DFND vs. FTCS ETF Comparison

Comparison of Realty Shares DIVCON Dividend Defender ETF (DFND) to First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS)
DFND

Realty Shares DIVCON Dividend Defender ETF

DFND Description

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation by tracking the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Reality Shares DIVCON Dividend Defender Index. The index is designed to select the companies for a long position that have the highest probability of increasing their dividend in a 12-month period and select the companies for a short position that have the highest probability of decreasing their dividend in a 12-month period. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets (other than collateral held from securities lending, if any) will be invested in component securities of the benchmark index. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$43.30

Average Daily Volume

849

Number of Holdings *

70

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

FTCS 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 Capital Strength Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. In constructing the index, the index Provider begins with the largest 500 U.S. companies included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index and excludes the following: companies with less than $1 billion in cash and short term investments; companies with long-term debt divided by market capitalization greater than 30%; and companies with return on equity less than 15%.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$92.69

Average Daily Volume

242,483

Number of Holdings *

50

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period DFND FTCS
30 Days 6.81% 0.69%
60 Days 3.15% 1.94%
90 Days 13.91% 3.38%
12 Months 14.05% 20.98%
17 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in DFND Weight in FTCS Overlap
AON A 1.52% 2.16% 1.52%
BRO B 2.13% 2.11% 2.11%
CB C 1.39% 1.95% 1.39%
COST A 1.2% 2.08% 1.2%
CSCO B 1.5% 2.06% 1.5%
HON C 1.45% 2.1% 1.45%
LIN C 1.2% 1.88% 1.2%
LMT D 2.05% 1.78% 1.78%
MA B 1.75% 2.06% 1.75%
MCO B 1.85% 1.98% 1.85%
MMC B 1.21% 2.02% 1.21%
MSFT D 1.0% 2.02% 1.0%
MSI B 1.86% 2.1% 1.86%
PG C 2.27% 2.02% 2.02%
PPG F 1.77% 1.91% 1.77%
SNA A 2.66% 2.23% 2.23%
V A 2.68% 2.17% 2.17%
DFND Overweight 53 Positions Relative to FTCS
Symbol Grade Weight
CTAS B 2.6%
VRSK A 2.44%
KLAC F 2.42%
GWW B 2.25%
SHW B 2.25%
FDS B 2.22%
NDSN B 2.22%
MCD D 2.2%
MPC D 2.11%
CMI A 2.09%
PHM D 2.0%
ETN A 1.74%
ITW B 1.71%
ROK C 1.65%
AMAT F 1.59%
ALLE C 1.51%
DHI F 1.47%
J D 1.42%
ADI D 1.37%
HSY F 1.36%
MSCI C 1.33%
MPWR F 1.31%
HUBB B 1.27%
CBOE C 1.26%
CME B 1.24%
CMCSA B 1.15%
FAST B 1.13%
LW C 1.13%
AOS F 1.09%
ALB B 1.01%
AAPL C 0.95%
GL C 0.93%
ODFL C 0.88%
AVGO D 0.86%
MLM C 0.8%
INTU B 0.78%
BR A 0.75%
ACN B 0.34%
MCHP F 0.08%
PARA C -0.33%
APA D -0.82%
INTC C -1.08%
VFC C -1.1%
DVN F -1.12%
FCX F -1.86%
NWS A -1.96%
LUV C -2.05%
SW A -2.15%
T A -2.19%
IP A -2.32%
F C -2.41%
CNP A -2.56%
D C -2.96%
DFND Underweight 33 Positions Relative to FTCS
Symbol Grade Weight
EA A -2.28%
AMP A -2.19%
PKG A -2.18%
COP C -2.17%
SYK B -2.15%
BLK B -2.12%
WMT A -2.11%
CSX C -2.1%
ADP A -2.08%
TJX A -2.08%
PAYX B -2.06%
COR B -2.06%
XOM B -2.03%
EXPD C -2.03%
CTSH B -2.02%
HD B -2.01%
AFL B -1.98%
UNP C -1.97%
ACGL C -1.91%
ROST D -1.91%
ELV F -1.9%
NOC D -1.9%
CL D -1.9%
JNJ C -1.9%
GD D -1.9%
RNR C -1.88%
KMB C -1.88%
PEP F -1.85%
VLTO C -1.84%
IBM C -1.8%
KO D -1.79%
ABBV F -1.78%
REGN F -1.56%
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