FCTR vs. QLC ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (FCTR) to FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC)

FCTR

First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF

FCTR 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 Lunt Capital Large Cap Factor Rotation Index (the "index"). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. large cap equities grouped into four separate factors, with factors emphasized within the index as they come into favor in the U.S. marketplace. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$34.76

Average Daily Volume

7,787

Number of Holdings ^*

166

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QLC

FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund

QLC Description

FlexShares Trust - FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund is an exchange traded fund launched by Northern Trust Corporation. The fund is managed by Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in momentum stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. FlexShares Trust - FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$67.43

Average Daily Volume

43,756

Number of Holdings ^*

164

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FCTR	QLC
30 Days	9.38%	3.14%
60 Days	12.16%	4.71%
90 Days	17.79%	6.03%
12 Months	36.88%	34.37%

51 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FCTR	Weight in QLC	Overlap
AAPL	C	0.66%	7.51%	0.66%
ADBE	C	0.37%	0.82%	0.37%
ADP	B	1.1%	0.05%	0.05%
AFL	B	0.4%	0.62%	0.4%
APP	B	3.82%	0.53%	0.53%
AVB	B	0.43%	0.55%	0.43%
AVGO	D	0.43%	1.69%	0.43%
BKNG	A	0.29%	0.66%	0.29%
BRK.A	B	0.24%	2.35%	0.24%
CL	D	1.01%	0.33%	0.33%
CSCO	B	0.25%	1.25%	0.25%
CSL	C	0.33%	0.35%	0.33%
DASH	A	0.47%	0.24%	0.24%
ED	D	0.43%	0.51%	0.43%
EIX	B	0.43%	0.21%	0.21%
EME	C	0.77%	0.12%	0.12%
EQR	B	0.4%	0.44%	0.4%
ETR	B	0.5%	0.66%	0.5%
EXC	C	0.4%	0.38%	0.38%
FI	A	0.92%	0.18%	0.18%
FICO	B	1.51%	0.68%	0.68%
GIS	D	0.35%	0.34%	0.34%
GWW	B	0.28%	0.64%	0.28%
HCA	F	0.33%	0.19%	0.19%
HOOD	B	0.92%	0.21%	0.21%
IDXX	F	0.31%	0.18%	0.18%
INTU	C	0.37%	1.08%	0.37%
ITW	B	0.84%	0.77%	0.77%
KLAC	D	0.32%	0.64%	0.32%
KMB	D	0.39%	0.43%	0.39%
LDOS	C	0.8%	0.54%	0.54%
LLY	F	0.72%	1.14%	0.72%
LMT	D	0.45%	0.58%	0.45%
MANH	D	0.7%	0.11%	0.11%
META	D	0.45%	2.34%	0.45%
MSFT	F	0.36%	4.69%	0.36%
NFLX	A	0.47%	0.69%	0.47%
NVDA	C	0.77%	6.54%	0.77%
NVR	D	0.36%	0.54%	0.36%
ORCL	B	0.51%	1.12%	0.51%
PAYX	C	1.42%	0.16%	0.16%
PCAR	B	0.19%	0.3%	0.19%
PG	A	0.52%	1.27%	0.52%
PHM	D	0.42%	0.23%	0.23%
PPL	B	0.51%	0.56%	0.51%
PSA	D	0.34%	0.48%	0.34%
RCL	A	0.56%	0.4%	0.4%
ROP	B	0.42%	0.03%	0.03%
SO	D	0.44%	0.84%	0.44%
SYK	C	1.36%	0.05%	0.05%
THC	D	0.81%	0.14%	0.14%

FCTR Overweight 115 Positions Relative to QLC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PLTR	B	2.43%
MSTR	C	2.06%
VST	B	1.86%
MSI	B	1.73%
AXON	A	1.45%
BR	A	1.37%
MA	C	1.36%
V	A	1.34%
ANET	C	1.24%
CTAS	B	1.05%
ARES	A	1.04%
APO	B	1.03%
TDG	D	0.99%
YUM	B	0.95%
BRO	B	0.94%
VRSK	A	0.93%
ISRG	A	0.91%
FDS	B	0.9%
ROL	B	0.9%
VRSN	F	0.87%
TT	A	0.82%
ACGL	D	0.8%
HWM	A	0.79%
SYY	B	0.77%
ICE	C	0.77%
TPL	A	0.75%
TRGP	B	0.73%
CRWD	B	0.68%
KKR	A	0.68%
MCD	D	0.65%
VICI	C	0.63%
PH	A	0.62%
IRM	D	0.61%
TJX	A	0.6%
TTD	B	0.59%
NET	B	0.58%
DDOG	A	0.56%
HUBS	A	0.55%
NI	A	0.55%
CDNS	B	0.54%
MMC	B	0.54%
ZS	C	0.53%
SBAC	D	0.53%
LNG	B	0.52%
KO	D	0.52%
FAST	B	0.52%
TOL	B	0.52%
NOW	A	0.51%
SNOW	C	0.51%
TTWO	A	0.51%
FE	C	0.5%
SRE	A	0.5%
PANW	C	0.5%
MSCI	C	0.49%
DRI	B	0.49%
RBLX	C	0.49%
LNT	A	0.49%
DUK	C	0.49%
WEC	A	0.48%
PGR	A	0.48%
SPGI	C	0.47%
ROST	C	0.47%
BSX	B	0.47%
CMS	C	0.46%
ERIE	D	0.45%
BLK	C	0.45%
DPZ	C	0.45%
AEE	A	0.45%
SNPS	B	0.44%
ALNY	D	0.43%
ORLY	B	0.43%
ADSK	A	0.42%
KDP	D	0.42%
GLPI	C	0.42%
URI	B	0.41%
AEP	D	0.41%
PPG	F	0.41%
O	D	0.41%
MDB	C	0.4%
DXCM	D	0.4%
NOC	D	0.4%
DTE	C	0.4%
MDT	D	0.39%
BDX	F	0.39%
MCO	B	0.39%
CARR	D	0.38%
AWK	D	0.38%
LW	C	0.37%
VRTX	F	0.37%
PWR	A	0.37%
LII	A	0.37%
BSY	D	0.37%
BX	A	0.36%
OKE	A	0.36%
AMT	D	0.34%
COST	B	0.34%
DHI	D	0.34%
RIVN	F	0.32%
MPWR	F	0.31%
FCNCA	A	0.31%
ETN	A	0.3%
ATO	A	0.27%
CPAY	A	0.26%
RSG	A	0.24%
HON	B	0.24%
CHD	B	0.23%
CB	C	0.23%
CMG	B	0.22%
WM	A	0.22%
AME	A	0.22%
PEP	F	0.2%
HSY	F	0.19%
MDLZ	F	0.19%
MNST	C	0.19%
LECO	B	0.17%

FCTR Underweight 113 Positions Relative to QLC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GOOGL	C	-2.85%
GOOG	C	-2.82%
AMZN	C	-2.34%
JPM	A	-2.1%
BAC	A	-1.5%
JNJ	D	-1.48%
C	A	-1.25%
GE	D	-0.96%
CAT	B	-0.95%
MRK	F	-0.88%
T	A	-0.78%
CMCSA	B	-0.78%
MCK	B	-0.77%
CI	F	-0.76%
TSLA	B	-0.73%
LRCX	F	-0.72%
COF	B	-0.72%
MS	A	-0.69%
BK	A	-0.68%
GS	A	-0.68%
ACN	C	-0.68%
QCOM	F	-0.66%
AMAT	F	-0.66%
HD	A	-0.66%
SPG	B	-0.64%
CBRE	B	-0.63%
PEG	A	-0.61%
AZO	C	-0.56%
SYF	B	-0.56%
COR	B	-0.56%
AMGN	D	-0.55%
MET	A	-0.55%
MPC	D	-0.54%
PM	B	-0.54%
ESS	B	-0.53%
VLO	C	-0.53%
AIG	B	-0.52%
FTNT	C	-0.5%
STLD	B	-0.47%
NRG	B	-0.47%
ADI	D	-0.47%
EBAY	D	-0.47%
CHKP	D	-0.46%
KR	B	-0.46%
WFC	A	-0.45%
LOW	D	-0.45%
BMY	B	-0.44%
STT	A	-0.44%
HST	C	-0.44%
WY	D	-0.43%
OMC	C	-0.39%
DVA	B	-0.39%
NUE	C	-0.39%
MELI	D	-0.38%
RMD	C	-0.38%
EXPD	D	-0.38%
UPS	C	-0.37%
CTSH	B	-0.34%
FIS	C	-0.34%
DELL	C	-0.33%
LH	C	-0.33%
ALLY	C	-0.33%
CMI	A	-0.31%
MTD	D	-0.31%
CNC	D	-0.29%
MO	A	-0.29%
TAP	C	-0.28%
EA	A	-0.28%
WAB	B	-0.28%
PRU	A	-0.28%
FITB	A	-0.27%
JBL	B	-0.27%
MMM	D	-0.25%
MAS	D	-0.24%
ABNB	C	-0.22%
MCHP	D	-0.22%
OXY	D	-0.21%
CAH	B	-0.21%
HOLX	D	-0.2%
ABBV	D	-0.19%
IT	C	-0.19%
PSX	C	-0.19%
BBY	D	-0.19%
DFS	B	-0.18%
NTAP	C	-0.17%
GILD	C	-0.15%
ICLR	D	-0.14%
UTHR	C	-0.13%
ABT	B	-0.13%
WSM	B	-0.13%
ELV	F	-0.12%
LYB	F	-0.11%
CRBG	B	-0.09%
LEN	D	-0.09%
AOS	F	-0.08%
CE	F	-0.07%
FLEX	A	-0.07%
GEHC	F	-0.07%
ZM	B	-0.06%
REGN	F	-0.06%
TGT	F	-0.06%
EXPE	B	-0.05%
CRM	B	-0.04%
DHR	F	-0.04%
EVRG	A	-0.03%
JLL	D	-0.03%
MEDP	D	-0.02%
MAA	B	-0.02%
ADM	D	-0.02%
TXT	D	-0.02%
SMCI	F	-0.02%
LAMR	D	-0.02%
EMR	A	-0.02%