VDC vs. FTHI ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC) to First Trust High Income ETF (FTHI)

VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ

VDC 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)/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples 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

$220.23

Average Daily Volume

90,375

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTHI

First Trust High Income ETF

FTHI Description

The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund will pursue its objectives by investing in large cap equity securities listed on U.S. exchanges and by utilizing an "option strategy" consisting of writing (selling) U.S. exchange-traded covered call options on the Standard & Poor's 500(c) Index (the "index"). The market value of the option strategy may be up to 20% of the fund's overall net asset value. The equity securities in which the fund will invest and the options which the fund will write will be limited to U.S. exchange-traded securities and options. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.68

Average Daily Volume

244,323

Number of Holdings ^*

165

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VDC	FTHI
30 Days	1.77%	2.96%
60 Days	0.76%	3.94%
90 Days	2.42%	5.68%
12 Months	21.96%	18.62%

21 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VDC	Weight in FTHI	Overlap
BRBR	A	0.39%	0.77%	0.39%
CALM	A	0.23%	0.76%	0.23%
CL	D	2.51%	0.05%	0.05%
COST	B	12.32%	0.83%	0.83%
FLO	D	0.22%	0.2%	0.2%
GIS	D	1.35%	0.03%	0.03%
INGR	B	0.38%	0.64%	0.38%
KO	D	8.35%	0.46%	0.46%
LANC	C	0.19%	0.36%	0.19%
MDLZ	F	3.14%	0.03%	0.03%
MO	A	3.21%	0.9%	0.9%
PEP	F	4.29%	0.45%	0.45%
PFGC	B	0.52%	0.22%	0.22%
PG	A	12.41%	0.79%	0.79%
PM	B	5.07%	0.37%	0.37%
PPC	C	0.18%	0.41%	0.18%
REYN	D	0.13%	0.16%	0.13%
SFM	A	0.55%	0.45%	0.45%
TGT	F	2.4%	0.11%	0.11%
USFD	A	0.57%	0.38%	0.38%
WMT	A	11.43%	0.69%	0.69%

VDC Overweight 78 Positions Relative to FTHI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KMB	D	1.59%
KVUE	A	1.56%
MNST	C	1.39%
KR	B	1.37%
STZ	D	1.35%
SYY	B	1.33%
KDP	D	1.27%
KHC	F	1.1%
ADM	D	0.99%
HSY	F	0.95%
CHD	B	0.9%
K	A	0.82%
MKC	D	0.75%
CLX	B	0.64%
TSN	B	0.64%
DG	F	0.63%
EL	F	0.58%
CASY	A	0.58%
CAG	D	0.54%
SJM	D	0.49%
DLTR	F	0.49%
BG	F	0.48%
BJ	A	0.46%
LW	C	0.45%
TAP	C	0.42%
HRL	D	0.38%
CPB	D	0.38%
FRPT	B	0.3%
WBA	F	0.28%
ACI	C	0.28%
DAR	C	0.28%
COKE	C	0.28%
POST	C	0.27%
ELF	C	0.26%
WDFC	B	0.21%
CELH	F	0.18%
SAM	C	0.18%
SMPL	B	0.18%
JJSF	B	0.17%
SPB	C	0.17%
COTY	F	0.16%
ENR	B	0.16%
IPAR	B	0.16%
UNFI	A	0.16%
FDP	B	0.15%
PSMT	C	0.15%
THS	D	0.14%
EPC	D	0.13%
VITL	D	0.13%
ANDE	D	0.13%
CENTA	C	0.13%
CHEF	A	0.13%
UTZ	D	0.12%
UVV	B	0.12%
TPB	B	0.11%
WMK	C	0.11%
FIZZ	C	0.11%
SPTN	D	0.1%
GO	C	0.1%
IMKTA	C	0.1%
KLG	C	0.1%
HAIN	C	0.1%
JBSS	D	0.09%
BGS	F	0.09%
NAPA	B	0.08%
HLF	C	0.08%
AVO	C	0.07%
MGPI	F	0.07%
TR	B	0.06%
USNA	C	0.06%
CVGW	D	0.06%
CENT	C	0.05%
BYND	F	0.05%
SENEA	B	0.04%
NUS	D	0.04%
MED	F	0.03%
OLPX	D	0.03%
SKIN	D	0.02%

VDC Underweight 144 Positions Relative to FTHI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	C	-6.56%
MSFT	F	-6.53%
AAPL	C	-5.63%
AMZN	C	-3.92%
META	D	-2.55%
GOOGL	C	-2.17%
GOOG	C	-1.84%
BRK.A	B	-1.73%
AVGO	D	-1.65%
BXMT	C	-1.55%
SLG	B	-1.44%
JPM	A	-1.41%
TSLA	B	-1.36%
LLY	F	-1.18%
JXN	C	-1.11%
UNH	C	-1.08%
V	A	-1.01%
XOM	B	-1.0%
CRNX	C	-0.99%
CCEP	C	-0.98%
VST	B	-0.97%
UL	D	-0.94%
MA	C	-0.88%
HD	A	-0.88%
LADR	B	-0.87%
NFLX	A	-0.72%
CRM	B	-0.65%
PTVE	B	-0.64%
ABBV	D	-0.62%
IDA	A	-0.59%
BAC	A	-0.56%
ALSN	B	-0.53%
ORCL	B	-0.53%
CCI	D	-0.53%
WFC	A	-0.49%
MRK	F	-0.49%
NVS	D	-0.49%
EXP	A	-0.48%
SLM	A	-0.48%
BMY	B	-0.48%
CVLT	B	-0.48%
GILD	C	-0.47%
DTM	B	-0.46%
IDCC	A	-0.45%
AMD	F	-0.45%
TOL	B	-0.45%
DELL	C	-0.45%
MDT	D	-0.45%
INSM	C	-0.44%
HLI	B	-0.44%
ADBE	C	-0.44%
EWBC	A	-0.43%
INTU	C	-0.43%
UMBF	B	-0.43%
MEDP	D	-0.42%
ARES	A	-0.42%
MMC	B	-0.42%
NOW	A	-0.42%
ITW	B	-0.41%
LIN	D	-0.41%
CAT	B	-0.41%
DECK	A	-0.41%
EHC	B	-0.39%
AM	A	-0.38%
TMO	F	-0.38%
CME	A	-0.37%
ISRG	A	-0.37%
IBM	C	-0.36%
TXN	C	-0.36%
BKNG	A	-0.36%
SLVM	B	-0.35%
FNF	B	-0.35%
VZ	C	-0.35%
KNSL	B	-0.35%
GE	D	-0.35%
T	A	-0.35%
HESM	B	-0.34%
FTI	A	-0.34%
SPGI	C	-0.33%
WSO	A	-0.33%
GS	A	-0.33%
RTX	C	-0.33%
ADP	B	-0.33%
SCCO	F	-0.33%
TJX	A	-0.32%
MGEE	C	-0.32%
QCOM	F	-0.32%
BAH	F	-0.31%
HON	B	-0.31%
LOW	D	-0.31%
AMGN	D	-0.31%
DUK	C	-0.31%
DHR	F	-0.31%
VEEV	C	-0.31%
AMAT	F	-0.31%
KRC	C	-0.31%
BKU	A	-0.3%
LOPE	B	-0.3%
PSA	D	-0.3%
TMUS	B	-0.3%
SBRA	C	-0.3%
MATX	C	-0.3%
AMT	D	-0.29%
UNP	C	-0.29%
GAP	C	-0.27%
DHT	F	-0.27%
IIPR	D	-0.27%
GGG	B	-0.27%
CVX	A	-0.26%
LMT	D	-0.26%
NVO	D	-0.25%
ATR	B	-0.25%
SBLK	F	-0.24%
O	D	-0.24%
NEE	D	-0.24%
BLK	C	-0.24%
COP	C	-0.24%
CNA	B	-0.23%
AMH	D	-0.22%
STNG	F	-0.22%
EQIX	A	-0.21%
PAYX	C	-0.21%
CVBF	A	-0.2%
SO	D	-0.2%
OTTR	C	-0.2%
MUSA	A	-0.19%
XEL	A	-0.19%
GEV	B	-0.17%
MSI	B	-0.17%
NEU	C	-0.17%
KAR	B	-0.15%
WEC	A	-0.15%
EXR	D	-0.14%
SFNC	B	-0.14%
OGN	D	-0.13%
BX	A	-0.13%
NHI	D	-0.12%
PFE	D	-0.1%
D	C	-0.08%
BDX	F	-0.07%
AJG	B	-0.05%
SPG	B	-0.05%
SYK	C	-0.05%
ELV	F	-0.03%