XPND vs. NXTI ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND) to Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF (NXTI)

XPND

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

XPND Description

The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of companies identified by it?s investment advisor as either information technology companies or consumer discretionary and communication services companies whose operations are principally derived from and/or dependent upon technology (such companies are collectively referred to herein as ?Expanded Technology Companies?). The fund?s investments will be concentrated (i.e., invest more than 25% of fund assets) in the industries or group of industries comprising the information technology sector. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$30.47

Average Daily Volume

2,788

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

NXTI

Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF

NXTI Description

NXTI targets US companies with relatively high intangible capital-to-book assets ratios within their respective sectors. The fund defines intangible capital as productive assets that lack physical presence and are created through investments in brand, knowledge, and organization capital. The index construction starts by calculating a ratio of intangible capital-to-book assets for each security in an initial universe consisting of the largest 2000 US companies by market-cap. The 200 stocks with the highest intangible capital-to-book assets ratio are selected for inclusion. At least five stocks are included from each of the 13 sectors determined by the index provider using a combination of SIC and NAICS codes along with data from publicly available 10-K filings. Constituents are weighted by market capitalization, with individual security weights capped at 5%. The index reconstitutes quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$30.42

Average Daily Volume

460

Number of Holdings ^*

197

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	XPND	NXTI
30 Days	4.85%	5.73%
60 Days	6.75%	7.47%
90 Days	8.85%	10.93%
12 Months	36.30%

19 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in XPND	Weight in NXTI	Overlap
ADBE	C	3.79%	2.94%	2.94%
ADSK	A	1.15%	0.72%	0.72%
AMAT	F	2.66%	0.74%	0.74%
APP	B	0.7%	0.54%	0.54%
CDW	F	0.18%	0.3%	0.18%
EA	A	0.25%	0.5%	0.25%
IBM	C	3.34%	2.28%	2.28%
INTU	C	3.4%	2.08%	2.08%
IT	C	0.25%	0.24%	0.24%
LRCX	F	1.69%	0.53%	0.53%
MA	C	4.42%	3.02%	3.02%
MANH	D	0.24%	0.19%	0.19%
META	D	4.55%	5.28%	4.55%
MSI	B	1.43%	0.91%	0.91%
NOW	A	3.71%	2.29%	2.29%
NTAP	C	0.22%	0.29%	0.22%
PANW	C	2.22%	1.5%	1.5%
TER	D	0.18%	0.12%	0.12%
WDAY	B	1.24%	0.81%	0.81%

XPND Overweight 31 Positions Relative to NXTI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ORCL	B	5.44%
CRM	B	5.38%
NVDA	C	5.05%
TMUS	B	4.81%
V	A	4.58%
GOOGL	C	4.41%
AVGO	D	4.3%
MSFT	F	4.2%
AAPL	C	4.09%
TXN	C	3.26%
QCOM	F	3.17%
FI	A	2.11%
ANET	C	2.1%
APH	A	1.52%
PYPL	B	1.52%
KLAC	D	1.5%
CRWD	B	1.46%
MRVL	B	1.36%
CHTR	C	0.98%
WMG	C	0.27%
CPAY	A	0.27%
GEN	B	0.26%
FOXA	B	0.26%
TDY	B	0.25%
HPE	B	0.25%
TYL	B	0.24%
OMC	C	0.24%
PTC	A	0.24%
BSY	D	0.21%
SWKS	F	0.18%
MPWR	F	0.14%

XPND Underweight 178 Positions Relative to NXTI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WMT	A	-5.09%
BRK.A	B	-4.18%
XOM	B	-3.43%
CSCO	B	-2.73%
UNH	C	-2.16%
HD	A	-1.6%
KO	D	-1.23%
ALNY	D	-1.07%
IDXX	F	-1.04%
UBER	D	-1.04%
DELL	C	-1.03%
PEP	F	-1.02%
PLTR	B	-0.99%
SNPS	B	-0.95%
SPOT	B	-0.93%
HON	B	-0.91%
PM	B	-0.9%
BKNG	A	-0.88%
CDNS	B	-0.87%
NKE	D	-0.82%
UPS	C	-0.79%
FTNT	C	-0.77%
AXP	A	-0.77%
BX	A	-0.77%
TGT	F	-0.67%
GEV	B	-0.66%
TEAM	A	-0.61%
WMB	A	-0.59%
LOW	D	-0.59%
ABNB	C	-0.58%
FICO	B	-0.57%
PGR	A	-0.56%
CL	D	-0.55%
CTAS	B	-0.55%
DDOG	A	-0.54%
TT	A	-0.52%
ORLY	B	-0.49%
ITW	B	-0.49%
ALGN	D	-0.47%
CTSH	B	-0.47%
MMM	D	-0.47%
INCY	C	-0.46%
D	C	-0.46%
HPQ	B	-0.45%
NTRA	B	-0.45%
FDX	B	-0.44%
SRPT	D	-0.43%
MMC	B	-0.43%
DASH	A	-0.42%
NBIX	C	-0.4%
INSM	C	-0.39%
PH	A	-0.39%
NET	B	-0.38%
KR	B	-0.37%
SHW	A	-0.36%
CI	F	-0.36%
ELV	F	-0.36%
ECL	D	-0.35%
TRGP	B	-0.34%
HUBS	A	-0.34%
MPC	D	-0.33%
EBAY	D	-0.33%
ZS	C	-0.33%
ED	D	-0.32%
PAYX	C	-0.32%
PEN	B	-0.32%
VST	B	-0.32%
GDDY	A	-0.31%
KMB	D	-0.31%
GWW	B	-0.31%
CMI	A	-0.3%
HSIC	B	-0.3%
ITCI	C	-0.29%
CVS	D	-0.29%
PINS	D	-0.29%
EXEL	B	-0.29%
IOT	A	-0.28%
A	D	-0.26%
STX	D	-0.26%
BKR	B	-0.25%
AJG	B	-0.25%
AFL	B	-0.24%
RDDT	B	-0.24%
MDB	C	-0.24%
SNAP	C	-0.23%
VLTO	D	-0.23%
VMC	B	-0.23%
ZBRA	B	-0.23%
NWS	B	-0.22%
AMP	A	-0.22%
MNST	C	-0.22%
TRV	B	-0.22%
IONS	F	-0.22%
NTNX	A	-0.21%
MDGL	B	-0.2%
CYTK	F	-0.2%
BPMC	C	-0.2%
AIG	B	-0.2%
CVNA	B	-0.19%
DT	C	-0.19%
INSP	D	-0.19%
ALL	A	-0.19%
PSTG	D	-0.19%
SMMT	D	-0.19%
TOST	B	-0.19%
BBIO	F	-0.18%
FAST	B	-0.18%
EL	F	-0.18%
PRU	A	-0.18%
DOCU	A	-0.18%
DD	D	-0.18%
MTD	D	-0.18%
BBY	D	-0.18%
FFIV	B	-0.17%
NRG	B	-0.17%
KEYS	A	-0.17%
CACI	D	-0.16%
ULTA	F	-0.16%
OTIS	C	-0.16%
GWRE	A	-0.16%
SYY	B	-0.16%
JNPR	F	-0.16%
GIS	D	-0.16%
HUM	C	-0.15%
RARE	D	-0.15%
CORT	B	-0.15%
ILMN	D	-0.15%
HSY	F	-0.15%
ROL	B	-0.15%
BAH	F	-0.15%
CBRE	B	-0.15%
LYV	A	-0.15%
DECK	A	-0.14%
ALKS	B	-0.14%
WAT	B	-0.14%
DUOL	A	-0.14%
WSM	B	-0.14%
EXPE	B	-0.14%
BURL	A	-0.14%
NI	A	-0.14%
AXSM	B	-0.14%
XYL	D	-0.14%
ACGL	D	-0.14%
CNC	D	-0.13%
HIG	B	-0.13%
CLX	B	-0.13%
DOV	A	-0.12%
AVY	D	-0.12%
EXPD	D	-0.12%
K	A	-0.12%
FOLD	F	-0.12%
APLS	D	-0.12%
MTCH	D	-0.12%
PPG	F	-0.12%
BRO	B	-0.12%
TW	A	-0.11%
GTLB	B	-0.11%
TGTX	B	-0.11%
IOVA	F	-0.11%
RL	B	-0.11%
TSCO	D	-0.11%
NYT	C	-0.11%
LII	A	-0.11%
PCOR	B	-0.11%
DKNG	B	-0.1%
APPF	B	-0.1%
AMED	F	-0.1%
ACI	C	-0.1%
TXT	D	-0.1%
GPC	D	-0.1%
DNLI	D	-0.1%
APTV	D	-0.1%
CHWY	B	-0.09%
DYN	F	-0.09%
RS	B	-0.09%
WING	D	-0.08%
DLB	B	-0.04%
LNW	D	-0.04%