UPW vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of ProShares Ultra Utilities (UPW) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)
UPW

ProShares Ultra Utilities

UPW Description

The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. UtilitiesSM Index. The fund invests in securities and derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times (2x) the daily return of the index. The index measures the performance of the utilities sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include, among others, electric utilities, gas utilities, multi-utilities and water utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$83.05

Average Daily Volume

8,499

Number of Holdings *

31

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

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings *

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period UPW QDEF
30 Days -2.41% 1.58%
60 Days 1.02% 2.63%
90 Days 15.53% 4.66%
12 Months 64.20% 30.49%
9 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in UPW Weight in QDEF Overlap
D C 2.61% 0.56% 0.56%
DUK C 4.67% 0.77% 0.77%
ED D 1.8% 0.49% 0.49%
EVRG A 0.79% 0.4% 0.4%
EXC C 2.11% 0.39% 0.39%
PEG A 2.39% 0.26% 0.26%
PNW B 0.56% 0.52% 0.52%
PPL B 1.34% 0.55% 0.55%
WEC A 1.67% 0.28% 0.28%
UPW Overweight 22 Positions Relative to QDEF
Symbol Grade Weight
NEE D 8.47%
SO D 5.19%
CEG D 3.79%
SRE A 3.15%
AEP D 2.77%
VST B 2.64%
PCG A 2.43%
XEL A 2.09%
EIX B 1.74%
ETR B 1.72%
AWK D 1.41%
DTE C 1.34%
AEE A 1.31%
ATO A 1.21%
ES D 1.19%
FE C 1.15%
CMS C 1.1%
CNP B 1.09%
NRG B 1.03%
NI A 0.89%
LNT A 0.84%
AES F 0.54%
UPW Underweight 114 Positions Relative to QDEF
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C -6.07%
NVDA C -6.0%
MSFT F -4.97%
HD A -3.07%
JNJ D -2.93%
PG A -2.83%
META D -2.76%
ABBV D -2.6%
MRK F -2.25%
IBM C -1.7%
QCOM F -1.65%
PM B -1.65%
GOOGL C -1.36%
INTU C -1.29%
TMUS B -1.14%
ADP B -1.13%
GOOG C -1.1%
LMT D -1.05%
GILD C -1.03%
TJX A -0.99%
SBUX A -0.98%
AVGO D -0.88%
MO A -0.86%
CI F -0.83%
AMT D -0.82%
KLAC D -0.79%
T A -0.77%
ITW B -0.74%
MSI B -0.74%
JPM A -0.73%
CME A -0.71%
MCK B -0.71%
BK A -0.67%
MMM D -0.66%
VZ C -0.65%
UNM A -0.65%
KO D -0.65%
EME C -0.64%
BWXT B -0.64%
PAYX C -0.63%
UMBF B -0.61%
CSCO B -0.61%
FIS C -0.6%
EA A -0.6%
AFL B -0.6%
CFR B -0.6%
GEN B -0.59%
PSA D -0.59%
AIZ A -0.58%
WTW B -0.58%
FAST B -0.58%
VIRT B -0.57%
CSWI A -0.57%
COR B -0.57%
LDOS C -0.57%
VRSK A -0.57%
WDFC B -0.55%
ORI A -0.54%
ESS B -0.54%
RMD C -0.54%
K A -0.53%
CSL C -0.53%
OHI C -0.53%
MET A -0.53%
EQR B -0.53%
MAA B -0.53%
IRDM D -0.52%
CPT B -0.51%
OTIS C -0.51%
KMB D -0.51%
XOM B -0.5%
OMF A -0.5%
LSTR D -0.49%
AVY D -0.48%
DOX D -0.48%
BPOP B -0.48%
RDN C -0.48%
LOW D -0.47%
NSA D -0.47%
OGE B -0.47%
IPG D -0.46%
DELL C -0.46%
BMY B -0.45%
GIS D -0.45%
VRT B -0.45%
HRB D -0.45%
WU D -0.43%
EXPD D -0.42%
SAIC F -0.41%
WSM B -0.41%
DPZ C -0.41%
CUBE D -0.4%
EBAY D -0.4%
CHE D -0.39%
SWKS F -0.39%
V A -0.38%
MSM C -0.37%
BSY D -0.37%
STNG F -0.36%
STWD C -0.32%
NEP F -0.32%
COST B -0.24%
MA C -0.23%
MAS D -0.23%
NNN D -0.21%
AVB B -0.18%
CAH B -0.17%
SCCO F -0.16%
BAH F -0.12%
DDS B -0.12%
WMT A -0.12%
ROL B -0.12%
ZTS D -0.11%
BAC A -0.02%
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