FXO vs. XSHQ ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Financials AlphaDEX (FXO) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Quality Portfolio (XSHQ)

FXO

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX

FXO 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 StrataQuant(R) Financials Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the financial services sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$50.75

Average Daily Volume

54,386

Number of Holdings ^*

101

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XSHQ

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Quality Portfolio

XSHQ Description

The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Quality Portfolio (the "Fund") is based on the S&P SmallCap 600 Quality Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index. The Index is composed of 120 securities in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index that have the highest quality score, which is calculated based on the average of three fundamental measures: return on equity, accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually on the third Friday of June and December.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$42.74

Average Daily Volume

96,104

Number of Holdings ^*

114

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXO	XSHQ
30 Days	-0.86%	0.94%
60 Days	6.78%	-0.77%
90 Days	10.43%	10.79%
12 Months	43.29%	24.32%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXO	Weight in XSHQ	Overlap
	AGO	B	1.57%	1.17%	1.17%
	LNC	D	1.17%	1.65%	1.17%

FXO Overweight 99 Positions Relative to XSHQ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KKR	A	1.89%
JEF	A	1.87%
PGR	C	1.84%
MTG	B	1.78%
RNR	A	1.75%
NU	D	1.72%
CINF	A	1.72%
AMG	B	1.72%
BRK.A	C	1.69%
JHG	C	1.69%
GS	C	1.67%
ACGL	A	1.65%
APO	A	1.54%
EG	B	1.52%
COLB	C	1.51%
MKL	C	1.5%
GL	C	1.49%
TROW	D	1.43%
WTM	D	1.42%
ALL	B	1.36%
MTB	C	1.35%
BPOP	D	1.32%
ALLY	F	1.32%
BRO	A	1.29%
HBAN	D	1.29%
TPG	B	1.28%
UNM	A	1.27%
WAL	C	1.26%
WBS	D	1.26%
RYAN	A	1.23%
FNB	D	1.22%
SEIC	B	1.22%
OZK	F	1.22%
L	D	1.21%
OMF	F	1.18%
MS	B	1.18%
LPLA	D	1.18%
EQH	C	1.18%
AIG	F	1.13%
STT	C	1.08%
AFL	A	1.08%
CMA	C	1.07%
BEN	F	1.06%
FCNCA	D	1.03%
HIG	A	1.03%
TW	A	1.02%
EWBC	D	1.02%
CB	A	1.02%
ZION	D	1.0%
AXS	A	0.99%
AGNC	C	0.99%
AJG	D	0.98%
CNA	D	0.98%
AMP	A	0.97%
OWL	A	0.95%
FHN	D	0.92%
C	B	0.89%
CRBG	C	0.86%
VIRT	B	0.8%
PNFP	D	0.71%
FAF	B	0.7%
PB	D	0.69%
FITB	C	0.68%
BK	C	0.68%
PNC	C	0.68%
USB	C	0.67%
CFG	D	0.67%
BOKF	D	0.67%
HLI	C	0.67%
ARES	A	0.67%
RF	C	0.66%
FHB	D	0.66%
AIZ	A	0.66%
ORI	B	0.65%
WTFC	D	0.64%
SLM	C	0.6%
BAC	D	0.58%
WFC	D	0.53%
COIN	F	0.43%
BX	C	0.37%
CBOE	A	0.35%
KEY	C	0.35%
UWMC	D	0.35%
FNF	A	0.35%
MCO	D	0.33%
TRV	C	0.33%
AFG	C	0.32%
STWD	C	0.32%
XP	F	0.32%
SNV	D	0.32%
CFR	D	0.32%
MORN	C	0.31%
VOYA	A	0.31%
WRB	B	0.31%
NTRS	C	0.31%
JPM	D	0.3%
RGA	C	0.3%
MMC	D	0.3%
SCHW	D	0.25%

FXO Underweight 112 Positions Relative to XSHQ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MLI	C	-3.6%
JXN	A	-2.86%
AWI	A	-2.35%
IBP	B	-2.21%
KTB	B	-2.07%
BMI	A	-2.05%
APAM	C	-2.04%
ALKS	B	-1.92%
PJT	C	-1.74%
BCC	C	-1.74%
FSS	B	-1.73%
SIG	C	-1.63%
CORT	B	-1.58%
JBT	B	-1.56%
BCPC	C	-1.55%
WDFC	B	-1.53%
MHO	C	-1.5%
ASO	D	-1.49%
FTDR	C	-1.45%
RDN	D	-1.44%
FELE	C	-1.32%
SM	F	-1.27%
CEIX	B	-1.25%
CNS	C	-1.22%
FBP	D	-1.21%
AEO	B	-1.21%
CRVL	C	-1.2%
BRC	C	-1.16%
AMR	F	-1.14%
TBBK	C	-1.09%
IDCC	A	-1.08%
AGYS	D	-1.08%
NMIH	C	-1.08%
AX	D	-1.08%
POWL	A	-1.06%
GMS	C	-1.04%
SHOO	A	-0.99%
LCII	B	-0.94%
ARCH	D	-0.93%
OTTR	F	-0.92%
PATK	C	-0.91%
DORM	C	-0.91%
HP	F	-0.9%
CATY	D	-0.86%
PLMR	C	-0.8%
UE	C	-0.79%
EPAC	C	-0.78%
IOSP	F	-0.77%
ROCK	D	-0.73%
ASTH	A	-0.72%
YELP	D	-0.7%
BKE	D	-0.67%
IPAR	D	-0.66%
OFG	D	-0.65%
DFIN	C	-0.64%
PRG	C	-0.63%
ANDE	D	-0.63%
CASH	D	-0.63%
TNC	F	-0.63%
HWKN	A	-0.62%
APOG	B	-0.62%
WOR	F	-0.61%
GRBK	B	-0.59%
SXI	C	-0.58%
CENTA	F	-0.56%
KLG	D	-0.56%
COLL	B	-0.52%
GIII	C	-0.52%
NHC	D	-0.51%
CHCO	D	-0.51%
STAA	D	-0.5%
MCY	B	-0.5%
PDCO	F	-0.5%
CENX	B	-0.49%
WABC	F	-0.48%
LKFN	F	-0.48%
BANF	D	-0.47%
PLAB	D	-0.47%
HRMY	C	-0.47%
AMWD	B	-0.46%
FIZZ	D	-0.45%
LPG	F	-0.42%
WS	D	-0.42%
OXM	F	-0.42%
CAL	F	-0.41%
VRTS	F	-0.41%
CSGS	C	-0.41%
GDEN	D	-0.4%
DNOW	F	-0.39%
ATEN	B	-0.39%
LNN	C	-0.39%
WNC	F	-0.37%
MCRI	B	-0.36%
AMSF	B	-0.36%
PFBC	D	-0.36%
EIG	B	-0.35%
JBSS	F	-0.35%
TILE	C	-0.33%
HCI	B	-0.32%
REX	D	-0.28%
CVI	F	-0.24%
MNRO	B	-0.24%
IIIN	F	-0.24%
PCRX	F	-0.2%
CCRN	F	-0.19%
SLP	F	-0.15%
LQDT	C	-0.15%
GES	F	-0.15%
RES	D	-0.14%
CLW	F	-0.13%
NPK	F	-0.11%
USNA	F	-0.11%