CZA vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF (CZA) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

CZA

Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF

CZA Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Zacks Mid-Cap Core Index. The fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the index and depositary receipts representing securities that comprise the index. It generally invests in all of the securities comprising the index in proportion to their weightings in the index. The index is comprised of 100 securities selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of mid-capitalization securities including MLPs, ADRs and BDCs.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$112.18

Average Daily Volume

3,082

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.63

Average Daily Volume

6,797

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	CZA	QDEF
30 Days	2.57%	0.50%
60 Days	4.74%	2.57%
90 Days	6.77%	4.32%
12 Months	29.08%	30.06%

12 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in CZA	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
AIZ	A	0.73%	0.58%	0.58%
AVB	B	2.11%	0.18%	0.18%
BAH	F	1.16%	0.12%	0.12%
BPOP	C	0.46%	0.48%	0.46%
BWXT	B	0.72%	0.64%	0.64%
CHE	D	0.53%	0.39%	0.39%
CSL	C	1.31%	0.53%	0.53%
EQR	C	1.86%	0.53%	0.53%
ESS	B	1.3%	0.54%	0.54%
LDOS	C	1.38%	0.57%	0.57%
MAS	D	1.09%	0.23%	0.23%
WTW	B	2.04%	0.58%	0.58%

CZA Overweight 82 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VMC	B	2.4%
WAB	B	2.18%
ETR	B	2.06%
BRO	B	1.98%
XYL	D	1.94%
STT	B	1.86%
PPG	F	1.84%
DOV	A	1.77%
LYB	F	1.73%
FTV	C	1.7%
KEYS	A	1.7%
VLTO	C	1.62%
AEE	A	1.58%
WRB	A	1.53%
CINF	A	1.53%
ES	C	1.46%
NTRS	A	1.44%
LPLA	A	1.43%
TDY	B	1.41%
IFF	D	1.41%
PKG	A	1.38%
PFG	D	1.3%
J	D	1.3%
CHKP	C	1.27%
FOX	A	1.24%
AER	A	1.24%
JBHT	C	1.2%
CRBG	B	1.16%
PNR	A	1.12%
IEX	C	1.11%
BAX	F	1.1%
TRMB	B	1.1%
WMG	D	1.1%
WLK	D	1.05%
GGG	B	0.99%
UDR	B	0.95%
AMCR	C	0.94%
ACM	B	0.94%
WES	C	0.93%
GLPI	C	0.89%
REG	A	0.85%
CNA	C	0.85%
PFGC	B	0.83%
LOGI	D	0.81%
NVT	B	0.8%
WPC	C	0.79%
ITT	A	0.79%
EMN	C	0.76%
RRX	B	0.76%
ATR	B	0.71%
CHDN	B	0.69%
SEIC	B	0.67%
AOS	F	0.66%
WWD	C	0.65%
CACI	D	0.64%
ALSN	B	0.64%
EHC	B	0.62%
CR	A	0.61%
INGR	C	0.58%
KNTK	A	0.58%
TFX	F	0.58%
VOYA	B	0.5%
IVZ	B	0.5%
ESAB	C	0.48%
BLCO	B	0.47%
OSK	C	0.46%
FLS	B	0.46%
MDU	D	0.45%
ESI	B	0.43%
AWI	A	0.43%
IDA	A	0.41%
FNB	A	0.4%
ESNT	F	0.39%
COLD	D	0.39%
SLGN	A	0.38%
SIGI	C	0.38%
SNDR	B	0.35%
CWEN	C	0.35%
RRR	F	0.34%
ACT	C	0.34%
ST	F	0.31%
FLO	D	0.3%

CZA Underweight 111 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	-6.07%
NVDA	B	-6.0%
MSFT	D	-4.97%
HD	B	-3.07%
JNJ	C	-2.93%
PG	C	-2.83%
META	D	-2.76%
ABBV	F	-2.6%
MRK	D	-2.25%
IBM	C	-1.7%
QCOM	F	-1.65%
PM	B	-1.65%
GOOGL	C	-1.36%
INTU	B	-1.29%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
ADP	A	-1.13%
GOOG	C	-1.1%
LMT	D	-1.05%
GILD	C	-1.03%
TJX	A	-0.99%
SBUX	A	-0.98%
AVGO	D	-0.88%
MO	A	-0.86%
CI	D	-0.83%
AMT	C	-0.82%
KLAC	F	-0.79%
T	A	-0.77%
DUK	C	-0.77%
ITW	B	-0.74%
MSI	B	-0.74%
JPM	A	-0.73%
CME	B	-0.71%
MCK	A	-0.71%
BK	A	-0.67%
MMM	D	-0.66%
VZ	C	-0.65%
UNM	A	-0.65%
KO	D	-0.65%
EME	A	-0.64%
PAYX	B	-0.63%
UMBF	B	-0.61%
CSCO	B	-0.61%
FIS	C	-0.6%
EA	A	-0.6%
AFL	B	-0.6%
CFR	B	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	C	-0.59%
FAST	B	-0.58%
VIRT	A	-0.57%
CSWI	B	-0.57%
COR	B	-0.57%
VRSK	A	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
WDFC	B	-0.55%
PPL	A	-0.55%
ORI	A	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.54%
K	A	-0.53%
OHI	C	-0.53%
MET	A	-0.53%
MAA	B	-0.53%
PNW	A	-0.52%
IRDM	D	-0.52%
CPT	B	-0.51%
OTIS	C	-0.51%
KMB	C	-0.51%
XOM	B	-0.5%
OMF	A	-0.5%
LSTR	D	-0.49%
ED	C	-0.49%
AVY	F	-0.48%
DOX	D	-0.48%
RDN	D	-0.48%
LOW	C	-0.47%
NSA	C	-0.47%
OGE	A	-0.47%
IPG	D	-0.46%
DELL	B	-0.46%
BMY	B	-0.45%
GIS	D	-0.45%
VRT	B	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	F	-0.43%
EXPD	C	-0.42%
SAIC	F	-0.41%
WSM	C	-0.41%
DPZ	C	-0.41%
CUBE	C	-0.4%
EVRG	A	-0.4%
EBAY	D	-0.4%
EXC	C	-0.39%
SWKS	F	-0.39%
V	A	-0.38%
MSM	C	-0.37%
BSY	F	-0.37%
STNG	F	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
NEP	F	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	A	-0.26%
COST	A	-0.24%
MA	B	-0.23%
NNN	C	-0.21%
CAH	B	-0.17%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
DDS	B	-0.12%
WMT	A	-0.12%
ROL	B	-0.12%
ZTS	D	-0.11%
BAC	A	-0.02%