FVD vs. IXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust VL Dividend (FVD) to iShares Global Financial ETF (IXG)

FVD

First Trust VL Dividend

FVD 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 Value Line(R) Dividend Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index comprised of U.S. exchange-listed securities of companies that pay above-average dividends and have potential for capital appreciation.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$45.20

Average Daily Volume

740,835

Number of Holdings ^*

194

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

IXG

iShares Global Financial ETF

IXG Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector. 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. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the financial sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$94.22

Average Daily Volume

23,847

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FVD	IXG
30 Days	3.55%	4.54%
60 Days	7.13%	6.99%
90 Days	10.53%	11.54%
12 Months	19.02%	33.52%

16 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FVD	Weight in IXG	Overlap
AFL	C	0.48%	0.52%	0.48%
AIZ	B	0.48%	0.09%	0.09%
ALL	B	0.49%	0.46%	0.46%
BK	B	0.5%	0.47%	0.47%
BLK	B	0.48%	1.14%	0.48%
CB	B	0.5%	1.08%	0.5%
CME	C	0.5%	0.72%	0.5%
GS	C	0.45%	1.43%	0.45%
JKHY	B	0.5%	0.12%	0.12%
JPM	D	0.45%	5.41%	0.45%
MMC	C	0.49%	1.04%	0.49%
MS	D	0.46%	1.14%	0.46%
NDAQ	A	0.5%	0.28%	0.28%
TROW	D	0.46%	0.21%	0.21%
TRV	C	0.51%	0.5%	0.5%
WTW	C	0.49%	0.27%	0.27%

FVD Overweight 178 Positions Relative to IXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TR	C	0.53%
T	C	0.53%
IBM	B	0.52%
GILD	B	0.52%
EXC	C	0.51%
NSC	C	0.51%
MKC	C	0.51%
VZ	B	0.51%
PSA	B	0.51%
BTI	C	0.51%
EQIX	C	0.51%
THG	B	0.51%
CLX	C	0.51%
FAST	C	0.5%
PEG	B	0.5%
PM	C	0.5%
GIS	B	0.5%
PAYX	C	0.5%
OGS	B	0.5%
GD	B	0.5%
ETR	B	0.5%
ATO	B	0.5%
INFY	C	0.5%
HUBB	B	0.5%
ABT	C	0.5%
REYN	C	0.5%
LANC	D	0.5%
SBUX	C	0.5%
BAX	C	0.5%
ACN	C	0.5%
XEL	B	0.5%
AEP	C	0.5%
MDLZ	B	0.5%
TD	B	0.5%
KR	C	0.5%
PEP	C	0.49%
MDT	C	0.49%
SIGI	D	0.49%
ALE	B	0.49%
ES	C	0.49%
PFE	C	0.49%
SNY	B	0.49%
AWR	B	0.49%
TMUS	C	0.49%
AMGN	B	0.49%
DE	B	0.49%
HSY	C	0.49%
CNI	D	0.49%
AEE	C	0.49%
RTX	C	0.49%
LNT	B	0.49%
CL	D	0.49%
MCD	B	0.49%
NOC	B	0.49%
IDA	C	0.49%
GSK	C	0.49%
TSM	C	0.49%
SON	C	0.49%
INGR	B	0.49%
MSEX	C	0.49%
GRMN	D	0.49%
LMT	C	0.49%
PG	C	0.49%
EVRG	B	0.49%
UL	C	0.49%
PKG	B	0.49%
WEC	C	0.49%
CAG	C	0.49%
SO	B	0.49%
CPK	B	0.49%
CMS	C	0.49%
TSCO	C	0.49%
ED	C	0.49%
NI	B	0.49%
KDP	B	0.49%
ADP	B	0.49%
DUK	C	0.49%
CPB	C	0.48%
PINC	C	0.48%
WDFC	C	0.48%
KMB	D	0.48%
YUM	D	0.48%
PPG	D	0.48%
OTIS	C	0.48%
SEIC	C	0.48%
POR	C	0.48%
BRC	C	0.48%
MRK	D	0.48%
CWT	C	0.48%
DTM	B	0.48%
PCAR	D	0.48%
AGR	B	0.48%
JNPR	B	0.48%
SR	B	0.48%
NEU	D	0.48%
FLO	C	0.48%
CSX	D	0.48%
CTSH	C	0.48%
UPS	D	0.48%
K	B	0.48%
SRE	C	0.48%
WM	D	0.48%
LHX	C	0.48%
BDX	D	0.48%
JCI	B	0.48%
NFG	B	0.48%
ITW	C	0.48%
DTE	C	0.48%
DOX	C	0.48%
MO	C	0.48%
BMY	C	0.48%
JNJ	C	0.48%
HD	B	0.48%
MMM	B	0.48%
PPL	C	0.48%
AVY	C	0.48%
UNH	C	0.48%
HON	D	0.48%
UNP	C	0.48%
APD	B	0.48%
BAH	C	0.48%
BR	D	0.48%
KO	C	0.48%
DGX	B	0.48%
NJR	B	0.48%
LOW	B	0.48%
CBSH	C	0.47%
CAT	B	0.47%
EMR	D	0.47%
NVS	C	0.47%
IEX	D	0.47%
CALM	A	0.47%
POOL	C	0.47%
CHRW	B	0.47%
SJM	C	0.47%
GATX	D	0.47%
SLGN	B	0.47%
CNA	C	0.47%
WERN	D	0.47%
NWN	C	0.47%
TM	F	0.47%
CMCSA	D	0.47%
CSCO	C	0.47%
WSO	C	0.47%
HRL	C	0.47%
JJSF	C	0.47%
WTRG	D	0.47%
HLI	B	0.47%
KHC	C	0.47%
DLB	D	0.47%
SXT	C	0.47%
SNA	C	0.47%
HMC	D	0.47%
ADI	C	0.47%
ABBV	C	0.47%
DEO	C	0.47%
TJX	B	0.47%
G	C	0.47%
TEL	D	0.46%
MMS	C	0.46%
MSM	D	0.46%
CMI	C	0.46%
SWX	C	0.46%
RHI	D	0.46%
AOS	D	0.46%
NKE	D	0.45%
SCL	D	0.45%
HII	D	0.45%
IOSP	D	0.45%
XOM	C	0.45%
DCI	C	0.45%
CVX	D	0.45%
UVV	D	0.45%
TXN	C	0.45%
SNX	D	0.44%
GNTX	F	0.44%
LECO	F	0.43%
OTTR	F	0.4%

FVD Underweight 55 Positions Relative to IXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BRK.A	C	-7.48%
V	C	-4.17%
MA	B	-3.74%
BAC	D	-2.43%
WFC	D	-1.7%
SPGI	B	-1.53%
PGR	B	-1.38%
AXP	B	-1.36%
C	C	-1.02%
BX	B	-1.0%
FI	A	-0.95%
SCHW	D	-0.86%
ICE	C	-0.85%
KKR	B	-0.76%
AON	B	-0.7%
MCO	B	-0.69%
PYPL	B	-0.68%
PNC	B	-0.65%
USB	B	-0.64%
AJG	D	-0.6%
TFC	C	-0.52%
COF	B	-0.49%
AIG	D	-0.45%
FIS	B	-0.43%
MET	B	-0.42%
MSCI	C	-0.41%
AMP	A	-0.4%
PRU	C	-0.39%
ACGL	C	-0.39%
HIG	B	-0.32%
DFS	B	-0.3%
FITB	B	-0.27%
GPN	D	-0.26%
MTB	B	-0.26%
BRO	C	-0.23%
STT	A	-0.23%
CINF	B	-0.2%
CPAY	B	-0.2%
RJF	C	-0.2%
CBOE	C	-0.2%
RF	B	-0.19%
HBAN	B	-0.19%
SYF	C	-0.18%
NTRS	A	-0.17%
CFG	C	-0.17%
FDS	C	-0.16%
PFG	B	-0.16%
WRB	C	-0.16%
EG	C	-0.15%
KEY	B	-0.14%
L	C	-0.13%
MKTX	C	-0.09%
GL	C	-0.08%
IVZ	B	-0.07%
BEN	F	-0.06%