VDE vs. FTXN ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) to First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN)

VDE

Vanguard Energy ETF

VDE 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)/ Energy 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the energy 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

$130.97

Average Daily Volume

488,174

Number of Holdings ^*

106

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTXN

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF

FTXN Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Oil & Gas Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Oil & Gas Index so as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Oil & Gas Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$31.43

Average Daily Volume

38,370

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VDE	FTXN
30 Days	-3.90%	-5.90%
60 Days	6.27%	4.87%
90 Days	13.73%	12.71%
12 Months	25.15%	29.22%

42 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VDE	Weight in FTXN	Overlap
APA	F	0.52%	1.59%	0.52%
CHK	C	0.47%	1.28%	0.47%
CHRD	B	0.35%	1.0%	0.35%
CHX	D	0.34%	0.5%	0.34%
CNX	C	0.18%	0.52%	0.18%
COP	D	7.25%	8.0%	7.25%
CRC	F	0.14%	0.46%	0.14%
CTRA	B	1.01%	1.98%	1.01%
CVI	F	0.06%	0.42%	0.06%
CVX	A	13.53%	7.78%	7.78%
DINO	D	0.46%	1.15%	0.46%
DVN	C	1.54%	3.87%	1.54%
EOG	C	3.58%	4.24%	3.58%
ETRN	C	0.26%	0.64%	0.26%
FANG	B	1.62%	3.31%	1.62%
GPOR	D	0.1%	0.49%	0.1%
HAL	F	1.69%	1.88%	1.69%
HP	F	0.2%	0.46%	0.2%
KMI	A	1.76%	3.71%	1.76%
LBRT	B	0.16%	0.51%	0.16%
LNG	D	1.84%	3.81%	1.84%
MGY	B	0.22%	0.51%	0.22%
MPC	D	3.67%	7.41%	3.67%
MRO	D	0.8%	2.25%	0.8%
MTDR	D	0.36%	0.95%	0.36%
NOG	C	0.17%	0.69%	0.17%
OKE	A	2.13%	2.38%	2.13%
OVV	D	0.65%	2.2%	0.65%
OXY	D	2.05%	6.4%	2.05%
PBF	F	0.3%	0.78%	0.3%
PR	C	0.37%	1.2%	0.37%
PSX	D	3.45%	3.69%	3.45%
RRC	C	0.4%	0.54%	0.4%
SLB	D	3.76%	3.28%	3.28%
SM	C	0.28%	0.88%	0.28%
TPL	B	0.51%	0.5%	0.5%
TRGP	C	1.14%	1.89%	1.14%
VLO	D	2.79%	4.09%	2.79%
WFRD	C	0.38%	0.56%	0.38%
WHD	C	0.16%	0.52%	0.16%
WMB	A	2.27%	3.29%	2.27%
XOM	B	21.97%	8.19%	8.19%

VDE Overweight 64 Positions Relative to FTXN

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PXD	B	2.94%
HES	B	2.02%
BKR	D	1.62%
EQT	C	0.59%
FTI	B	0.52%
AR	C	0.4%
SWN	C	0.38%
NOV	D	0.37%
MUR	D	0.32%
DTM	A	0.28%
VAL	C	0.24%
CIVI	B	0.24%
AM	A	0.24%
PTEN	D	0.22%
TDW	B	0.22%
RIG	F	0.22%
PAGP	B	0.17%
ENLC	B	0.15%
HESM	C	0.14%
BTU	F	0.14%
AROC	B	0.14%
KOS	C	0.13%
UEC	C	0.12%
CEIX	C	0.12%
OII	B	0.11%
PARR	F	0.1%
XPRO	B	0.09%
NFE	F	0.09%
TALO	F	0.09%
INSW	B	0.09%
DK	D	0.09%
DO	B	0.07%
GPRE	F	0.07%
KNTK	A	0.07%
HLX	B	0.07%
LPG	B	0.06%
SLCA	B	0.05%
KRP	C	0.05%
CRGY	C	0.05%
DRQ	F	0.04%
RES	F	0.04%
CLB	D	0.04%
NBR	F	0.04%
WTTR	B	0.04%
CRK	B	0.04%
REX	B	0.04%
TTI	F	0.03%
BRY	C	0.03%
LEU	C	0.03%
NR	C	0.03%
SBOW	D	0.03%
PUMP	B	0.03%
BOOM	F	0.02%
HPK	F	0.02%
TELL	F	0.02%
CLNE	D	0.02%
SD	D	0.02%
VTOL	A	0.02%
NEXT	B	0.02%
VTNR	F	0.01%
GEVO	C	0.01%
REPX	D	0.01%
WTI	F	0.01%
EE	B	0.01%

VDE Underweight 0 Positions Relative to FTXN

	Symbol	Grade	Weight

FTXN: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Oil & Gas E&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Oil & Gas Midstream Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Oil & Gas Integrated Oil & Gas Drilling Real Estate - General