FTLS vs. BLV ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)
FTLS

First Trust Long/Short Equity

FTLS Description

The investment seeks to provide investors with long-term total return. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) will be exposed to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies by investing in such securities directly and/or in U.S. exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that provide exposure to such securities. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in U.S. exchange-listed equity index futures contracts. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$62.95

Average Daily Volume

145,566

Number of Holdings *

453

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
BLV

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

BLV Description The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. This Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$71.62

Average Daily Volume

515,061

Number of Holdings *

344

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS BLV
30 Days 2.20% 2.03%
60 Days 4.37% 4.31%
90 Days 4.32% 4.76%
12 Months 21.23% 1.87%
100 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in BLV Overlap
AAPL B 4.45% 0.02% 0.02%
ABT D -0.71% 0.01% -0.71%
ADC B -0.07% 0.01% -0.07%
AFG D 0.08% 0.01% 0.01%
AFL A 0.42% 0.01% 0.01%
AGO C 0.09% 0.01% 0.01%
AIG C 0.66% 0.01% 0.01%
ALB F -0.23% 0.01% -0.23%
AMZN C 2.58% 0.03% 0.03%
AVGO B 1.02% 0.03% 0.03%
BA D -0.78% 0.01% -0.78%
BHF D -0.07% 0.02% -0.07%
BMY F 1.62% 0.01% 0.01%
BSX B 0.95% 0.01% 0.01%
C B 1.91% 0.01% 0.01%
CACC C -0.04% 0.01% -0.04%
CACC C -0.06% 0.01% -0.06%
CAG F 0.28% 0.02% 0.02%
CAH F 0.53% 0.01% 0.01%
CCI C 0.64% 0.01% 0.01%
CF F 0.43% 0.02% 0.02%
CHD D 0.27% 0.01% 0.01%
CI D 1.12% 0.01% 0.01%
CL B 0.85% 0.01% 0.01%
CPB B 0.25% 0.01% 0.01%
DD B 0.38% 0.04% 0.04%
DVN D 0.79% 0.01% 0.01%
EA B 0.64% 0.01% 0.01%
ECL A 0.61% 0.01% 0.01%
EG C 0.26% 0.01% 0.01%
EPD B 0.3% 0.01% 0.01%
EQH A -0.26% 0.04% -0.26%
EQNR D 0.22% 0.01% 0.01%
FANG B 0.06% 0.02% 0.02%
FOXA A -0.11% 0.02% -0.11%
FTV D 0.28% 0.01% 0.01%
GD D -0.69% 0.01% -0.69%
GILD C 1.11% 0.01% 0.01%
GLW B -0.44% 0.01% -0.44%
GOOGL C 1.49% 0.02% 0.02%
GWW D 0.06% 0.01% 0.01%
HAS D -0.24% 0.01% -0.24%
HIG C 0.37% 0.01% 0.01%
HPQ C 0.52% 0.03% 0.03%
HRL F 0.18% 0.01% 0.01%
HUM D -0.3% 0.01% -0.3%
IDA C -0.04% 0.01% -0.04%
INGR D 0.09% 0.01% 0.01%
IPG F -0.32% 0.01% -0.32%
JBLU C -0.1% 0.01% -0.1%
JNJ D 1.87% 0.01% 0.01%
JPM B 0.85% 0.01% 0.01%
K D -0.49% 0.01% -0.49%
KIM C -0.11% 0.01% -0.11%
KRC C -0.04% 0.01% -0.04%
LHX A -0.63% 0.01% -0.63%
LIN C -0.72% 0.01% -0.72%
LLY B 0.94% 0.01% 0.01%
LNC B -0.06% 0.01% -0.06%
LOW C -0.71% 0.01% -0.71%
MKL D 0.14% 0.01% 0.01%
MMM B -0.59% 0.01% -0.59%
MO A 1.21% 0.01% 0.01%
MPC F 1.07% 0.01% 0.01%
MSFT C 4.65% 0.01% 0.01%
MSI B 0.54% 0.01% 0.01%
NOC F -0.68% 0.01% -0.68%
NUE D 0.49% 0.03% 0.03%
NVDA C 3.82% 0.02% 0.02%
PAA B 0.14% 0.01% 0.01%
PEP D -0.66% 0.01% -0.66%
PFG C 0.2% 0.01% 0.01%
PH C 0.66% 0.01% 0.01%
PHM C 0.39% 0.01% 0.01%
PKG C 0.25% 0.01% 0.01%
PM A 1.23% 0.01% 0.01%
PRU A 0.36% 0.01% 0.01%
QCOM C 0.28% 0.01% 0.01%
REGN B 0.97% 0.01% 0.01%
RPM D 0.13% 0.01% 0.01%
SIGI D 0.07% 0.01% 0.01%
SJM F -0.38% 0.01% -0.38%
STLD C 0.32% 0.01% 0.01%
STZ B -0.72% 0.01% -0.72%
T B -0.64% 0.01% -0.64%
TAP F -0.3% 0.03% -0.3%
TGT C 1.33% 0.01% 0.01%
TJX A 1.24% 0.01% 0.01%
TMUS B 1.68% 0.01% 0.01%
UAL D 0.95% 0.01% 0.01%
VLO D 1.05% 0.02% 0.02%
VOYA D 0.14% 0.01% 0.01%
VRSK B 0.54% 0.01% 0.01%
WBA F -0.5% 0.01% -0.5%
WELL B -0.71% 0.01% -0.71%
WHR C -0.49% 0.02% -0.49%
WMB B 0.62% 0.01% 0.01%
WMT B 1.98% 0.01% 0.01%
ZBH F -0.41% 0.01% -0.41%
ZTS C 1.41% 0.01% 0.01%
FTLS Overweight 353 Positions Relative to BLV
Symbol Grade Weight
NFLX C 1.99%
ANET C 1.95%
META C 1.53%
CMG D 1.47%
SPOT D 1.3%
GOOG C 1.26%
ELV C 1.07%
BRK.A C 1.05%
VRTX A 0.96%
ADSK C 0.95%
DAL D 0.91%
MCK C 0.82%
COF C 0.81%
DECK D 0.78%
ROST A 0.69%
ROP C 0.65%
TDG D 0.53%
CTAS B 0.53%
CNC D 0.47%
LVS F 0.47%
HBAN C 0.46%
RIO D 0.41%
BG B 0.38%
STT B 0.38%
GDDY C 0.37%
RL C 0.36%
EME D 0.33%
WAB D 0.33%
UTHR B 0.32%
WSO B 0.31%
TOL C 0.31%
VLTO D 0.3%
VRSN D 0.29%
DINO F 0.28%
LDOS B 0.28%
MOH F 0.28%
CHRD D 0.28%
HOLX B 0.27%
NTRS B 0.27%
TXRH D 0.27%
BLD C 0.25%
DBX F 0.24%
ROL C 0.22%
NVT D 0.21%
SFM B 0.21%
AR D 0.21%
MUSA B 0.21%
KNSL F 0.21%
BBWI F 0.21%
AMR D 0.2%
NVR B 0.2%
SNX D 0.2%
CNM D 0.2%
ARCH F 0.19%
ARMK C 0.19%
ALK F 0.19%
LPX D 0.17%
HSIC D 0.17%
EVR A 0.16%
RNR D 0.15%
PFGC F 0.15%
BRBR D 0.15%
RGA A 0.15%
KBH B 0.15%
NXST B 0.14%
MTH C 0.14%
CRI F 0.14%
SIG D 0.14%
BERY C 0.14%
EXP D 0.14%
ALSN B 0.13%
BYD C 0.13%
HRB C 0.13%
STNG D 0.13%
AYI D 0.12%
RGLD A 0.12%
NDSN D 0.12%
CRC C 0.12%
BECN C 0.12%
CHE F 0.11%
HALO B 0.11%
SMG D 0.11%
PRI B 0.1%
MTG A 0.1%
OLN D 0.1%
CACI B 0.1%
DTM B 0.1%
NSIT C 0.1%
CEIX C 0.1%
AM B 0.09%
AMG C 0.09%
TPH B 0.09%
CALM A 0.09%
ATR D 0.09%
TMHC C 0.09%
PAGP B 0.09%
SLM C 0.09%
OZK C 0.09%
WGO F 0.08%
LFUS C 0.08%
PRGS C 0.08%
PINC F 0.08%
CVLT B 0.08%
BPOP A 0.08%
COLM D 0.08%
SKYW B 0.08%
AXS B 0.08%
IGT D 0.07%
HESM A 0.07%
GES D 0.07%
TGNA C 0.07%
RBC C 0.07%
YELP F 0.07%
SMPL D 0.07%
VC F 0.07%
LANC D 0.06%
AVT C 0.06%
WDFC D 0.06%
KFY C 0.06%
FLO F 0.06%
FTDR D 0.06%
PPC C 0.06%
LPG D 0.06%
MAN F 0.06%
KNTK B 0.06%
HELE F 0.06%
UMBF A 0.06%
ENLC C 0.06%
WHD B 0.06%
INMD F 0.06%
PJT B 0.06%
INSW D 0.06%
CVI F 0.06%
GMS D 0.06%
DDS B 0.06%
ESNT B 0.06%
THG D 0.05%
TNK D 0.05%
CVCO C 0.05%
OXM D 0.05%
GOGL D 0.05%
ATGE A 0.05%
NEU D 0.05%
WTS D 0.05%
ASGN D 0.05%
ZWS D 0.05%
DK F 0.05%
LOPE C 0.05%
CBSH B 0.05%
CBT D 0.04%
AMRC D -0.01%
KRUS F -0.01%
RXST D -0.02%
TRUP C -0.02%
PRO F -0.02%
BASE F -0.02%
SSTK F -0.02%
ATSG D -0.02%
ACVA D -0.02%
ALGT F -0.02%
OTTR D -0.02%
SILK A -0.02%
APPN D -0.02%
AKR B -0.02%
ECPG D -0.02%
MYRG D -0.02%
NEXT C -0.02%
ASPN D -0.02%
PRVA D -0.02%
RGR F -0.02%
CRGY C -0.02%
ARLO B -0.02%
INDI D -0.02%
CWT C -0.02%
MGPI F -0.02%
BOH C -0.02%
NTST D -0.02%
RC C -0.02%
GBX F -0.02%
RYN F -0.02%
FFIN C -0.02%
TRN D -0.02%
HAYW D -0.02%
NWN C -0.02%
SAH D -0.02%
EXPI D -0.02%
KWR D -0.02%
HEES D -0.02%
NVCR D -0.02%
AMRK D -0.02%
CLVT F -0.03%
CSGS D -0.03%
ORA C -0.03%
PARR F -0.03%
MRCY D -0.03%
OSIS B -0.03%
HRI D -0.03%
HI D -0.03%
HTZ F -0.03%
ASAN F -0.03%
PAG C -0.03%
PAR B -0.03%
AZTA D -0.03%
PRCT C -0.03%
EFC A -0.03%
CCS C -0.03%
LNN F -0.03%
AGL D -0.03%
SGRY D -0.03%
COHU C -0.03%
ATEC D -0.03%
VSEC B -0.03%
HASI C -0.03%
SITM B -0.03%
BZH C -0.03%
CNNE D -0.04%
RUSHA C -0.04%
STEP B -0.04%
EPRT B -0.04%
ENR C -0.04%
NFE F -0.04%
ROIC C -0.04%
MIR B -0.04%
LMND C -0.04%
ICHR C -0.04%
NSA B -0.04%
RDFN D -0.04%
RKT C -0.04%
CTRE B -0.04%
FLNC F -0.04%
CCOI D -0.04%
BE D -0.05%
EYE F -0.05%
GPRE F -0.05%
BGC A -0.05%
VSAT F -0.05%
JBGS C -0.05%
SITE F -0.05%
DBRG D -0.05%
OSCR D -0.05%
GATX A -0.05%
MYGN B -0.05%
VIAV F -0.05%
TREX D -0.06%
IPGP D -0.06%
THS D -0.06%
LGIH D -0.06%
SDGR F -0.06%
JBT D -0.06%
COUR F -0.06%
FSLY F -0.06%
EGP B -0.06%
GKOS A -0.06%
DXC D -0.06%
SNDR C -0.06%
SPT D -0.06%
AEIS C -0.06%
MP F -0.06%
OI F -0.06%
VFC D -0.06%
ZD F -0.06%
ACMR D -0.06%
NOG C -0.06%
ODP F -0.06%
SHC D -0.07%
GMED A -0.07%
ENOV F -0.07%
WERN D -0.07%
SLGN D -0.07%
UPST D -0.07%
SYNA F -0.07%
VAL B -0.07%
GLPI B -0.07%
CWH D -0.07%
KMPR B -0.07%
VNO C -0.07%
MDU C -0.08%
FRPT C -0.08%
SONO F -0.08%
SPB D -0.08%
PNM D -0.08%
EXTR D -0.08%
JOBY C -0.08%
MASI F -0.08%
KTOS B -0.08%
LAD D -0.08%
SLAB F -0.09%
AMBA C -0.09%
CHH C -0.09%
TPX D -0.09%
MSGE C -0.09%
GFS C -0.09%
USFD D -0.1%
CG C -0.1%
AEO D -0.1%
MGY B -0.1%
QS D -0.1%
SOFI F -0.1%
FTRE F -0.1%
CAR F -0.11%
NVST F -0.11%
CIVI D -0.11%
CE D -0.11%
FYBR B -0.11%
UEC C -0.11%
LEG D -0.11%
GO F -0.11%
COTY F -0.12%
ALIT F -0.13%
TXG F -0.13%
S D -0.13%
SPR B -0.13%
MAT F -0.14%
IRM B -0.14%
NTNX D -0.14%
OMF C -0.14%
IOT C -0.14%
CFLT F -0.14%
PZZA F -0.15%
IRTC D -0.16%
ACHC F -0.16%
EXAS F -0.16%
FND F -0.16%
CHK D -0.17%
BIO D -0.18%
COLD C -0.19%
FLR A -0.19%
LITE B -0.2%
SEDG F -0.21%
PSTG B -0.21%
AL C -0.21%
LKQ D -0.23%
RH D -0.23%
W F -0.24%
SAIA D -0.25%
LYFT F -0.25%
RIG F -0.26%
DKNG F -0.26%
XRAY F -0.28%
SLB D -0.29%
WOLF F -0.3%
AVTR D -0.3%
PANW C -0.31%
RUN D -0.31%
BALL D -0.31%
CVNA B -0.33%
CNH F -0.33%
CCL C -0.34%
PLTR B -0.36%
CPAY C -0.38%
VEEV D -0.48%
TTWO F -0.67%
KVUE F -0.68%
FTLS Underweight 245 Positions Relative to BLV
Symbol Grade Weight
WIT B -1.44%
MDT D -0.05%
COST C -0.04%
FITB B -0.04%
HPE B -0.04%
WY D -0.04%
ALLY A -0.04%
CARR B -0.04%
DELL C -0.04%
SCCO C -0.03%
CRM F -0.03%
HAL F -0.03%
BHP C -0.03%
CSCO D -0.03%
PYPL D -0.02%
TEL A -0.02%
AXP B -0.02%
CME D -0.02%
OHI A -0.02%
LEA F -0.02%
MDLZ F -0.02%
VMC C -0.02%
AJG A -0.02%
EBAY B -0.02%
GPN F -0.02%
WU D -0.02%
MAR C -0.02%
ADI B -0.02%
ICE A -0.02%
GM B -0.02%
BIIB C -0.02%
BABA C -0.02%
PSX D -0.02%
VTRS C -0.02%
GSK D -0.02%
MS A -0.02%
AMGN B -0.02%
ABBV B -0.02%
CPT B -0.01%
VTR A -0.01%
WPC C -0.01%
PECO C -0.01%
DOC B -0.01%
SCHW C -0.01%
BAX D -0.01%
AIZ D -0.01%
AES D -0.01%
AAT A -0.01%
BEN D -0.01%
HIW B -0.01%
JD D -0.01%
FRT A -0.01%
FNF C -0.01%
REG B -0.01%
AVA D -0.01%
CHI B -0.01%
UDR B -0.01%
SWX D -0.01%
DT F -0.01%
EXR B -0.01%
DRI F -0.01%
XYL D -0.01%
MKC C -0.01%
OPI D -0.01%
PDM A -0.01%
JNPR B -0.01%
DGX B -0.01%
MAA B -0.01%
LXP B -0.01%
MDC A -0.01%
KSS D -0.01%
WTRG C -0.01%
WRK C -0.01%
ORI C -0.01%
OC C -0.01%
NYC B -0.01%
NWE C -0.01%
HON B -0.01%
EQIX C -0.01%
EOG B -0.01%
DOV C -0.01%
BWA F -0.01%
CFG A -0.01%
APTV F -0.01%
COO D -0.01%
VMI B -0.01%
STE D -0.01%
SNA D -0.01%
ROK C -0.01%
RF A -0.01%
SBRA B -0.01%
NOV C -0.01%
NNN A -0.01%
NDAQ B -0.01%
OGE B -0.01%
LH C -0.01%
NXPI B -0.01%
IVZ C -0.01%
HOG D -0.01%
JEF A -0.01%
L C -0.01%
ESS B -0.01%
DG D -0.01%
FE C -0.01%
EE C -0.01%
FMC F -0.01%
CMI C -0.01%
AVB C -0.01%
CINF B -0.01%
UNM D -0.01%
SPGI A -0.01%
SYK C -0.01%
SWK D -0.01%
PEG B -0.01%
AON C -0.01%
WEC D -0.01%
ATO B -0.01%
AEP C -0.01%
AEE C -0.01%
ADM C -0.01%
ACGL D -0.01%
ARE B -0.01%
CTS C -0.01%
DTE C -0.01%
EVRG C -0.01%
FIS C -0.01%
ETN C -0.01%
ALL D -0.01%
AWK C -0.01%
IFF B -0.01%
JCI C -0.01%
KMB A -0.01%
ES C -0.01%
EQR C -0.01%
EL F -0.01%
KDP D -0.01%
MLM D -0.01%
OTIS B -0.01%
NEE C -0.01%
OKE A -0.01%
OGS C -0.01%
O C -0.01%
MCO A -0.01%
PPL D -0.01%
XEL D -0.01%
MOS F -0.01%
MAS C -0.01%
TRV D -0.01%
PNW B -0.01%
PLD C -0.01%
RSG A -0.01%
RPRX D -0.01%
SHW C -0.01%
PG D -0.01%
TCN A -0.01%
TT A -0.01%
CMS D -0.01%
BKH C -0.01%
APD D -0.01%
AMAT C -0.01%
CP C -0.01%
CNP D -0.01%
EMN D -0.01%
DE F -0.01%
IP C -0.01%
NI A -0.01%
MRO B -0.01%
ITW D -0.01%
HSY D -0.01%
WRB D -0.01%
WM B -0.01%
WLK D -0.01%
LNT B -0.01%
KR C -0.01%
EIX C -0.01%
ED D -0.01%
D C -0.01%
CVX D -0.01%
GIS D -0.01%
KOF D -0.01%
KLAC B -0.01%
NKE F -0.01%
MMC A -0.01%
NEM A -0.01%
NSC D -0.01%
LRCX C -0.01%
MCD D -0.01%
LYB F -0.01%
TMO D -0.01%
RJF D -0.01%
AMT B -0.01%
UPS F -0.01%
CSX C -0.01%
EXC D -0.01%
DOW F -0.01%
ETR D -0.01%
HES D -0.01%
DHR D -0.01%
MUFG B -0.01%
SBUX F -0.01%
SPG B -0.01%
SRE B -0.01%
PGR B -0.01%
MET C -0.01%
ET B -0.01%
FDX B -0.01%
MRK C -0.01%
LMT D -0.01%
SYY D -0.01%
CAT D -0.01%
TXN B -0.01%
TSN D -0.01%
KO B -0.01%
MPLX C -0.01%
BDX F -0.01%
INTC D -0.01%
SO B -0.01%
MA D -0.01%
UNH D -0.01%
CB D -0.01%
DUK B -0.01%
HCA D -0.01%
KMI A -0.01%
DIS F -0.01%
UNP D -0.01%
COP D -0.01%
IBM C -0.01%
RTX D -0.01%
V F -0.01%
AZN D -0.01%
XOM D -0.01%
VOD B -0.01%
HSBC D -0.01%
HD C -0.01%
ORCL B -0.01%
PCG C -0.01%
CMCSA F -0.01%
CHTR D -0.01%
PFE C -0.01%
VZ B -0.01%
WFC B -0.01%
BAC A -0.01%
GS A -0.01%
CVS F -0.01%
GE D -0.01%
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