FDM vs. ITA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust DJ Select MicroCap ETF (FDM) to iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
FDM

First Trust DJ Select MicroCap ETF

FDM 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 Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index(SM) (the "index"). The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks of U.S. micro-capitalization companies which are publicly traded in the United States. The index is comprised of selected U.S. micro-capitalization companies chosen from all common stocks traded on the NewYork Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT and NASDAQ(R) with limited partnerships excluded.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$58.46

Average Daily Volume

7,854

Number of Holdings *

152

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

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITA Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$132.40

Average Daily Volume

315,545

Number of Holdings *

35

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FDM ITA
30 Days -4.03% -3.42%
60 Days -4.62% -0.69%
90 Days -4.58% 1.02%
12 Months 8.29% 15.17%
2 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FDM Weight in ITA Overlap
DCO B 1.29% 0.17% 0.17%
NPK D 0.64% 0.08% 0.08%
FDM Overweight 150 Positions Relative to ITA
Symbol Grade Weight
VSEC B 2.24%
POWL D 2.16%
CRGY B 2.04%
CRAI C 1.98%
SCSC D 1.78%
ACMR C 1.76%
GNK D 1.5%
BBSI B 1.41%
CGEM D 1.36%
CLW D 1.35%
SXC D 1.32%
CECO B 1.31%
HAYN C 1.22%
VVI D 1.17%
IDT D 1.17%
ARHS C 1.15%
REX F 1.12%
UVSP B 1.07%
UWMC D 1.07%
EGY C 1.06%
MLR D 1.04%
BELFB C 1.04%
WSR B 1.01%
CFB B 0.98%
DXPE D 0.97%
OSBC B 0.96%
MBWM C 0.96%
AMBC F 0.95%
LMB C 0.94%
LEU F 0.93%
HCKT D 0.89%
KE F 0.89%
IBCP B 0.88%
PLOW F 0.87%
EZPW D 0.87%
HTBK C 0.83%
BFST D 0.82%
GATO C 0.81%
MYE F 0.81%
CCB C 0.8%
GSBC C 0.76%
AMAL B 0.76%
HTBI B 0.74%
OSG A 0.74%
LQDT B 0.74%
BRY D 0.73%
ZEUS F 0.71%
SMBC C 0.68%
SD D 0.67%
TTI F 0.66%
CYH D 0.65%
LYTS D 0.65%
BHB D 0.64%
CWCO D 0.63%
THFF D 0.63%
DHIL F 0.63%
OLP B 0.61%
VPG F 0.61%
CCBG D 0.61%
RICK F 0.61%
KRNY C 0.61%
NBN B 0.61%
FSBC C 0.6%
CSV C 0.6%
KODK B 0.6%
DENN F 0.6%
AVNW F 0.59%
CENT F 0.59%
PAHC C 0.58%
GLRE D 0.58%
VYGR F 0.56%
HDSN F 0.56%
ARTNA C 0.56%
ODC F 0.54%
LINC B 0.54%
RMR D 0.54%
NWPX D 0.54%
TITN F 0.53%
HVT F 0.53%
SPFI D 0.52%
BBW F 0.52%
NRIM B 0.51%
MOFG C 0.51%
GNE D 0.51%
OSUR F 0.51%
SPOK C 0.49%
ESQ D 0.49%
NEWT D 0.48%
LOCO C 0.47%
ONEW D 0.47%
BOOM C 0.47%
SIGA C 0.47%
MCFT F 0.46%
BSRR B 0.45%
PANL C 0.44%
HBT B 0.41%
RM D 0.4%
SOI D 0.4%
NECB B 0.4%
AMPY B 0.4%
FSBW C 0.39%
INSE D 0.38%
OMER C 0.38%
IPI D 0.37%
AVD F 0.37%
JOUT F 0.37%
CVLY B 0.35%
TSBK D 0.35%
OBT B 0.35%
MVBF F 0.35%
WTI D 0.34%
BCML D 0.34%
PBPB F 0.32%
GENC D 0.32%
FET F 0.32%
NATH B 0.32%
RLGT C 0.32%
PKOH D 0.32%
HNRG C 0.32%
AFCG B 0.31%
MEC B 0.29%
PLBC F 0.28%
CMPO B 0.28%
QUAD B 0.27%
KFS D 0.26%
LEGH D 0.26%
EPM F 0.26%
OVLY F 0.26%
FF C 0.22%
RNGR C 0.22%
ASRT C 0.21%
ATLC C 0.21%
TSQ C 0.21%
MPX F 0.2%
EVC F 0.2%
CMT F 0.2%
MNSB D 0.19%
STKS F 0.18%
INTT D 0.18%
RCMT F 0.17%
CCRD D 0.16%
LSEA F 0.16%
III F 0.15%
HGBL C 0.13%
KLXE F 0.12%
REI D 0.12%
TUSK F 0.12%
BGFV F 0.11%
TZOO F 0.08%
CMBM F 0.06%
FDM Underweight 33 Positions Relative to ITA
Symbol Grade Weight
GE D -19.2%
RTX D -14.5%
BA C -11.11%
NOC D -4.66%
LHX B -4.65%
LMT C -4.62%
GD D -4.42%
TDG D -4.4%
AXON C -4.39%
HWM C -4.26%
TXT D -3.45%
HEI B -2.72%
WWD D -2.22%
CW C -2.2%
HII D -2.06%
BWXT B -1.82%
HEI B -1.81%
HXL D -1.12%
MOG.A C -1.02%
AVAV D -1.01%
SPR B -0.83%
KTOS B -0.64%
AIR B -0.5%
DRS B -0.38%
MRCY D -0.32%
RKLB B -0.26%
TGI B -0.25%
ACHR C -0.16%
RGR F -0.15%
CDRE B -0.14%
SWBI D -0.13%
VVX C -0.12%
SPCE F -0.03%
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