FXU vs. MLPA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) to Global X MLP ETF (MLPA)
FXU

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXU 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) Utilities 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 utilities 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

$34.02

Average Daily Volume

66,284

Number of Holdings *

39

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

Global X MLP ETF

MLPA Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive MLP Composite Index ("underlying index"). The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of the underlying index. Moreover, at least 80% of the fund's net assets will be invested in securities that have economic characteristics of the Master Limited Partnership ("MLP") asset class. The underlying index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the United States master limited partnerships (MLP) asset class. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$48.85

Average Daily Volume

141,333

Number of Holdings *

19

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FXU MLPA
30 Days 0.07% 2.82%
60 Days -1.54% 3.26%
90 Days 7.81% 5.52%
12 Months 6.89% 21.11%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FXU Weight in MLPA Overlap
FXU Overweight 39 Positions Relative to MLPA
Symbol Grade Weight
VST C 5.07%
OGE B 4.2%
NFG C 4.13%
ETR D 4.09%
EVRG C 4.04%
ED D 4.0%
AGR D 3.94%
CWEN D 3.66%
PEG B 3.55%
SRE B 3.43%
NI A 3.4%
PCG C 3.38%
PNW B 3.29%
XEL D 3.25%
HE D 3.24%
EXC D 2.99%
CNP D 2.63%
DUK B 2.53%
LNT B 2.46%
D C 2.45%
IDA C 2.43%
DTE C 2.41%
ATO B 2.38%
AEE C 2.33%
NEE C 1.87%
AEP C 1.66%
EIX C 1.65%
WTRG C 1.64%
PPL D 1.63%
FE C 1.62%
CMS D 1.61%
WEC D 1.55%
CLH B 0.92%
SO B 0.88%
AWK C 0.86%
AES D 0.86%
RSG A 0.82%
WM B 0.81%
ES C 0.78%
FXU Underweight 19 Positions Relative to MLPA
Symbol Grade Weight
SUN C -13.89%
ET B -12.5%
EPD B -11.33%
MPLX C -10.54%
WES C -9.25%
PAA B -9.16%
ENLC C -7.2%
HESM A -7.16%
CQP C -4.89%
GEL C -3.71%
USAC D -3.33%
GLP D -3.31%
SPH D -2.83%
DKL C -0.87%
MMLP B -0.0%
NGL F -0.0%
SGU D -0.0%
CAPL F -0.0%
SMLP B -0.0%
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