FTDS vs. DDIV ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) to First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV)

FTDS

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF

FTDS Description

The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks and real estate investment companies (?REITs?) that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to well-capitalized companies with a history of increasing their dividends. The term ?well-capitalized? reflects companies that have strong balance sheets with durable cash flow and a record of profitability.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.22

Average Daily Volume

1,388

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

DDIV

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF

DDIV Description

The First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF, formerly the First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called the Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus Dividend Yield Index (the "Index"). Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the equity securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Fund's investment advisor seeks a correlation of 0.95 or better (before fees and expenses) between the Fund's performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. The Index is owned and was developed by Nasdaq, Inc. (the "Index Provider"). The Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus Dividend Yield Index is a rules-based equity index that is designed to track the overall performance of the 50 highest dividend yielding stocks within the NASDAQ US Large Mid Cap Index that maintain high levels of relative strength. To construct the index, Dorsey, Wright & Associates (DWA) begins with the eligible constituents of the NASDAQ US Large Mid Cap Index. These eligible constituents are determined after meeting certain criteria, including maintaining a minimum average daily dollar volume of $1 million for the 30-day period prior to evaluation. Each security is assigned a relative strength score based on its forward price momentum compared to the momentum of a broad market benchmark index. Securities that exhibit a minimum level of relative strength are eligible for inclusion in the index. Eligible securities are then ranked based upon their current dividend yield, and the top 50 securities with the highest dividend yield are selected for inclusion in the index. The securities are then weighted, with greater weights given to securities with higher dividend yields. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$40.83

Average Daily Volume

13,683

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTDS	DDIV
30 Days	2.96%	6.98%
60 Days	5.11%	10.77%
90 Days	5.28%	13.16%
12 Months	27.74%	46.04%

5 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTDS	Weight in DDIV	Overlap
ALL	A	2.03%	1.63%	1.63%
BPOP	C	1.87%	2.37%	1.87%
DKS	D	1.82%	1.67%	1.67%
GRMN	B	2.48%	1.73%	1.73%
MTG	C	1.89%	1.61%	1.61%

FTDS Overweight 43 Positions Relative to DDIV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CBSH	B	2.34%
WH	B	2.29%
HOMB	A	2.27%
UNM	A	2.25%
EWBC	A	2.24%
CFR	B	2.22%
CTRA	B	2.2%
SNA	A	2.17%
EOG	A	2.15%
DGX	A	2.15%
CINF	A	2.14%
COP	C	2.14%
CMI	A	2.14%
RLI	A	2.13%
THG	A	2.1%
NOV	C	2.06%
CF	A	2.06%
HON	C	2.05%
ORI	A	2.05%
EQH	C	2.04%
OSK	C	2.02%
BG	D	2.01%
PCAR	B	2.01%
TGT	F	1.99%
LW	C	1.97%
PSX	C	1.97%
APD	A	1.96%
QCOM	F	1.92%
DINO	D	1.92%
EG	C	1.92%
DVN	F	1.91%
RDN	D	1.91%
UNP	C	1.9%
EMN	C	1.89%
NXPI	D	1.87%
ADM	D	1.85%
PPG	F	1.85%
GD	D	1.82%
FMC	D	1.75%
GPC	D	1.72%
LMT	D	1.72%
IPG	D	1.7%
HII	F	1.48%

FTDS Underweight 45 Positions Relative to DDIV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KMI	A	-4.87%
AM	A	-4.79%
SPG	A	-4.5%
OKE	A	-4.24%
WMB	A	-3.86%
BRX	A	-3.68%
DTM	A	-3.66%
LAMR	C	-3.51%
OWL	A	-3.49%
JXN	C	-2.68%
GS	A	-2.64%
JPM	A	-2.52%
ARES	A	-2.46%
INGR	C	-2.45%
JEF	A	-2.37%
PKG	A	-2.35%
HRB	D	-2.14%
IRM	C	-2.11%
STX	C	-2.11%
WSO	A	-2.09%
WELL	A	-2.03%
AIG	B	-1.83%
TRGP	A	-1.77%
TRV	B	-1.56%
RTX	D	-1.53%
SF	B	-1.51%
WAL	B	-1.31%
AFL	B	-1.26%
CAH	B	-1.24%
COF	C	-1.21%
RGA	A	-1.15%
NRG	B	-1.09%
DELL	B	-0.98%
NTAP	C	-0.96%
HLI	A	-0.88%
APO	B	-0.88%
NOC	D	-0.87%
TXRH	B	-0.85%
MMC	B	-0.85%
AOS	F	-0.81%
TMUS	B	-0.8%
MAS	D	-0.77%
TSCO	D	-0.76%
TJX	A	-0.73%
OC	A	-0.72%