FVD vs. XT ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust VL Dividend (FVD) to iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (XT)

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

$45.25

Average Daily Volume

740,835

Number of Holdings ^*

194

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XT

iShares Exponential Technologies ETF

XT Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Morningstar® Exponential Technologies Index which composed of stocks of developed and emerging market companies that create or use exponential technologies. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a subset of the Morningstar US Market Index and the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index family (the "Parent Indexes"). The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$59.49

Average Daily Volume

110,479

Number of Holdings ^*

108

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FVD	XT
30 Days	3.55%	0.25%
60 Days	7.13%	1.07%
90 Days	10.53%	1.80%
12 Months	19.02%	12.43%

11 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FVD	Weight in XT	Overlap
ABBV	C	0.47%	0.65%	0.47%
ACN	C	0.5%	0.51%	0.5%
ADI	C	0.47%	0.61%	0.47%
BMY	C	0.48%	0.48%	0.48%
CSCO	C	0.47%	0.51%	0.47%
CTSH	C	0.48%	0.54%	0.48%
HUBB	B	0.5%	0.65%	0.5%
IBM	B	0.52%	0.66%	0.52%
MRK	D	0.48%	0.54%	0.48%
SEIC	C	0.48%	0.55%	0.48%
TXN	C	0.45%	0.63%	0.45%

FVD Overweight 183 Positions Relative to XT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TR	C	0.53%
T	C	0.53%
GILD	B	0.52%
EXC	C	0.51%
NSC	C	0.51%
MKC	C	0.51%
TRV	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%
NDAQ	A	0.5%
PM	C	0.5%
GIS	B	0.5%
BK	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%
ABT	C	0.5%
REYN	C	0.5%
LANC	D	0.5%
SBUX	C	0.5%
BAX	C	0.5%
XEL	B	0.5%
JKHY	B	0.5%
AEP	C	0.5%
MDLZ	B	0.5%
CME	C	0.5%
TD	B	0.5%
KR	C	0.5%
CB	B	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%
WTW	C	0.49%
SON	C	0.49%
INGR	B	0.49%
ALL	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%
MMC	C	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%
POR	C	0.48%
BRC	C	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%
AIZ	B	0.48%
FLO	C	0.48%
CSX	D	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%
JNJ	C	0.48%
HD	B	0.48%
MMM	B	0.48%
PPL	C	0.48%
AVY	C	0.48%
UNH	C	0.48%
BLK	B	0.48%
HON	D	0.48%
UNP	C	0.48%
AFL	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%
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%
DEO	C	0.47%
TJX	B	0.47%
G	C	0.47%
MS	D	0.46%
TEL	D	0.46%
MMS	C	0.46%
MSM	D	0.46%
CMI	C	0.46%
TROW	D	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%
GS	C	0.45%
IOSP	D	0.45%
XOM	C	0.45%
DCI	C	0.45%
CVX	D	0.45%
UVV	D	0.45%
JPM	D	0.45%
SNX	D	0.44%
GNTX	F	0.44%
LECO	F	0.43%
OTTR	F	0.4%

FVD Underweight 97 Positions Relative to XT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	D	-1.28%
PLTR	B	-1.02%
AVGO	C	-0.91%
GWRE	A	-0.86%
TOST	C	-0.85%
ANET	B	-0.82%
MPWR	C	-0.81%
LLY	C	-0.77%
FSLR	C	-0.77%
ISRG	B	-0.77%
ALNY	C	-0.74%
MRVL	C	-0.72%
TYL	C	-0.71%
FTNT	C	-0.71%
KLAC	D	-0.7%
TER	D	-0.7%
NEE	C	-0.69%
REGN	C	-0.68%
BOX	C	-0.68%
WDC	D	-0.68%
RVTY	B	-0.66%
AMAT	D	-0.64%
AMD	D	-0.64%
STX	C	-0.64%
NOW	B	-0.63%
AMZN	C	-0.63%
QCOM	D	-0.63%
MTD	D	-0.62%
TW	B	-0.62%
MU	F	-0.61%
VEEV	C	-0.6%
VRNS	C	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
GOOGL	D	-0.59%
ADSK	C	-0.59%
PANW	D	-0.59%
COIN	F	-0.59%
DOCU	C	-0.58%
MSFT	C	-0.57%
MANH	B	-0.57%
INCY	C	-0.56%
DD	B	-0.56%
NXPI	F	-0.55%
WAT	C	-0.55%
ANSS	D	-0.55%
ILMN	C	-0.55%
UMC	C	-0.54%
LRCX	F	-0.54%
QRVO	F	-0.54%
HPE	D	-0.53%
CRWD	D	-0.53%
CCOI	C	-0.53%
KEYS	C	-0.52%
PTC	D	-0.52%
CDNS	D	-0.51%
CCI	C	-0.5%
CRM	D	-0.5%
NET	D	-0.5%
BLKB	C	-0.5%
SWKS	D	-0.5%
ENPH	D	-0.5%
ROP	C	-0.5%
OKTA	F	-0.49%
FDS	C	-0.49%
S	C	-0.48%
ON	D	-0.48%
SOFI	C	-0.48%
MKTX	C	-0.48%
HUBS	D	-0.48%
DDOG	D	-0.47%
TSLA	C	-0.47%
SBAC	C	-0.47%
DT	C	-0.46%
GTLS	F	-0.46%
MCHP	F	-0.45%
SNPS	D	-0.45%
DBX	D	-0.44%
JAZZ	D	-0.44%
BMRN	F	-0.44%
TWLO	D	-0.43%
APTV	D	-0.42%
ZS	F	-0.42%
AKAM	D	-0.42%
TEAM	D	-0.42%
BIIB	F	-0.41%
IONS	F	-0.41%
MRNA	F	-0.41%
MDB	D	-0.37%
ALB	D	-0.36%
CRSP	F	-0.34%
ESTC	F	-0.33%
QLYS	F	-0.33%
SNOW	F	-0.3%
INTC	F	-0.23%
ALTM	F	-0.21%
FIVN	F	-0.17%
SEDG	F	-0.12%