FTIF vs. SDOG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF) to ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG)

FTIF

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF

FTIF Description

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks that comprise the index. The fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the index, which includes dividends paid by the common stocks in the index. The index is a rules-based index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.74

Average Daily Volume

578

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SDOG

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

SDOG Description

The investment seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The underlying index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the S&P 500 on a sector-by-sector basis. The fund generally will invest in all of the securities that comprise the underlying index in proportion to their weightings in the underlying index. However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the underlying index in those weightings.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$60.15

Average Daily Volume

32,335

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTIF	SDOG
30 Days	2.34%	1.68%
60 Days	2.15%	3.64%
90 Days	1.53%	5.35%
12 Months	14.64%	31.14%

7 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTIF	Weight in SDOG	Overlap
CMI	A	2.56%	2.33%	2.33%
DOW	F	1.63%	1.71%	1.63%
IFF	D	1.82%	1.62%	1.62%
IP	A	2.56%	2.31%	2.31%
LYB	F	1.68%	1.73%	1.68%
RTX	D	2.31%	1.94%	1.94%
UPS	C	1.89%	2.05%	1.89%

FTIF Overweight 41 Positions Relative to SDOG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PKG	A	2.51%
JLL	D	2.5%
PWR	A	2.47%
WAB	B	2.41%
SPG	A	2.28%
LMT	D	2.27%
OHI	C	2.26%
CAT	B	2.26%
CF	A	2.25%
KEYS	A	2.19%
DOV	A	2.18%
RGLD	C	2.17%
PCAR	B	2.17%
RS	B	2.13%
EOG	A	2.09%
MGY	A	2.09%
CSX	C	2.07%
LAMR	C	2.07%
UNP	C	2.02%
ESI	B	2.02%
EMN	C	2.0%
SM	B	1.99%
MRO	B	1.96%
AMH	C	1.96%
WPC	C	1.94%
COP	C	1.92%
HST	C	1.89%
CHX	C	1.81%
SLB	C	1.79%
MPC	D	1.78%
FANG	C	1.78%
MOS	F	1.77%
VLO	C	1.74%
HAL	C	1.73%
DVN	F	1.61%
WMS	F	1.59%
MUR	D	1.57%
DINO	D	1.55%
APA	D	1.49%
WFRD	D	1.32%
PBF	D	1.31%

FTIF Underweight 43 Positions Relative to SDOG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KMI	A	-2.52%
WMB	A	-2.45%
HBAN	A	-2.4%
RF	A	-2.34%
OKE	A	-2.34%
CFG	B	-2.28%
BMY	B	-2.23%
CVX	A	-2.23%
TFC	A	-2.17%
VTRS	A	-2.15%
HPQ	B	-2.15%
PRU	A	-2.14%
GLW	B	-2.13%
CMCSA	B	-2.11%
HD	B	-2.1%
XOM	B	-2.09%
GILD	C	-2.08%
MO	A	-2.06%
EVRG	A	-2.04%
T	A	-2.04%
DRI	B	-2.03%
F	C	-2.01%
PM	B	-2.0%
TXN	C	-1.96%
D	C	-1.93%
EIX	B	-1.91%
MMM	D	-1.9%
OMC	C	-1.89%
IBM	C	-1.86%
DUK	C	-1.86%
STX	C	-1.85%
VZ	C	-1.83%
BBY	D	-1.83%
AMCR	C	-1.81%
WBA	F	-1.8%
ES	C	-1.77%
GPC	D	-1.74%
KHC	F	-1.71%
IPG	D	-1.71%
ABBV	F	-1.66%
PFE	F	-1.65%
SWK	D	-1.64%
CAG	F	-1.62%