BUFS vs. DFHY ETF Comparison

Comparison of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) to TrimTabs Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF (DFHY)

BUFS

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

BUFS Description

The term laddered portfolio refers to the fund's investment in multiple underlying ETFs that have target outcome period expiration dates which occur on a rolling, or periodic, basis. The underlying ETFs invest substantially all of their assets in FLexible EXchange® Options ("FLEX Options") on IWM. FLEX Options are customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the options clearing corporation. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$21.84

Average Daily Volume

30,247

Number of Holdings ^*

1

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

DFHY

TrimTabs Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF

DFHY Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the TrimTabs Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield Index. To pursue its investment objective, the fund invests, under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in component securities of the index. The index is designed to track the performance of a strategy that seeks to provide risk-managed exposure to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that investment primarily in high yield debt instruments.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$21.39

Average Daily Volume

2,781

Number of Holdings ^*

9

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	BUFS	DFHY
30 Days	3.76%	-0.30%
60 Days	6.81%	-1.27%
90 Days	8.25%	1.40%
12 Months		8.30%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in BUFS	Weight in DFHY	Overlap

BUFS Overweight 1 Positions Relative to DFHY

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	SMAY	A	24.89%

BUFS Underweight 9 Positions Relative to DFHY

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	VGIT	D	-24.45%
	GOVT	D	-20.97%
	SCHR	D	-15.47%
	IEI	D	-9.5%
	USHY	A	-4.55%
	HYLB	A	-1.8%
	SJNK	A	-1.32%
	FALN	B	-1.3%
	ANGL	B	-1.19%

BUFS: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Exchange Traded Funds Exercise Ishares Synthetic Replication

DFHY: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Bond Exchange Traded Fund ETF Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index Corporate Bond High Yield Debt U.S. Treasury Bond Market Indices Index Fund U.S. Government Barclays Bond Market Bond Market Index Exchange Traded Funds Fixed Income Futures Markets Government Bond Government Bonds Ishares Merrill Lynch