FTIF vs. VAW ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF) to Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ (VAW)

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

$23.93

Average Daily Volume

578

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VAW

Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ

VAW Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Materials 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$210.70

Average Daily Volume

29,654

Number of Holdings ^*

116

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTIF	VAW
30 Days	3.56%	0.05%
60 Days	2.96%	1.55%
90 Days	2.33%	3.86%
12 Months	15.55%	20.40%

11 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTIF	Weight in VAW	Overlap
CF	B	2.25%	1.05%	1.05%
DOW	F	1.63%	2.44%	1.63%
EMN	D	2.0%	0.87%	0.87%
ESI	A	2.02%	0.44%	0.44%
IFF	D	1.82%	1.78%	1.78%
IP	B	2.56%	1.29%	1.29%
LYB	F	1.68%	1.59%	1.59%
MOS	F	1.77%	0.6%	0.6%
PKG	A	2.51%	1.44%	1.44%
RGLD	C	2.17%	0.5%	0.5%
RS	B	2.13%	1.15%	1.15%

FTIF Overweight 37 Positions Relative to VAW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CMI	A	2.56%
JLL	D	2.5%
PWR	A	2.47%
WAB	B	2.41%
RTX	C	2.31%
SPG	B	2.28%
LMT	D	2.27%
OHI	C	2.26%
CAT	B	2.26%
KEYS	A	2.19%
DOV	A	2.18%
PCAR	B	2.17%
EOG	A	2.09%
MGY	A	2.09%
CSX	B	2.07%
LAMR	D	2.07%
UNP	C	2.02%
SM	B	1.99%
MRO	B	1.96%
AMH	D	1.96%
WPC	D	1.94%
COP	C	1.92%
HST	C	1.89%
UPS	C	1.89%
CHX	C	1.81%
SLB	C	1.79%
MPC	D	1.78%
FANG	D	1.78%
VLO	C	1.74%
HAL	C	1.73%
DVN	F	1.61%
WMS	D	1.59%
MUR	D	1.57%
DINO	D	1.55%
APA	D	1.49%
WFRD	D	1.32%
PBF	D	1.31%

FTIF Underweight 105 Positions Relative to VAW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
LIN	D	-15.38%
SHW	A	-6.06%
APD	A	-4.84%
FCX	D	-4.54%
ECL	D	-4.43%
NEM	D	-3.68%
CTVA	C	-2.98%
MLM	B	-2.56%
VMC	B	-2.54%
DD	D	-2.43%
NUE	C	-2.39%
PPG	F	-2.05%
SW	A	-1.88%
STLD	B	-1.37%
BALL	D	-1.29%
AVY	D	-1.17%
RPM	A	-1.15%
AMCR	D	-1.13%
CE	F	-0.96%
CCK	C	-0.79%
ATR	B	-0.78%
ALB	C	-0.68%
EXP	A	-0.68%
AA	B	-0.66%
GPK	C	-0.61%
X	C	-0.61%
AXTA	A	-0.59%
FMC	D	-0.57%
BERY	B	-0.56%
CRS	A	-0.49%
ATI	D	-0.46%
LPX	B	-0.45%
CLF	F	-0.43%
CMC	B	-0.43%
CBT	C	-0.42%
SUM	B	-0.41%
BCPC	B	-0.38%
KNF	A	-0.37%
SEE	C	-0.37%
WLK	D	-0.36%
SON	D	-0.36%
OLN	D	-0.34%
SLGN	A	-0.31%
AVNT	B	-0.3%
FUL	F	-0.28%
ASH	D	-0.28%
NEU	C	-0.27%
HL	D	-0.27%
SMG	D	-0.26%
HUN	F	-0.25%
HCC	B	-0.23%
SLVM	B	-0.21%
IOSP	B	-0.19%
CC	C	-0.19%
SXT	B	-0.19%
ARCH	B	-0.18%
CDE	D	-0.18%
MTX	B	-0.17%
MP	B	-0.16%
AMR	C	-0.16%
MTRN	C	-0.15%
HWKN	B	-0.15%
KWR	C	-0.15%
PRM	C	-0.13%
OI	C	-0.12%
PCT	C	-0.11%
GEF	A	-0.11%
SCL	C	-0.11%
NGVT	B	-0.1%
TROX	D	-0.1%
WS	B	-0.09%
USLM	A	-0.09%
ASPN	F	-0.08%
KALU	C	-0.08%
CENX	B	-0.07%
TRS	B	-0.07%
MATV	D	-0.06%
SXC	A	-0.06%
OEC	C	-0.06%
RYI	C	-0.05%
KOP	C	-0.05%
IE	C	-0.05%
ECVT	C	-0.05%
GATO	D	-0.05%
ASIX	A	-0.05%
HAYN	C	-0.05%
PTVE	B	-0.04%
MTUS	C	-0.04%
ZEUS	C	-0.03%
MYE	F	-0.03%
LXU	B	-0.03%
CLW	F	-0.03%
RDUS	C	-0.03%
CMP	C	-0.03%
PLL	C	-0.02%
IPI	B	-0.02%
MERC	F	-0.02%
KRO	D	-0.02%
PACK	B	-0.02%
METC	C	-0.02%
AVD	D	-0.01%
TSE	F	-0.01%
ORGN	D	-0.01%
FEAM	F	-0.0%
DNMR	F	-0.0%