FTXO vs. SDD ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO) to ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 (SDD)

FTXO

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

FTXO Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq US Smart Banks Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depository receipts that comprise the underlying index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies comprising the banking sector that have been selected based upon their liquidity and weighted based upon their cumulative score on three investing factors: volatility, value and growth. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$34.17

Average Daily Volume

42,331

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SDD

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

SDD Description

The investment seeks daily investment results before fees and expenses that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600®. The fund invests in derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily return of the index. The index is a measure of small-cap company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 600 U.S. operating companies selected through a process. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$13.80

Average Daily Volume

1,227

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTXO	SDD
30 Days	11.81%	-12.64%
60 Days	16.64%	-10.96%
90 Days	17.19%	-11.27%
12 Months	61.47%	-40.17%

6 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTXO	Weight in SDD	Overlap
ABCB	B	0.73%	0.36%	0.36%
CBU	B	0.5%	0.46%	0.46%
COLB	B	1.16%	0.35%	0.35%
FBP	C	0.43%	0.28%	0.28%
FFBC	B	0.49%	0.3%	0.3%
ONB	C	1.1%	0.4%	0.4%

FTXO Overweight 44 Positions Relative to SDD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WFC	A	8.67%
BAC	A	7.85%
C	A	7.58%
JPM	A	7.5%
USB	A	7.42%
MTB	A	4.32%
PNC	B	3.91%
CFG	B	3.77%
HBAN	A	3.72%
FCNCA	A	3.69%
FITB	B	3.54%
RF	A	3.32%
KEY	B	2.55%
WBS	A	1.98%
FHN	A	1.93%
EWBC	A	1.6%
PB	B	1.48%
PNFP	B	1.35%
WAL	B	1.22%
ZION	B	1.15%
SSB	B	1.14%
WTFC	A	1.13%
BOKF	B	1.05%
SNV	C	1.04%
OZK	B	0.99%
UBSI	B	0.97%
BPOP	C	0.9%
CFR	B	0.83%
HWC	B	0.79%
HOMB	A	0.78%
UMBF	B	0.69%
CBSH	B	0.62%
CATY	B	0.6%
SFBS	C	0.52%
IBOC	B	0.52%
FULT	A	0.52%
BANF	B	0.51%
BKU	A	0.51%
AX	B	0.51%
FFIN	B	0.5%
WSFS	B	0.49%
PRK	B	0.49%
TBBK	B	0.46%
WAFD	B	0.45%

FTXO Underweight 85 Positions Relative to SDD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
DAR	C	-0.61%
GBCI	B	-0.49%
BLD	D	-0.48%
JBT	B	-0.47%
EXPO	D	-0.47%
NEOG	F	-0.47%
VIAV	C	-0.46%
OMCL	C	-0.46%
STRA	C	-0.45%
BCPC	B	-0.44%
NEO	C	-0.43%
SSD	F	-0.43%
SHOO	F	-0.42%
AVA	A	-0.42%
SKYW	C	-0.42%
B	A	-0.41%
AWR	B	-0.41%
UNF	B	-0.41%
LAD	A	-0.41%
AMN	F	-0.4%
CNMD	C	-0.4%
CCOI	B	-0.39%
ADC	A	-0.39%
POWI	F	-0.39%
ITRI	C	-0.39%
UFPI	C	-0.38%
SFNC	C	-0.38%
MOG.A	B	-0.38%
BRC	D	-0.37%
CVBF	A	-0.37%
PRLB	B	-0.37%
ITGR	B	-0.37%
WTS	B	-0.36%
JJSF	C	-0.36%
QLYS	B	-0.36%
AEIS	C	-0.36%
CROX	D	-0.36%
INDB	B	-0.35%
WING	D	-0.35%
WWW	A	-0.35%
LCII	C	-0.35%
ABM	B	-0.34%
WDFC	B	-0.34%
FOXF	F	-0.34%
LXP	D	-0.34%
SEM	B	-0.33%
ESE	B	-0.33%
IOSP	C	-0.33%
AIT	B	-0.33%
IRDM	D	-0.33%
ARI	C	-0.33%
ROG	D	-0.32%
CWT	C	-0.32%
MEDP	D	-0.32%
GTLS	A	-0.32%
MNRO	D	-0.32%
FUL	F	-0.32%
SAIA	B	-0.32%
NSIT	F	-0.32%
LPSN	F	-0.32%
AIN	C	-0.31%
SANM	B	-0.31%
HI	C	-0.31%
DIOD	D	-0.31%
EBS	C	-0.31%
IVR	F	-0.31%
EXLS	B	-0.31%
FN	C	-0.31%
FELE	B	-0.3%
PMT	C	-0.3%
SPXC	A	-0.3%
ALGT	B	-0.3%
MTH	D	-0.3%
ENSG	C	-0.3%
KFY	B	-0.3%
ACA	A	-0.29%
AAT	B	-0.29%
DORM	B	-0.29%
NMIH	C	-0.29%
PLXS	B	-0.29%
XHR	B	-0.29%
KWR	C	-0.28%
PRGS	A	-0.28%
AKR	B	-0.28%
NWN	A	-0.28%