EVX vs. FXZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Environment Index ETF Fund (EVX) to First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)

EVX

Market Vectors Environment Index ETF Fund

EVX Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (the "Environmental Services Index"). The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts ("ADRs") of companies involved in the environmental services industry. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$187.61

Average Daily Volume

1,229

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FXZ

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

FXZ 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 StrataQuant(R) Materials Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the materials and processing sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$64.85

Average Daily Volume

26,530

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	EVX	FXZ
30 Days	2.03%	-2.55%
60 Days	4.95%	0.78%
90 Days	4.89%	-0.44%
12 Months	31.48%	5.11%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in EVX	Weight in FXZ	Overlap
	ECL	D	9.96%	2.92%	2.92%

EVX Overweight 19 Positions Relative to FXZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WM	B	11.0%
RSG	A	10.46%
WCN	A	10.2%
PCT	C	4.93%
DAR	C	4.49%
ABM	B	4.23%
DCI	B	4.16%
CLH	C	4.01%
CWST	A	3.89%
VLTO	C	3.67%
TNC	D	3.56%
STE	D	3.55%
TTEK	F	3.42%
ANET	C	2.92%
MEG	F	2.64%
PESI	B	2.42%
ERII	D	2.33%
RDUS	B	2.05%
CECO	B	1.87%

EVX Underweight 35 Positions Relative to FXZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
STLD	B	-5.6%
RS	B	-5.43%
X	B	-5.13%
NUE	C	-4.95%
LYB	F	-4.36%
FMC	D	-4.18%
CF	A	-4.11%
NEU	D	-4.03%
MOS	F	-3.99%
EMN	C	-3.68%
TKR	D	-3.63%
IP	A	-3.58%
ASH	F	-3.58%
CLF	F	-3.5%
APD	A	-3.24%
RGLD	C	-3.04%
CC	C	-2.82%
CE	F	-2.75%
OLN	F	-2.62%
WLK	D	-2.56%
FAST	B	-2.32%
ESI	B	-2.09%
LIN	C	-1.91%
AVY	F	-1.81%
SCCO	F	-1.75%
FCX	F	-1.73%
HUN	F	-1.64%
AA	A	-1.01%
ALB	B	-0.97%
RBC	A	-0.93%
MP	C	-0.92%
HXL	F	-0.85%
SMG	C	-0.76%
IFF	D	-0.73%
NEM	D	-0.68%