FTHI vs. SPLV ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income ETF (FTHI) to PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF (SPLV)

FTHI

First Trust High Income ETF

FTHI Description

The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund will pursue its objectives by investing in large cap equity securities listed on U.S. exchanges and by utilizing an "option strategy" consisting of writing (selling) U.S. exchange-traded covered call options on the Standard & Poor's 500(c) Index (the "index"). The market value of the option strategy may be up to 20% of the fund's overall net asset value. The equity securities in which the fund will invest and the options which the fund will write will be limited to U.S. exchange-traded securities and options. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.06

Average Daily Volume

200,704

Number of Holdings ^*

165

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SPLV

PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF

SPLV Description

The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by Standard & Poor's and consists of the 100 stocks from the S&P 500 Index with the lowest realized volatility over the past 12 months. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August and November.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$71.17

Average Daily Volume

1,975,379

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTHI	SPLV
30 Days	1.86%	2.33%
60 Days	1.01%	6.26%
90 Days	2.31%	8.38%
12 Months	17.49%	19.36%

34 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTHI	Weight in SPLV	Overlap
ABBV	C	0.76%	0.91%	0.76%
ADP	B	0.32%	1.0%	0.32%
AJG	D	0.05%	0.98%	0.05%
BRK.A	C	1.76%	1.4%	1.4%
CL	C	0.25%	1.2%	0.25%
CME	C	0.38%	1.04%	0.38%
COST	B	0.87%	1.0%	0.87%
DUK	B	0.34%	1.02%	0.34%
ELV	C	0.14%	0.9%	0.14%
GIS	B	0.09%	0.92%	0.09%
HON	D	0.29%	1.08%	0.29%
ITW	C	0.39%	1.06%	0.39%
JPM	D	1.27%	0.97%	0.97%
KO	B	0.58%	1.32%	0.58%
LIN	B	0.45%	1.11%	0.45%
LMT	B	0.29%	0.98%	0.29%
MA	B	0.88%	1.14%	0.88%
MDLZ	C	0.09%	1.03%	0.09%
MDT	C	0.5%	0.96%	0.5%
MMC	C	0.46%	1.21%	0.46%
MO	C	0.91%	0.93%	0.91%
MSI	B	0.16%	1.04%	0.16%
PAYX	C	0.2%	0.94%	0.2%
PEP	D	0.51%	1.01%	0.51%
PG	C	0.87%	1.18%	0.87%
PM	C	0.38%	1.08%	0.38%
SO	A	0.21%	0.96%	0.21%
SPGI	A	0.36%	1.01%	0.36%
TJX	C	0.33%	1.14%	0.33%
TMUS	C	0.27%	1.28%	0.27%
UNP	C	0.33%	1.02%	0.33%
V	C	0.99%	1.26%	0.99%
WEC	B	0.16%	0.92%	0.16%
WMT	B	0.68%	1.16%	0.68%

FTHI Overweight 131 Positions Relative to SPLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MSFT	C	6.97%
AAPL	C	5.86%
NVDA	D	5.67%
AMZN	C	3.7%
META	A	2.45%
GOOGL	D	2.04%
BXMT	C	1.72%
GOOG	D	1.72%
AVGO	C	1.65%
LLY	C	1.57%
SLG	B	1.38%
UL	C	1.13%
UNH	C	1.13%
CCEP	B	1.07%
TSLA	C	1.07%
XOM	D	0.96%
JXN	B	0.95%
LADR	C	0.95%
CRNX	C	0.9%
HD	A	0.85%
CCI	C	0.67%
MRK	D	0.64%
BRBR	C	0.64%
CALM	A	0.61%
PTVE	D	0.61%
INGR	B	0.61%
NFLX	B	0.61%
NVS	C	0.59%
VST	A	0.59%
ADBE	F	0.55%
IDA	C	0.55%
AMD	D	0.54%
CRM	D	0.53%
STNG	F	0.51%
BAC	D	0.5%
MEDP	D	0.48%
INSM	D	0.48%
TMO	C	0.48%
ORCL	B	0.47%
GILD	B	0.45%
TOL	B	0.45%
SLM	D	0.44%
CVLT	B	0.43%
EXP	B	0.43%
BMY	C	0.42%
INTU	C	0.42%
VZ	B	0.4%
ALSN	B	0.4%
DELL	C	0.4%
AM	B	0.39%
DHR	C	0.39%
NOW	A	0.38%
CAT	B	0.38%
HLI	A	0.38%
IBM	A	0.38%
DECK	D	0.38%
AMT	C	0.38%
AMGN	B	0.37%
T	C	0.37%
WFC	D	0.37%
USFD	B	0.37%
ARES	A	0.37%
EHC	B	0.37%
UMBF	B	0.37%
LANC	D	0.37%
HESM	D	0.37%
PPC	D	0.36%
FNF	B	0.36%
DTM	A	0.36%
NVO	D	0.36%
SCCO	D	0.36%
QCOM	F	0.36%
ISRG	C	0.36%
TXN	C	0.36%
IIPR	B	0.36%
GE	A	0.35%
RTX	C	0.35%
KNSL	C	0.35%
REYN	B	0.34%
AMAT	D	0.34%
IDCC	B	0.34%
SFM	B	0.34%
PSA	B	0.34%
EWBC	D	0.33%
WSO	C	0.32%
VEEV	C	0.32%
SBRA	C	0.32%
SLVM	A	0.32%
BAH	B	0.32%
PFE	C	0.31%
KRC	B	0.3%
DHT	D	0.3%
LOW	A	0.3%
FTI	D	0.3%
BKNG	B	0.29%
O	C	0.29%
GS	C	0.28%
NEE	C	0.28%
GAP	F	0.28%
MGEE	B	0.28%
SBLK	D	0.27%
GGG	C	0.27%
BKU	D	0.27%
LOPE	D	0.27%
AMH	C	0.26%
CNA	D	0.25%
MATX	C	0.25%
COP	D	0.24%
CVX	D	0.24%
FLO	C	0.23%
ATR	B	0.23%
OGN	D	0.23%
OTTR	D	0.22%
BLK	B	0.21%
EQIX	B	0.21%
MUSA	D	0.2%
NEU	D	0.19%
XEL	B	0.19%
PFGC	B	0.19%
CVBF	D	0.16%
EXR	B	0.16%
SFNC	C	0.13%
KAR	D	0.13%
NHI	C	0.13%
GEV	B	0.12%
TGT	C	0.11%
BX	B	0.11%
D	B	0.09%
BDX	F	0.08%
SPG	A	0.05%
SYK	C	0.05%

FTHI Underweight 63 Positions Relative to SPLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
RSG	D	-1.22%
L	D	-1.18%
JNJ	C	-1.1%
ROP	C	-1.08%
MCD	B	-1.08%
CB	B	-1.07%
ICE	C	-1.07%
ATO	B	-1.06%
AVY	D	-1.04%
BK	A	-1.04%
REGN	C	-1.03%
HIG	B	-1.02%
YUM	F	-1.01%
AMP	B	-1.0%
KMI	A	-1.0%
GD	B	-0.99%
WMB	B	-0.99%
OKE	B	-0.98%
MET	A	-0.98%
CTAS	C	-0.98%
AME	C	-0.98%
CSCO	B	-0.98%
PRU	C	-0.97%
KDP	B	-0.97%
PPL	B	-0.97%
KMB	D	-0.96%
WELL	C	-0.96%
WM	D	-0.96%
CHD	C	-0.96%
ABT	C	-0.95%
PEG	A	-0.95%
CMS	B	-0.95%
AFL	C	-0.95%
PKG	B	-0.95%
STZ	D	-0.95%
AIG	D	-0.95%
DRI	B	-0.95%
IEX	D	-0.95%
VRSN	D	-0.95%
AVB	C	-0.95%
ED	C	-0.95%
ETR	A	-0.94%
OTIS	C	-0.94%
PFG	B	-0.94%
FE	C	-0.94%
OMC	B	-0.93%
CSX	D	-0.93%
SRE	B	-0.93%
LNT	B	-0.93%
BRO	C	-0.92%
ECL	A	-0.92%
DGX	C	-0.91%
PPG	D	-0.91%
EA	D	-0.9%
HLT	B	-0.9%
CBOE	C	-0.89%
BR	D	-0.89%
HOLX	C	-0.89%
EVRG	B	-0.88%
SYY	D	-0.88%
LYB	F	-0.88%
DOW	D	-0.83%
MCK	F	-0.76%