EWU vs. FXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU) to First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX (FXG)
EWU

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

EWU Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI United Kingdom Index (the "underlying index"). The fund will at all times invest at least 90% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts ("DRs") representing securities in its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks traded primarily on the London Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, energy and financial companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$36.97

Average Daily Volume

953,583

Number of Holdings *

2

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

First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX

FXG 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) Consumer Staples 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 consumer staples 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

$67.35

Average Daily Volume

20,739

Number of Holdings *

38

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period EWU FXG
30 Days 0.24% -2.03%
60 Days 7.22% 3.55%
90 Days 4.23% 5.51%
12 Months 23.94% 16.23%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in EWU Weight in FXG Overlap
EWU Overweight 2 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
UL D 5.55%
DEO C 2.82%
EWU Underweight 38 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
PPC C -4.43%
TAP D -4.31%
FRPT A -4.16%
SEB F -3.98%
DAR F -3.92%
CASY D -3.87%
INGR B -3.79%
CAG D -3.62%
BG F -3.55%
POST C -3.51%
SJM D -3.48%
KHC F -3.42%
MCK F -3.24%
CVS D -3.16%
ADM F -3.11%
GIS C -2.78%
MO D -2.66%
KR C -2.64%
REYN D -2.63%
CPB D -2.6%
CL D -2.52%
LW D -2.5%
HRL F -2.46%
COKE C -1.88%
USFD C -1.88%
PFGC A -1.88%
MDLZ D -1.8%
KDP C -1.78%
HSY D -1.64%
KMB D -1.63%
KVUE C -1.01%
KO C -0.89%
SYY D -0.86%
CTVA A -0.85%
PG D -0.83%
MNST D -0.82%
SAM D -0.72%
GO F -0.61%
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