1.69%
SXC D 0.87% 0.07% 0.07%
WS C 1.66% 0.09% 0.09%
X D 4.18% 0.47% 0.47%
SLX Overweight 12 Positions Relative to VAW
Symbol Grade Weight
RIO B 10.92%
VALE C 8.2%
MT D 4.8%
GGB D 4.56%
TX B 4.47%
PKX F 4.38%
TS D 4.22%
SID F 3.99%
ROCK D 2.23%
ASTL F 0.82%
USAP B 0.77%
ZEUS F 0.73%
SLX Underweight 100 Positions Relative to VAW
Symbol Grade Weight
LIN D -16.68%
SHW D -6.26%
FCX B -4.99%
ECL A -4.39%
APD C -3.99%
NEM B -3.06%
DOW D -3.01%
CTVA B -3.01%
MLM C -2.81%
VMC C -2.69%
PPG D -2.53%
DD A -2.44%
LYB D -1.97%
IFF B -1.63%
BALL B -1.57%
AVY A -1.33%
CE C -1.32%
PKG D -1.26%
CF F -1.18%
RPM D -1.14%
AMCR A -1.02%
ALB D -1.0%
IP C -0.95%
WRK A -0.94%
EMN B -0.88%
MOS F -0.79%
CCK C -0.71%
ATR A -0.7%
EXP C -0.7%
GPK D -0.66%
FMC D -0.59%
RGLD B -0.59%
AXTA A -0.56%
OLN D -0.53%
BERY D -0.52%
AA B -0.45%
WLK B -0.44%
SON C -0.42%
ESI D -0.42%
SEE C -0.4%
LPX D -0.4%
SUM D -0.39%
CBT B -0.38%
BCPC C -0.37%
ASH B -0.35%
NEU D -0.34%
FUL C -0.32%
HUN D -0.32%
KNF B -0.32%
SLGN B -0.31%
CC C -0.29%
AVNT A -0.29%
AMR D -0.28%
IOSP C -0.24%
SMG C -0.23%
ARCH D -0.21%
HL B -0.21%
MTRN F -0.2%
OI F -0.19%
KWR D -0.19%
MTX A -0.18%
SXT B -0.18%
SLVM A -0.17%
SCL C -0.15%
MP C -0.15%
TROX B -0.15%
GEF D -0.13%
NGVT B -0.12%
KALU A -0.11%
CDE B -0.11%
HWKN A -0.11%
OEC B -0.1%
ECVT F -0.09%
DNA F -0.09%
PRM B -0.08%
ASPN A -0.08%
TRS B -0.08%
KOP F -0.08%
MATV B -0.07%
HAYN C -0.06%
ASIX F -0.06%
CENX B -0.06%
PTVE C -0.05%
PCT F -0.05%
USLM B -0.05%
IE B -0.05%
MYE B -0.05%
CLW A -0.05%
CMP F -0.04%
PACK B -0.03%
AVD C -0.03%
MERC A -0.03%
LXU C -0.03%
IPI D -0.02%
PLL D -0.02%
KRO B -0.02%
TSE F -0.01%
DNMR F -0.01%
FEAM D -0.0%
ORGN D -0.0%
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