VPU vs. MDIV ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU) to First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund (MDIV)

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU 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)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities 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

$154.59

Average Daily Volume

180,078

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

MDIV

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund

MDIV Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an index called the NASDAQ Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index. The index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization income producing securities, which are composed of domestic and international dividend-paying stocks, REITs, oil and gas or basic materials MLPs, U.S.-listed preferred securities and an index-based ETF that invests in high yield or "junk" bonds.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$15.86

Average Daily Volume

92,712

Number of Holdings ^*

105

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VPU	MDIV
30 Days	10.00%	2.20%
60 Days	12.14%	2.07%
90 Days	19.41%	4.76%
12 Months	7.42%	19.40%

23 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VPU	Weight in MDIV	Overlap
AEP	A	4.14%	0.38%	0.38%
ALE	B	0.31%	0.41%	0.31%
BKH	B	0.34%	0.44%	0.34%
DUK	A	6.82%	0.39%	0.39%
EIX	A	2.48%	0.39%	0.39%
ES	B	1.91%	0.44%	0.44%
ETR	A	2.05%	0.39%	0.39%
EVRG	B	1.12%	0.44%	0.44%
EXC	B	3.42%	0.37%	0.37%
FE	A	1.93%	0.39%	0.39%
LNT	B	1.18%	0.33%	0.33%
NFG	A	0.43%	0.38%	0.38%
NI	A	1.13%	0.35%	0.35%
NJR	B	0.38%	0.35%	0.35%
NWE	B	0.29%	0.47%	0.29%
NWN	B	0.13%	0.46%	0.13%
OGS	C	0.33%	0.39%	0.33%
PEG	A	3.05%	0.37%	0.37%
PNW	B	0.78%	0.47%	0.47%
SO	A	7.16%	0.37%	0.37%
SR	B	0.3%	0.45%	0.3%
SWX	A	0.4%	0.39%	0.39%
WEC	B	2.37%	0.35%	0.35%

VPU Overweight 42 Positions Relative to MDIV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NEE	B	12.0%
CEG	B	5.4%
SRE	A	4.14%
D	A	3.77%
ED	A	2.87%
PCG	B	2.83%
XEL	C	2.71%
AWK	B	2.18%
VST	B	2.17%
DTE	A	2.12%
PPL	A	1.86%
AEE	B	1.78%
ATO	C	1.64%
CMS	A	1.61%
CNP	B	1.52%
NRG	A	1.4%
AES	B	1.1%
WTRG	B	0.88%
OGE	A	0.63%
UGI	C	0.47%
IDA	B	0.43%
POR	B	0.39%
ORA	B	0.33%
OTTR	B	0.3%
PNM	C	0.28%
AGR	B	0.26%
MGEE	A	0.26%
NEP	C	0.26%
CWT	B	0.25%
AVA	B	0.25%
AWR	B	0.24%
CPK	B	0.21%
CWEN	B	0.17%
SJW	C	0.16%
HE	F	0.11%
MSEX	C	0.09%
UTL	B	0.08%
NOVA	F	0.06%
CWEN	B	0.06%
YORW	B	0.05%
AMPS	F	0.03%
MNTK	D	0.02%

VPU Underweight 82 Positions Relative to MDIV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
HYLS	D	-19.8%
ARLP	C	-1.58%
PMT	A	-1.49%
RC	F	-1.46%
IEP	C	-1.4%
BSM	B	-1.21%
NSS	B	-1.2%
DMLP	D	-1.17%
KRP	C	-1.14%
LADR	B	-1.11%
DKL	D	-1.07%
AGNCN	A	-1.07%
CQP	D	-1.04%
LTC	A	-1.02%
EPR	C	-0.98%
NHI	A	-0.98%
GBDC	C	-0.96%
CAPL	D	-0.95%
ET	A	-0.92%
MPLX	A	-0.91%
WES	A	-0.91%
GTY	B	-0.86%
GLPI	D	-0.86%
MO	A	-0.86%
USAC	D	-0.81%
CTRE	C	-0.78%
CHSCO	D	-0.78%
GLP	C	-0.77%
APLE	D	-0.76%
PAA	B	-0.75%
FCPT	B	-0.75%
NRP	C	-0.75%
CHSCL	C	-0.75%
EPD	B	-0.75%
WTFCP	A	-0.73%
NNN	A	-0.73%
CHSCN	C	-0.72%
ESGRP	D	-0.72%
PAGP	B	-0.71%
CHSCM	B	-0.7%
GEL	B	-0.7%
VICI	B	-0.68%
LAMR	A	-0.67%
SPG	D	-0.67%
EPRT	A	-0.65%
CHSCP	D	-0.64%
KIM	B	-0.62%
CMSD	D	-0.61%
WU	D	-0.61%
MAA	B	-0.61%
BRX	B	-0.6%
ENLC	B	-0.58%
CUBE	D	-0.56%
T	B	-0.53%
SUN	D	-0.52%
REG	D	-0.52%
PSA	C	-0.51%
VZ	C	-0.51%
UVV	B	-0.5%
OKE	A	-0.49%
LYB	C	-0.44%
CAG	B	-0.43%
EXR	C	-0.43%
PRU	A	-0.42%
VCTR	C	-0.42%
CTRA	B	-0.41%
UPS	D	-0.38%
FLO	B	-0.38%
BBY	D	-0.38%
K	B	-0.37%
TROW	D	-0.37%
CVX	A	-0.37%
KMB	B	-0.37%
KHC	C	-0.37%
BMY	F	-0.35%
C	A	-0.35%
MS	A	-0.34%
EMN	A	-0.34%
BEN	D	-0.32%
VTRS	D	-0.32%
GILD	F	-0.29%
NMM	B	-0.11%