FTLS vs. IBB ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund (IBB)
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

$65.63

Average Daily Volume

127,223

Number of Holdings *

384

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

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund

IBB Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of biotechnology and pharmaceutical equities listed on the NASDAQ. 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. The underlying index contains securities of NASDAQ® listed companies that are classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either biotechnology or pharmaceuticals and that also meet other eligibility criteria determined by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$137.96

Average Daily Volume

1,174,830

Number of Holdings *

184

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS IBB
30 Days 2.15% -2.95%
60 Days 3.89% -5.23%
90 Days 3.71% -6.75%
12 Months 20.58% 16.31%
13 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in IBB Overlap
ADMA B 0.17% 0.49% 0.17%
ALKS B 0.17% 0.47% 0.17%
BCRX D 0.07% 0.15% 0.07%
CDNA D 0.04% 0.12% 0.04%
EXEL B 0.19% 1.01% 0.19%
FOLD F 0.08% 0.29% 0.08%
ILMN D 1.13% 2.25% 1.13%
INSM C 0.54% 1.3% 0.54%
MYGN F 0.04% 0.14% 0.04%
TWST D 0.16% 0.24% 0.16%
TXG F 0.08% 0.14% 0.08%
VCYT B 0.09% 0.31% 0.09%
WAT B -0.3% 2.15% -0.3%
FTLS Overweight 371 Positions Relative to IBB
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 7.44%
NVDA C 4.84%
MSFT F 4.45%
AMZN C 2.74%
TMUS B 2.32%
SCHW B 2.26%
C A 2.18%
LOW D 2.16%
ACN C 2.11%
PM B 1.92%
QCOM F 1.88%
JNJ D 1.85%
META D 1.77%
FDX B 1.69%
PH A 1.64%
CME A 1.57%
MO A 1.51%
VLO C 1.43%
GOOGL C 1.4%
MPC D 1.37%
USB A 1.35%
KMI A 1.23%
LNG B 1.19%
CL D 1.17%
GOOG C 1.17%
BRK.A B 1.13%
CTAS B 1.09%
AVGO D 1.06%
TRV B 1.05%
TFC A 1.02%
FIS C 1.0%
HPQ B 1.0%
HWM A 0.97%
JPM A 0.93%
ALL A 0.88%
LLY F 0.84%
SYY B 0.83%
FANG D 0.83%
SYF B 0.79%
NTAP C 0.75%
PBR C 0.73%
JBL B 0.73%
TWLO A 0.72%
AFL B 0.7%
RL B 0.67%
EAT A 0.65%
TOL B 0.65%
CSL C 0.6%
PNR A 0.56%
CF B 0.55%
NVR D 0.55%
VLTO D 0.49%
BJ A 0.47%
MAS D 0.46%
GEN B 0.45%
VRSN F 0.45%
OKTA C 0.45%
CROX D 0.44%
ZIM C 0.44%
FLEX A 0.44%
NTRS A 0.42%
GL B 0.41%
NVS D 0.41%
FFIV B 0.4%
VICI C 0.4%
PENN C 0.4%
SWK D 0.4%
CAG D 0.38%
DBX B 0.36%
EXP A 0.35%
CRS A 0.34%
SNA A 0.33%
TKO B 0.32%
WRB A 0.32%
JAZZ B 0.31%
LPX B 0.31%
TTC D 0.31%
AYI B 0.29%
CCK C 0.29%
ALLY C 0.29%
PI D 0.27%
ASO F 0.27%
SPYV A 0.26%
SCHV A 0.26%
IWD A 0.26%
EWBC A 0.25%
CNK B 0.24%
RPRX D 0.23%
KNSL B 0.22%
AIZ A 0.22%
SAM C 0.21%
WHD B 0.21%
ALSN B 0.2%
MGY A 0.2%
MSM C 0.2%
COLB A 0.19%
UHS D 0.19%
HRB D 0.19%
THO B 0.18%
PNFP B 0.17%
GLBE B 0.17%
CALM A 0.16%
UMBF B 0.16%
STNG F 0.16%
SFM A 0.16%
ORI A 0.15%
MATX C 0.15%
PRI A 0.15%
CRC B 0.15%
SKYW B 0.15%
GM B 0.14%
AXS A 0.14%
CSWI A 0.13%
PAA B 0.13%
GMS B 0.13%
CBSH A 0.13%
CBT C 0.13%
LEG F 0.13%
LOGI D 0.13%
GFF A 0.13%
BFH B 0.13%
SIGI C 0.13%
FTDR A 0.12%
SMPL B 0.12%
ZWS B 0.12%
VRNA B 0.12%
MTG C 0.12%
TCBI B 0.11%
AM A 0.11%
ENLC A 0.11%
HESM B 0.11%
OPCH D 0.11%
PPC C 0.11%
BFAM D 0.11%
WGO C 0.11%
KRG B 0.11%
TBBK B 0.1%
LOPE B 0.1%
THG A 0.1%
MMS F 0.1%
ABM B 0.1%
NSA D 0.1%
ESNT D 0.09%
KFY B 0.09%
PRGS A 0.09%
DBRG F 0.09%
CARG C 0.09%
CUBI C 0.09%
LCII C 0.09%
YOU D 0.09%
GRBK D 0.09%
EXTR B 0.09%
GBCI B 0.09%
LANC C 0.08%
UBSI B 0.08%
RDFN D 0.08%
EPR D 0.08%
KMPR B 0.08%
BOH B 0.08%
RLI B 0.08%
PAYO A 0.08%
NMIH D 0.07%
EBC B 0.07%
FHB A 0.07%
PBH A 0.07%
PLXS B 0.07%
WMB A 0.07%
REVG B 0.07%
AVNT B 0.07%
HAYW B 0.07%
AZZ B 0.07%
ICFI F 0.06%
ADUS D 0.06%
WFG D 0.06%
BRC D 0.06%
OTEX D 0.06%
PLMR B 0.06%
AUB B 0.06%
ROIC A 0.06%
SUPN C 0.06%
MQ F 0.06%
COLL F 0.05%
TRMD F 0.05%
GSL F 0.05%
AMPH D 0.05%
VSAT F -0.01%
VIST A -0.02%
CBU B -0.02%
AMRK F -0.02%
GPRE F -0.02%
RXST F -0.02%
DNB B -0.02%
COTY F -0.02%
HLN D -0.02%
KD B -0.02%
RIVN F -0.02%
SAIA B -0.02%
FRO F -0.02%
HON B -0.02%
LKFN B -0.02%
COHR B -0.02%
UWMC D -0.02%
WOLF F -0.02%
AER B -0.02%
IBOC A -0.02%
NVEE F -0.02%
EA A -0.02%
CVX A -0.02%
RUN F -0.02%
ENS D -0.02%
ARM D -0.02%
FSLR F -0.02%
ASPN F -0.02%
OSK B -0.03%
BE B -0.03%
UTZ D -0.03%
HHH B -0.03%
PRCT B -0.03%
WMT A -0.03%
PAR B -0.03%
ICHR C -0.03%
CNNE B -0.03%
GE D -0.03%
GKOS B -0.03%
BVN F -0.03%
BURL A -0.03%
SDGR C -0.03%
NEOG F -0.03%
OSIS B -0.03%
NWSA B -0.03%
RDY F -0.03%
CLH B -0.03%
PSMT C -0.03%
ARLO C -0.03%
AMRC F -0.03%
AZTA D -0.03%
TMO F -0.03%
DIOD D -0.03%
SLGN A -0.03%
FAST B -0.03%
BIRK D -0.03%
AMD F -0.03%
STZ D -0.04%
CTRA B -0.04%
GATX A -0.04%
ATEC C -0.04%
CFLT B -0.04%
EQT B -0.04%
ERJ B -0.04%
AMAT F -0.04%
APO B -0.04%
FFIN B -0.04%
TFIN A -0.04%
MARA C -0.04%
IRTC D -0.04%
CRDO B -0.04%
APPN B -0.04%
ENR B -0.04%
RCL A -0.04%
RH B -0.04%
ALB C -0.04%
LMND B -0.05%
SOFI A -0.05%
AEO F -0.05%
ACVA B -0.05%
ACIW B -0.05%
VRRM D -0.05%
UPST B -0.05%
LYFT C -0.05%
DLB B -0.06%
CDW F -0.06%
COP C -0.06%
TTD B -0.06%
ZD C -0.06%
WST C -0.06%
MSA D -0.06%
VAL D -0.06%
VNT B -0.07%
KTOS B -0.07%
MMYT B -0.07%
BA F -0.07%
MUFG B -0.07%
SSB B -0.07%
SE B -0.07%
AVY D -0.07%
IDCC A -0.07%
AVAV D -0.07%
HCA F -0.07%
MAT D -0.08%
CCOI B -0.08%
NSIT F -0.08%
NXPI D -0.08%
R B -0.09%
TRMB B -0.09%
DY D -0.09%
STM F -0.1%
GPC D -0.1%
VVV F -0.1%
ING F -0.1%
HII D -0.11%
ARGX A -0.11%
HAE C -0.11%
KEYS A -0.12%
SLB C -0.12%
HQY B -0.13%
BKR B -0.13%
STE F -0.13%
ABT B -0.14%
PKG A -0.15%
NFLX A -0.15%
TM D -0.15%
ASX D -0.15%
INTC D -0.15%
IPG D -0.16%
MU D -0.16%
INFY B -0.16%
GSK F -0.16%
VMC B -0.16%
SYK C -0.17%
EFX F -0.19%
URI B -0.2%
GWRE A -0.2%
BWXT B -0.2%
FMX F -0.2%
HSBC B -0.21%
PCAR B -0.22%
DEO F -0.22%
CCEP C -0.23%
PANW C -0.25%
KR B -0.25%
TYL B -0.25%
GEHC F -0.26%
PG A -0.26%
SAP B -0.27%
OMC C -0.27%
NSC B -0.27%
BABA D -0.28%
SNPS B -0.29%
MMM D -0.3%
UL D -0.3%
LMT D -0.32%
ISRG A -0.32%
TSLA B -0.32%
MDLZ F -0.33%
TTWO A -0.33%
NOW A -0.35%
CMI A -0.36%
ZBH C -0.36%
TXN C -0.36%
BK A -0.37%
HDB C -0.38%
UNH C -0.4%
MCD D -0.41%
ASML F -0.41%
ORCL B -0.41%
MSI B -0.43%
XOM B -0.45%
MLM B -0.46%
WM A -0.47%
DE A -0.48%
PNC B -0.51%
GD F -0.52%
VRSK A -0.55%
PAYX C -0.57%
PEP F -0.57%
ETN A -0.58%
LIN D -0.59%
CMCSA B -0.65%
CDNS B -0.69%
APD A -0.7%
DIS B -0.73%
FTLS Underweight 171 Positions Relative to IBB
Symbol Grade Weight
GILD C -9.84%
VRTX F -8.0%
AMGN D -7.43%
REGN F -5.57%
IQV D -3.64%
ALNY D -3.14%
MTD D -2.57%
BIIB F -2.36%
NTRA B -1.98%
UTHR C -1.66%
INCY C -1.41%
MRNA F -1.34%
NBIX C -1.24%
BMRN D -1.23%
TECH D -1.1%
CRL C -1.0%
SRPT D -1.0%
PCVX D -0.98%
ITCI C -0.87%
MEDP D -0.84%
RVMD C -0.82%
RGEN D -0.7%
BPMC C -0.62%
CYTK F -0.61%
MDGL B -0.6%
HALO F -0.59%
ROIV C -0.53%
BRKR D -0.52%
RNA D -0.5%
CRNX C -0.49%
IONS F -0.48%
KRYS B -0.45%
RARE D -0.41%
BHVN D -0.4%
CRSP D -0.4%
AXSM B -0.39%
ACLX C -0.37%
RYTM C -0.34%
BBIO F -0.33%
AGIO C -0.32%
NUVL D -0.32%
APLS D -0.31%
PTCT B -0.31%
XENE D -0.3%
DNLI D -0.3%
ACAD D -0.28%
VCEL B -0.28%
SWTX C -0.27%
MRUS F -0.27%
KYMR D -0.26%
PTGX C -0.23%
ARWR F -0.23%
DYN F -0.23%
SRRK B -0.22%
GERN D -0.22%
IDYA F -0.21%
IOVA F -0.21%
LGND B -0.21%
VERA B -0.2%
AKRO B -0.19%
BEAM D -0.19%
MNKD C -0.19%
EWTX C -0.19%
JANX C -0.19%
FTRE D -0.18%
WVE C -0.18%
SMMT D -0.18%
APGE F -0.18%
DVAX C -0.17%
KROS D -0.17%
MIRM B -0.17%
XNCR B -0.17%
NVCR C -0.17%
TARS B -0.16%
GPCR F -0.16%
IMVT F -0.16%
NTLA F -0.15%
NRIX D -0.15%
ARVN D -0.14%
TVTX B -0.14%
RXRX F -0.14%
NVAX F -0.13%
ZYME C -0.13%
SNDX F -0.13%
RCKT F -0.12%
ARQT C -0.11%
KURA F -0.11%
AUPH B -0.11%
IRON B -0.1%
KNSA F -0.09%
CTKB C -0.08%
CSTL D -0.08%
COGT D -0.08%
ELVN D -0.08%
ETNB C -0.08%
DAWN F -0.08%
ADPT C -0.07%
PRTA F -0.07%
SPRY D -0.07%
AVXL B -0.07%
PLRX F -0.07%
RCUS F -0.07%
RLAY F -0.06%
MRVI F -0.06%
REPL B -0.06%
NUVB C -0.06%
IRWD F -0.06%
VIR D -0.06%
OLMA F -0.05%
PACB F -0.05%
ARCT F -0.05%
TBPH C -0.05%
ERAS C -0.05%
CGEM F -0.05%
ANAB F -0.05%
ABUS D -0.05%
OPK C -0.05%
TSHA C -0.04%
FLGT F -0.04%
TERN F -0.04%
TRML D -0.04%
RVNC F -0.04%
FDMT F -0.04%
QTRX F -0.04%
YMAB F -0.04%
ORIC F -0.04%
HUMA F -0.04%
RGNX F -0.04%
URGN F -0.04%
VYGR F -0.03%
SAGE F -0.03%
QURE D -0.03%
KALV D -0.03%
SVRA D -0.03%
VNDA C -0.03%
SANA F -0.03%
MLYS F -0.03%
ALLO F -0.03%
ALEC F -0.03%
VERV F -0.03%
SLRN F -0.03%
PHAT F -0.03%
MGTX C -0.03%
ACRS C -0.03%
MXCT D -0.03%
OKUR F -0.02%
PRME F -0.02%
CRBU F -0.02%
NAUT D -0.02%
FULC F -0.02%
BMEA F -0.02%
ZNTL F -0.02%
THRD D -0.02%
MGNX F -0.02%
ATAI C -0.02%
EDIT F -0.02%
AMLX C -0.02%
TNGX F -0.02%
ITOS F -0.02%
AVIR D -0.02%
DNA F -0.02%
BLUE F -0.01%
OVID F -0.01%
CHRS D -0.01%
PGEN F -0.01%
VTYX F -0.01%
CABA F -0.01%
LYEL F -0.01%
MRNS F -0.0%
RAPT F -0.0%
ALXO F -0.0%
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