XPND vs. QUAL ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND) to iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)

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

QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

QUAL Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with quality characteristics as identified through certain fundamental metrics. The fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Quality Index (the "underlying index"), which is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index, which includes U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks. It generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the underlying index or in depositary receipts representing securities in its underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$182.68

Average Daily Volume

882,737

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	XPND	QUAL
30 Days	4.85%	1.57%
60 Days	6.75%	2.35%
90 Days	8.85%	3.30%
12 Months	36.30%	30.81%

20 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in XPND	Weight in QUAL	Overlap
AAPL	C	4.09%	5.44%	4.09%
ADBE	C	3.79%	1.76%	1.76%
AMAT	F	2.66%	1.17%	1.17%
ANET	C	2.1%	0.73%	0.73%
APH	A	1.52%	0.5%	0.5%
EA	A	0.25%	0.2%	0.2%
GOOGL	C	4.41%	1.77%	1.77%
KLAC	D	1.5%	0.77%	0.77%
LRCX	F	1.69%	0.73%	0.73%
MA	C	4.42%	4.22%	4.22%
MANH	D	0.24%	0.2%	0.2%
META	D	4.55%	4.09%	4.09%
MPWR	F	0.14%	0.18%	0.14%
MSFT	F	4.2%	4.5%	4.2%
NTAP	C	0.22%	0.21%	0.21%
NVDA	C	5.05%	6.93%	5.05%
OMC	C	0.24%	0.1%	0.1%
QCOM	F	3.17%	1.15%	1.15%
TXN	C	3.26%	1.34%	1.34%
V	A	4.58%	4.5%	4.5%

XPND Overweight 30 Positions Relative to QUAL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ORCL	B	5.44%
CRM	B	5.38%
TMUS	B	4.81%
AVGO	D	4.3%
NOW	A	3.71%
INTU	C	3.4%
IBM	C	3.34%
PANW	C	2.22%
FI	A	2.11%
PYPL	B	1.52%
CRWD	B	1.46%
MSI	B	1.43%
MRVL	B	1.36%
WDAY	B	1.24%
ADSK	A	1.15%
CHTR	C	0.98%
APP	B	0.7%
WMG	C	0.27%
CPAY	A	0.27%
GEN	B	0.26%
FOXA	B	0.26%
IT	C	0.25%
TDY	B	0.25%
HPE	B	0.25%
TYL	C	0.24%
PTC	A	0.24%
BSY	D	0.21%
SWKS	F	0.18%
TER	D	0.18%
CDW	F	0.18%

XPND Underweight 103 Positions Relative to QUAL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
LLY	F	-3.42%
UNH	C	-2.81%
COST	B	-2.55%
JNJ	D	-2.15%
TJX	A	-2.03%
NFLX	A	-1.76%
ADP	B	-1.75%
CSCO	B	-1.74%
COP	C	-1.73%
ACN	C	-1.67%
GOOG	C	-1.55%
KO	D	-1.43%
NKE	D	-1.41%
CAT	B	-1.4%
CMG	B	-1.26%
LIN	D	-1.14%
PEP	F	-1.1%
LMT	D	-1.08%
BLK	C	-0.99%
SRE	A	-0.93%
SLB	C	-0.89%
MMC	B	-0.74%
ITW	B	-0.73%
PLD	D	-0.71%
DHI	D	-0.7%
PEG	A	-0.69%
LULU	C	-0.66%
VRTX	F	-0.62%
CTAS	B	-0.6%
GWW	B	-0.59%
CDNS	B	-0.58%
TPL	A	-0.58%
SHW	A	-0.57%
PSA	D	-0.55%
MCO	B	-0.53%
CME	A	-0.52%
NVR	D	-0.52%
SNPS	B	-0.51%
ZTS	D	-0.51%
ED	D	-0.5%
MMM	D	-0.5%
PAYX	C	-0.49%
DECK	A	-0.49%
GRMN	B	-0.48%
TSCO	D	-0.43%
PHM	D	-0.43%
AFL	B	-0.42%
FAST	B	-0.42%
ATO	A	-0.4%
APD	A	-0.35%
CBRE	B	-0.35%
ODFL	B	-0.34%
AMP	A	-0.33%
ULTA	F	-0.31%
IDXX	F	-0.3%
WSM	B	-0.29%
BBY	D	-0.29%
FERG	B	-0.28%
ACGL	D	-0.26%
CSGP	D	-0.26%
AVB	B	-0.24%
EW	C	-0.24%
ROK	B	-0.22%
POOL	C	-0.22%
EQT	B	-0.22%
VLTO	D	-0.21%
MNST	C	-0.21%
A	D	-0.2%
APA	D	-0.19%
TROW	B	-0.19%
EQR	B	-0.18%
EME	C	-0.17%
RMD	C	-0.17%
LPLA	A	-0.17%
VEEV	C	-0.16%
PPG	F	-0.15%
HSY	F	-0.15%
KEYS	A	-0.15%
CBOE	B	-0.14%
WAT	B	-0.13%
ROL	B	-0.12%
WSO	A	-0.12%
WST	C	-0.12%
FDS	B	-0.12%
EXPD	D	-0.12%
GGG	B	-0.11%
PKG	A	-0.1%
ERIE	D	-0.09%
RS	B	-0.09%
MOH	F	-0.09%
JKHY	D	-0.09%
AVY	D	-0.08%
PAYC	B	-0.08%
UTHR	C	-0.08%
SEIC	B	-0.07%
MKTX	D	-0.07%
ENPH	F	-0.06%
SMCI	F	-0.06%
AOS	F	-0.06%
AFG	A	-0.06%
SOLV	C	-0.05%
IPG	D	-0.05%
WBA	F	-0.03%