FXU vs. PEY ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) to PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (PEY)

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

$39.19

Average Daily Volume

63,176

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

PEY

PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers

PEY Description

The PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ US Dividend AchieversTM 50 Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is comprised of 50 stocks selected principally on the basis of dividend yield and consistent growth in dividends. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc., replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from Mergent Dividend Achievers 50 Index to NASDAQ Dividend Achievers 50 Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.08

Average Daily Volume

189,096

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXU	PEY
30 Days	0.90%	0.16%
60 Days	6.56%	2.22%
90 Days	10.93%	5.60%
12 Months	33.16%	19.68%

5 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXU	Weight in PEY	Overlap
EVRG	A	3.38%	2.01%	2.01%
OGE	A	3.43%	2.0%	2.0%
PNW	A	4.27%	1.82%	1.82%
UGI	C	3.97%	2.57%	2.57%
WEC	A	1.68%	1.61%	1.61%

FXU Overweight 34 Positions Relative to PEY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VST	A	4.93%
NRG	B	4.16%
NFG	A	4.15%
AGR	A	4.14%
EXC	C	3.97%
ETR	A	3.73%
SRE	A	3.63%
CEG	D	3.55%
PCG	A	3.5%
CNP	A	3.45%
ATO	A	3.44%
ED	D	3.05%
IDA	A	2.81%
XEL	A	2.63%
NI	A	2.61%
AEE	A	2.57%
WTRG	B	2.47%
DUK	C	2.4%
DTE	C	2.31%
CWEN	C	2.22%
PPL	A	1.68%
LNT	A	1.65%
D	C	1.64%
CMS	C	1.59%
EIX	C	1.58%
AEP	C	1.54%
RSG	B	0.85%
CLH	C	0.84%
PEG	C	0.82%
SO	C	0.8%
FE	C	0.77%
AWK	C	0.76%
NEE	C	0.74%
AES	F	0.57%

FXU Underweight 44 Positions Relative to PEY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WBA	F	-3.96%
MO	A	-3.23%
CCOI	B	-3.01%
BEN	C	-2.84%
FIBK	A	-2.83%
VZ	C	-2.75%
UVV	B	-2.52%
PFE	F	-2.42%
KEY	A	-2.4%
UPS	C	-2.35%
TROW	A	-2.34%
BMY	B	-2.31%
TFC	A	-2.16%
NWN	A	-2.16%
WSBC	A	-2.14%
LYB	F	-2.07%
NWE	C	-2.07%
AVA	C	-2.05%
CVX	A	-2.04%
RF	A	-1.98%
SR	A	-1.95%
BKH	A	-1.95%
USB	A	-1.93%
PRU	A	-1.93%
PM	A	-1.88%
UBSI	A	-1.79%
INDB	A	-1.76%
POR	C	-1.72%
FLO	D	-1.69%
TRN	A	-1.66%
PNC	A	-1.65%
ES	C	-1.65%
IPG	F	-1.61%
MAN	F	-1.6%
PRGO	C	-1.56%
IBM	D	-1.55%
BBY	D	-1.48%
SON	D	-1.46%
EMN	C	-1.42%
HPQ	A	-1.38%
KMB	C	-1.35%
NXST	D	-1.32%
MMM	D	-1.28%
SWK	F	-1.27%