ZIG vs. QABA ETF Comparison

Comparison of The Acquirers Fund (ZIG) to First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)

ZIG

The Acquirers Fund

ZIG Description

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities (or depositary receipts) of companies in developed markets outside the United States based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative model (the "EquBot Model") developed by the adviser that runs on the Watson™ platform. Its investment adviser is a technology based company focused on applying artificial intelligence ("AI") based solutions to investment analyses. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$36.79

Average Daily Volume

5,185

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QABA

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

QABA Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ OMX(R) ABA Community Bank Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. For the purposes of the index, a "community bank" is considered to be all U.S.banks and thrifts or their holding companies listed on NASDAQ(R), excluding the 50 largest U.S. banks by asset size. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.75

Average Daily Volume

24,608

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	ZIG	QABA
30 Days	-2.17%	-3.08%
60 Days	4.69%	0.60%
90 Days	5.07%	-7.78%
12 Months	33.07%	15.27%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in ZIG	Weight in QABA	Overlap

ZIG Overweight 29 Positions Relative to QABA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WIRE	B	4.28%
HCC	A	4.2%
CNX	A	3.71%
SM	A	3.6%
VIRT	A	3.55%
CALM	B	3.43%
ARCH	B	3.39%
CMC	D	3.38%
NUE	D	3.37%
STLD	D	3.33%
BSM	A	3.32%
BTU	D	3.29%
MLI	A	3.29%
AX	B	3.27%
FHI	F	3.26%
UFPI	C	3.25%
DINO	D	3.22%
ATKR	A	3.21%
PHM	B	3.19%
PLTK	D	3.18%
DHI	D	3.18%
PM	A	3.15%
DDS	B	3.12%
CROX	C	3.11%
BKE	C	3.1%
MTG	B	3.08%
MO	A	3.06%
MHO	C	3.04%
CF	C	3.03%

ZIG Underweight 123 Positions Relative to QABA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CBSH	A	-4.42%
WTFC	B	-3.79%
OZK	A	-3.22%
UBSI	D	-2.88%
FFIN	C	-2.69%
UMBF	A	-2.52%
HWC	A	-2.45%
IBOC	A	-2.16%
TFSL	D	-2.13%
ABCB	B	-2.04%
UCBI	C	-1.93%
BANF	B	-1.88%
TCBI	D	-1.76%
FHB	A	-1.73%
FIBK	B	-1.7%
WSFS	B	-1.67%
CATY	F	-1.57%
FULT	B	-1.56%
CVBF	D	-1.47%
SFNC	D	-1.46%
INDB	B	-1.37%
PPBI	D	-1.34%
FFBC	A	-1.33%
TOWN	B	-1.29%
FRME	A	-1.27%
SBCF	D	-1.26%
TBBK	F	-1.14%
WAFD	B	-1.14%
CLBK	C	-1.09%
MBIN	C	-1.07%
WSBC	D	-1.06%
NBTB	B	-1.05%
TRMK	A	-1.04%
IBTX	F	-1.03%
LKFN	D	-1.01%
BANR	C	-0.98%
HTLF	A	-0.95%
CHCO	A	-0.95%
EFSC	D	-0.91%
FBNC	D	-0.87%
NWBI	D	-0.86%
SYBT	B	-0.83%
HOPE	B	-0.82%
CASH	A	-0.8%
WABC	B	-0.79%
BUSE	C	-0.79%
SRCE	D	-0.77%
STBA	B	-0.74%
TCBK	D	-0.72%
VBTX	A	-0.7%
PFBC	A	-0.66%
PEBO	A	-0.64%
QCRH	D	-0.61%
GABC	D	-0.61%
SASR	D	-0.61%
OCFC	C	-0.56%
SBSI	F	-0.53%
RBCAA	B	-0.53%
BRKL	F	-0.52%
BFC	D	-0.5%
FBMS	F	-0.49%
CTBI	A	-0.48%
FMBH	B	-0.47%
DCOM	B	-0.47%
CNOB	F	-0.46%
PFC	B	-0.45%
CFFN	F	-0.44%
AMAL	B	-0.43%
EGBN	F	-0.41%
OSBC	B	-0.4%
HFWA	F	-0.4%
GSBC	A	-0.39%
FCBC	B	-0.38%
CFB	C	-0.38%
MBWM	C	-0.37%
HBT	D	-0.37%
CASS	D	-0.36%
UVSP	B	-0.36%
CCB	B	-0.34%
BFST	D	-0.34%
IBCP	B	-0.33%
TRST	D	-0.33%
HBNC	D	-0.33%
MSBI	F	-0.32%
HTBK	F	-0.31%
HAFC	C	-0.29%
FMNB	D	-0.29%
SMBC	F	-0.29%
PGC	F	-0.28%
CAC	D	-0.28%
WASH	C	-0.28%
HONE	B	-0.28%
CCBG	D	-0.28%
SPFI	B	-0.27%
THFF	B	-0.27%
HTBI	B	-0.27%
NBN	C	-0.26%
BHRB	B	-0.25%
CCNE	D	-0.25%
ESQ	B	-0.24%
AROW	C	-0.24%
NFBK	D	-0.24%
HIFS	B	-0.23%
KRNY	F	-0.23%
SHBI	D	-0.22%
FFIC	F	-0.22%
MOFG	F	-0.21%
BWB	A	-0.21%
MPB	C	-0.21%
RBB	A	-0.21%
NEWT	D	-0.17%
FRST	F	-0.17%
FISI	D	-0.17%
PFIS	D	-0.17%
BMRC	D	-0.16%
NRIM	B	-0.16%
CARE	D	-0.16%
WSBF	C	-0.15%
FLIC	D	-0.15%
NECB	B	-0.14%
OVLY	C	-0.13%
CZFS	F	-0.13%
BLFY	D	-0.13%