FTDS vs. EXI ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) to iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI)

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

$53.89

Average Daily Volume

1,350

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

EXI

iShares Global Industrials ETF

EXI Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the industrials 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 S&P Global 1200 Industrials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the industrials sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$148.23

Average Daily Volume

14,479

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTDS	EXI
30 Days	2.04%	-0.34%
60 Days	6.10%	3.46%
90 Days	6.75%	6.27%
12 Months	27.45%	28.55%

8 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTDS	Weight in EXI	Overlap
CMI	A	2.1%	0.65%	0.65%
GD	C	1.99%	1.07%	1.07%
HII	F	1.54%	0.11%	0.11%
HON	B	2.0%	2.03%	2.0%
LMT	D	1.84%	1.6%	1.6%
PCAR	B	2.08%	0.82%	0.82%
SNA	A	2.18%	0.25%	0.25%
UNP	D	1.95%	1.94%	1.94%

FTDS Overweight 40 Positions Relative to EXI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GRMN	A	2.5%
CBSH	A	2.32%
WH	A	2.31%
HOMB	A	2.28%
CFR	B	2.27%
EWBC	B	2.26%
UNM	A	2.16%
CTRA	B	2.12%
DGX	B	2.11%
CINF	A	2.11%
EQH	B	2.11%
NOV	C	2.11%
RLI	A	2.09%
COP	C	2.09%
EOG	A	2.08%
LW	B	2.06%
THG	A	2.06%
OSK	B	2.06%
ORI	A	2.0%
CF	B	1.99%
ALL	B	1.99%
QCOM	F	1.95%
TGT	C	1.94%
NXPI	F	1.91%
BG	D	1.91%
DVN	F	1.9%
PSX	C	1.9%
RDN	C	1.9%
EG	D	1.89%
MTG	C	1.89%
PPG	F	1.88%
DINO	D	1.88%
BPOP	C	1.88%
FMC	F	1.86%
APD	B	1.86%
EMN	D	1.84%
ADM	F	1.83%
IPG	F	1.81%
DKS	D	1.79%
GPC	D	1.68%

FTDS Underweight 72 Positions Relative to EXI

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GE	D	-2.64%
CAT	B	-2.54%
RTX	D	-2.19%
UBER	F	-2.0%
ETN	B	-1.96%
ADP	A	-1.68%
BA	F	-1.41%
DE	D	-1.35%
UPS	C	-1.27%
TT	B	-1.24%
PH	A	-1.2%
GEV	B	-1.19%
WM	A	-1.09%
CTAS	B	-1.03%
TDG	D	-1.01%
ITW	B	-0.98%
EMR	A	-0.98%
NOC	D	-0.97%
MMM	C	-0.95%
CSX	B	-0.93%
FDX	B	-0.87%
CARR	C	-0.84%
NSC	B	-0.81%
URI	B	-0.77%
JCI	A	-0.76%
GWW	B	-0.72%
CPRT	A	-0.67%
LHX	B	-0.66%
PWR	B	-0.65%
WCN	A	-0.65%
FAST	B	-0.64%
PAYX	B	-0.63%
HWM	B	-0.62%
AME	A	-0.6%
AXON	B	-0.57%
ODFL	B	-0.57%
RSG	B	-0.57%
IR	A	-0.56%
VRSK	A	-0.55%
OTIS	D	-0.54%
DAL	A	-0.54%
WAB	B	-0.47%
EFX	F	-0.44%
ROK	B	-0.42%
XYL	F	-0.41%
UAL	A	-0.39%
DOV	A	-0.37%
LDOS	C	-0.36%
FTV	C	-0.35%
BR	A	-0.35%
VLTO	D	-0.34%
HUBB	C	-0.32%
BLDR	C	-0.28%
LUV	B	-0.25%
J	D	-0.24%
EXPD	C	-0.23%
PNR	A	-0.23%
MAS	D	-0.23%
IEX	B	-0.23%
TXT	D	-0.22%
JBHT	C	-0.21%
NDSN	B	-0.19%
ROL	C	-0.19%
SWK	F	-0.18%
CHRW	A	-0.17%
DAY	B	-0.17%
ALLE	D	-0.16%
PAYC	B	-0.15%
GNRC	B	-0.15%
AOS	F	-0.12%
AGCO	F	-0.09%
AMTM	D	-0.05%