FXU vs. SPHD ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) to PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio (SPHD)
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

$32.91

Average Daily Volume

64,143

Number of Holdings *

39

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

PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio

SPHD Description The PowerShares S&P 500® High Dividend Portfolio (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. Standard & Poor’s® compiles, maintains and calculates the Underlying Index, which is composed of 50 securities traded on the S&P 500 Index that historically have provided high dividend yields and low volatility. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually, in January and July

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.07

Average Daily Volume

420,415

Number of Holdings *

50

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FXU SPHD
30 Days -4.50% -1.58%
60 Days -2.08% 0.82%
90 Days 2.33% 1.48%
12 Months 5.40% 11.54%
10 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FXU Weight in SPHD Overlap
AEP C 1.66% 1.93% 1.66%
D C 2.45% 2.58% 2.45%
DUK C 2.53% 1.8% 1.8%
EIX C 1.65% 1.87% 1.65%
ES C 0.78% 1.9% 0.78%
ETR D 4.09% 1.91% 1.91%
EVRG D 4.04% 2.07% 2.07%
EXC D 2.99% 1.65% 1.65%
FE C 1.62% 1.87% 1.62%
PNW C 3.29% 2.18% 2.18%
FXU Overweight 29 Positions Relative to SPHD
Symbol Grade Weight
VST C 5.07%
OGE C 4.2%
NFG D 4.13%
ED D 4.0%
AGR C 3.94%
CWEN D 3.66%
PEG B 3.55%
SRE B 3.43%
NI B 3.4%
PCG D 3.38%
XEL D 3.25%
HE F 3.24%
CNP B 2.63%
LNT B 2.46%
IDA D 2.43%
DTE D 2.41%
ATO D 2.38%
AEE D 2.33%
NEE D 1.87%
WTRG C 1.64%
PPL D 1.63%
CMS D 1.61%
WEC D 1.55%
CLH B 0.92%
SO B 0.88%
AWK B 0.86%
AES D 0.86%
RSG A 0.82%
WM B 0.81%
FXU Underweight 40 Positions Relative to SPHD
Symbol Grade Weight
MO A -3.21%
KMI B -3.01%
T B -3.0%
VZ B -2.78%
WMB B -2.58%
OKE B -2.58%
PM B -2.47%
IP C -2.47%
MMM B -2.45%
PFE C -2.26%
SPG C -2.24%
BBY C -2.19%
PRU B -2.18%
AMCR D -2.17%
LYB D -2.15%
O C -2.06%
DOW D -2.06%
EQR B -2.04%
CCI D -2.03%
UDR B -1.92%
VICI D -1.91%
GLW B -1.89%
KMB B -1.86%
CAG D -1.85%
K D -1.83%
CVX D -1.77%
XOM D -1.72%
FRT C -1.69%
HPQ C -1.68%
IBM B -1.61%
VTRS D -1.6%
ABBV C -1.59%
KHC D -1.53%
BMY F -1.49%
UPS D -1.45%
GIS D -1.41%
HRL F -1.38%
OMC D -1.31%
GILD C -1.3%
MDT D -1.26%
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