FIW vs. MLPA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust ISE Water Index Fund (FIW) to Global X MLP ETF (MLPA)
FIW

First Trust ISE Water Index Fund

FIW 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 ISE Water Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted portfolio of 36 stocks of companies as of March 31, 2013 that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the potable and wastewater industries. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$98.84

Average Daily Volume

41,584

Number of Holdings *

33

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

Global X MLP ETF

MLPA Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive MLP Composite Index ("underlying index"). The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of the underlying index. Moreover, at least 80% of the fund's net assets will be invested in securities that have economic characteristics of the Master Limited Partnership ("MLP") asset class. The underlying index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the United States master limited partnerships (MLP) asset class. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$48.75

Average Daily Volume

131,767

Number of Holdings *

19

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FIW MLPA
30 Days -3.08% 3.86%
60 Days -4.62% 3.50%
90 Days -2.18% 2.29%
12 Months 14.45% 23.21%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FIW Weight in MLPA Overlap
FIW Overweight 33 Positions Relative to MLPA
Symbol Grade Weight
VLTO D 4.39%
AWK B 4.24%
XYL D 4.18%
ECL B 4.14%
ROP B 4.01%
A D 3.7%
WTRG C 3.66%
TTEK D 3.54%
ACM D 3.41%
WMS D 3.37%
AOS D 3.37%
IDXX D 3.34%
PNR D 3.33%
IEX D 3.3%
WAT D 3.3%
MLI C 3.21%
CNM D 3.0%
PRMW C 2.66%
WTS D 2.63%
VMI C 2.52%
BMI C 2.28%
FLS D 2.2%
ITRI C 2.09%
CWT C 2.05%
AWR D 1.96%
FELE D 1.8%
ZWS D 1.79%
HWKN B 1.53%
MWA C 1.38%
MEG D 1.35%
LNN D 1.32%
SJW D 1.18%
SBS C 1.04%
FIW Underweight 19 Positions Relative to MLPA
Symbol Grade Weight
SUN C -13.89%
ET B -12.5%
EPD B -11.33%
MPLX B -10.54%
WES B -9.25%
PAA B -9.16%
ENLC B -7.2%
HESM A -7.16%
CQP C -4.89%
GEL B -3.71%
USAC D -3.33%
GLP D -3.31%
SPH D -2.83%
DKL C -0.87%
MMLP B -0.0%
NGL F -0.0%
SGU F -0.0%
CAPL D -0.0%
SMLP B -0.0%
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