FTLS vs. VWO ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Long/Short Equity (FTLS) to Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
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

$65.59

Average Daily Volume

128,344

Number of Holdings *

384

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

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

VWO Description The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries. The fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing substantially all (approximately 95%) of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Emerging Index, while employing a form of sampling to reduce risk. The FTSE Emerging Index includes approximately 851 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world. As of May 31, 2013, the largest markets covered in the index were China, Brazil, Taiwan, and India.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$45.40

Average Daily Volume

8,187,984

Number of Holdings *

81

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTLS VWO
30 Days 1.17% -4.28%
60 Days 4.53% 0.24%
90 Days 3.65% 1.03%
12 Months 20.51% 15.49%
5 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTLS Weight in VWO Overlap
BABA D -0.28% 2.32% -0.28%
ERJ A -0.04% 0.06% -0.04%
ERJ A -0.04% 0.01% -0.04%
HDB C -0.38% 1.29% -0.38%
RDY F -0.03% 0.03% -0.03%
FTLS Overweight 380 Positions Relative to VWO
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 7.44%
NVDA B 4.84%
MSFT D 4.45%
AMZN C 2.74%
TMUS B 2.32%
SCHW B 2.26%
C A 2.18%
LOW C 2.16%
ACN B 2.11%
PM B 1.92%
QCOM F 1.88%
JNJ C 1.85%
META D 1.77%
FDX B 1.69%
PH A 1.64%
CME B 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 A 1.19%
CL D 1.17%
GOOG C 1.17%
BRK.A B 1.13%
ILMN C 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 D 0.83%
FANG C 0.83%
SYF B 0.79%
NTAP C 0.75%
PBR D 0.73%
JBL C 0.73%
TWLO A 0.72%
AFL B 0.7%
RL C 0.67%
EAT A 0.65%
TOL B 0.65%
CSL C 0.6%
PNR A 0.56%
CF A 0.55%
NVR D 0.55%
INSM C 0.54%
VLTO C 0.49%
BJ A 0.47%
MAS D 0.46%
GEN B 0.45%
VRSN C 0.45%
OKTA C 0.45%
CROX D 0.44%
ZIM C 0.44%
FLEX B 0.44%
NTRS A 0.42%
GL C 0.41%
NVS F 0.41%
FFIV B 0.4%
VICI C 0.4%
PENN C 0.4%
SWK D 0.4%
CAG F 0.38%
DBX B 0.36%
EXP B 0.35%
CRS B 0.34%
SNA A 0.33%
TKO A 0.32%
WRB A 0.32%
JAZZ B 0.31%
LPX B 0.31%
TTC C 0.31%
AYI B 0.29%
CCK D 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 C 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 B 0.19%
UHS D 0.19%
HRB D 0.19%
EXEL B 0.19%
THO B 0.18%
PNFP B 0.17%
ALKS C 0.17%
GLBE B 0.17%
ADMA B 0.17%
CALM A 0.16%
UMBF B 0.16%
STNG F 0.16%
TWST F 0.16%
SFM A 0.16%
ORI A 0.15%
MATX C 0.15%
PRI B 0.15%
CRC A 0.15%
SKYW C 0.15%
GM C 0.14%
AXS A 0.14%
CSWI B 0.13%
PAA B 0.13%
GMS B 0.13%
CBSH B 0.13%
CBT D 0.13%
LEG F 0.13%
LOGI D 0.13%
GFF A 0.13%
BFH C 0.13%
SIGI C 0.13%
FTDR B 0.12%
SMPL B 0.12%
ZWS B 0.12%
VRNA B 0.12%
MTG C 0.12%
TCBI C 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 C 0.1%
THG A 0.1%
MMS F 0.1%
ABM B 0.1%
NSA C 0.1%
ESNT F 0.09%
KFY B 0.09%
PRGS A 0.09%
DBRG F 0.09%
CARG B 0.09%
VCYT B 0.09%
CUBI B 0.09%
LCII C 0.09%
YOU D 0.09%
GRBK D 0.09%
EXTR C 0.09%
GBCI B 0.09%
LANC C 0.08%
UBSI B 0.08%
RDFN D 0.08%
TXG F 0.08%
EPR C 0.08%
KMPR A 0.08%
BOH B 0.08%
FOLD F 0.08%
RLI A 0.08%
PAYO A 0.08%
NMIH C 0.07%
EBC B 0.07%
BCRX D 0.07%
FHB B 0.07%
PBH A 0.07%
PLXS B 0.07%
WMB A 0.07%
REVG C 0.07%
AVNT B 0.07%
HAYW B 0.07%
AZZ A 0.07%
ICFI F 0.06%
ADUS D 0.06%
WFG C 0.06%
BRC D 0.06%
OTEX F 0.06%
PLMR A 0.06%
AUB B 0.06%
ROIC A 0.06%
SUPN C 0.06%
MQ D 0.06%
COLL F 0.05%
TRMD F 0.05%
GSL F 0.05%
AMPH F 0.05%
CDNA D 0.04%
MYGN F 0.04%
VSAT F -0.01%
VIST B -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 C -0.02%
KD B -0.02%
RIVN F -0.02%
SAIA B -0.02%
FRO D -0.02%
HON C -0.02%
LKFN C -0.02%
COHR B -0.02%
UWMC D -0.02%
WOLF F -0.02%
AER A -0.02%
IBOC B -0.02%
NVEE F -0.02%
EA A -0.02%
CVX A -0.02%
RUN F -0.02%
ENS F -0.02%
ARM F -0.02%
FSLR F -0.02%
ASPN F -0.02%
OSK C -0.03%
BE B -0.03%
UTZ D -0.03%
HHH B -0.03%
PRCT B -0.03%
WMT A -0.03%
PAR A -0.03%
ICHR C -0.03%
CNNE B -0.03%
GE D -0.03%
GKOS B -0.03%
BVN D -0.03%
BURL B -0.03%
SDGR C -0.03%
NEOG F -0.03%
OSIS A -0.03%
NWSA A -0.03%
CLH C -0.03%
PSMT D -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%
AMAT F -0.04%
APO B -0.04%
FFIN B -0.04%
TFIN B -0.04%
MARA B -0.04%
IRTC C -0.04%
CRDO B -0.04%
APPN B -0.04%
ENR B -0.04%
RCL A -0.04%
RH C -0.04%
ALB B -0.04%
LMND B -0.05%
SOFI B -0.05%
AEO F -0.05%
ACVA B -0.05%
ACIW B -0.05%
VRRM F -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 B -0.06%
WST C -0.06%
MSA F -0.06%
VAL F -0.06%
VNT C -0.07%
KTOS B -0.07%
MMYT B -0.07%
BA F -0.07%
MUFG B -0.07%
SSB B -0.07%
SE A -0.07%
AVY F -0.07%
IDCC B -0.07%
AVAV C -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 D -0.1%
ING F -0.1%
HII F -0.11%
ARGX B -0.11%
HAE C -0.11%
KEYS A -0.12%
SLB C -0.12%
HQY A -0.13%
BKR A -0.13%
STE D -0.13%
ABT B -0.14%
PKG A -0.15%
NFLX A -0.15%
TM F -0.15%
ASX D -0.15%
INTC C -0.15%
IPG D -0.16%
MU D -0.16%
INFY C -0.16%
GSK F -0.16%
VMC B -0.16%
SYK B -0.17%
EFX F -0.19%
URI C -0.2%
GWRE A -0.2%
BWXT B -0.2%
FMX F -0.2%
HSBC A -0.21%
PCAR B -0.22%
DEO F -0.22%
CCEP C -0.23%
PANW B -0.25%
KR B -0.25%
TYL B -0.25%
GEHC D -0.26%
PG C -0.26%
SAP B -0.27%
OMC C -0.27%
NSC B -0.27%
SNPS B -0.29%
MMM D -0.3%
WAT C -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%
UNH B -0.4%
MCD D -0.41%
ASML F -0.41%
ORCL A -0.41%
MSI B -0.43%
XOM B -0.45%
MLM C -0.46%
WM B -0.47%
DE B -0.48%
PNC B -0.51%
GD D -0.52%
VRSK A -0.55%
PAYX B -0.57%
PEP F -0.57%
ETN A -0.58%
LIN C -0.59%
CMCSA B -0.65%
CDNS B -0.69%
APD A -0.7%
DIS B -0.73%
FTLS Underweight 76 Positions Relative to VWO
Symbol Grade Weight
PDD F -0.95%
IBN C -0.66%
VALE F -0.46%
TCOM B -0.4%
BIDU F -0.28%
YUMC C -0.19%
BEKE D -0.15%
LI F -0.15%
BGNE D -0.14%
UMC F -0.14%
CHT C -0.12%
ABEV F -0.11%
TME D -0.09%
XPEV C -0.08%
WIT B -0.08%
BILI D -0.07%
NIO F -0.07%
ASAI F -0.07%
YMM C -0.07%
BCH C -0.06%
ITUB F -0.06%
BZ F -0.05%
TAL F -0.05%
VIPS F -0.05%
SBSW D -0.04%
QFIN A -0.04%
CHT C -0.04%
GGB C -0.04%
UMC F -0.04%
CSAN F -0.03%
CIB B -0.03%
BRFS C -0.03%
SGRP D -0.02%
ATAT C -0.02%
SBS B -0.02%
ATHM C -0.02%
WIT B -0.02%
CAR C -0.02%
GDS C -0.02%
EC D -0.01%
DDL C -0.01%
CIG C -0.01%
WB D -0.01%
IMOS F -0.01%
EH D -0.01%
CSIQ F -0.01%
BSAC C -0.01%
FINV B -0.01%
ELP F -0.01%
YY B -0.01%
DQ F -0.01%
MOMO D -0.01%
JKS F -0.01%
AKO.A F -0.01%
BSBR F -0.01%
IQ F -0.01%
BBD D -0.01%
RLX C -0.01%
ENIC B -0.0%
BAOS F -0.0%
JEWL D -0.0%
HUYA F -0.0%
GGB C -0.0%
BAK F -0.0%
DADA F -0.0%
ASAI F -0.0%
EBR F -0.0%
ATHM C -0.0%
DAO B -0.0%
CAN C -0.0%
AZUL F -0.0%
SOHU F -0.0%
SID F -0.0%
VNET B -0.0%
SQM D -0.0%
GOTU F -0.0%
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