FXU vs. VPU ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) to Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU)

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

$40.06

Average Daily Volume

61,973

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$175.44

Average Daily Volume

207,408

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FXU	VPU
30 Days	3.65%	0.21%
60 Days	6.07%	2.28%
90 Days	12.03%	8.25%
12 Months	35.69%	34.78%

38 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FXU	Weight in VPU	Overlap
AEE	A	2.57%	1.75%	1.75%
AEP	C	1.54%	3.93%	1.54%
AES	F	0.57%	0.88%	0.57%
AGR	A	4.14%	0.21%	0.21%
ATO	A	3.44%	1.58%	1.58%
AWK	C	0.76%	2.03%	0.76%
CEG	C	3.55%	6.26%	3.55%
CMS	C	1.59%	1.57%	1.57%
CNP	A	3.45%	1.32%	1.32%
CWEN	C	2.22%	0.07%	0.07%
CWEN	C	2.22%	0.18%	0.18%
D	C	1.64%	3.77%	1.64%
DTE	C	2.31%	1.94%	1.94%
DUK	C	2.4%	6.71%	2.4%
ED	C	3.05%	2.65%	2.65%
EIX	B	1.58%	2.39%	1.58%
ETR	B	3.73%	2.49%	2.49%
EVRG	A	3.38%	1.05%	1.05%
EXC	C	3.97%	2.97%	2.97%
FE	C	0.77%	1.73%	0.77%
IDA	A	2.81%	0.4%	0.4%
LNT	A	1.65%	1.16%	1.16%
NEE	C	0.74%	12.29%	0.74%
NFG	A	4.15%	0.4%	0.4%
NI	A	2.61%	1.19%	1.19%
NRG	B	4.16%	1.42%	1.42%
OGE	A	3.43%	0.61%	0.61%
PCG	A	3.5%	3.1%	3.1%
PEG	A	0.82%	3.36%	0.82%
PNW	A	4.27%	0.75%	0.75%
PPL	A	1.68%	1.81%	1.68%
SO	C	0.8%	7.22%	0.8%
SRE	A	3.63%	3.98%	3.63%
UGI	C	3.97%	0.38%	0.38%
VST	A	4.93%	3.28%	3.28%
WEC	A	1.68%	2.28%	1.68%
WTRG	B	2.47%	0.76%	0.76%
XEL	A	2.63%	2.8%	2.63%

FXU Overweight 2 Positions Relative to VPU

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	RSG	A	0.85%
	CLH	C	0.84%

FXU Underweight 28 Positions Relative to VPU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ES	C	-1.75%
POR	C	-0.37%
NJR	A	-0.34%
SWX	B	-0.32%
ORA	B	-0.32%
BKH	A	-0.31%
OGS	A	-0.3%
SR	A	-0.28%
ALE	A	-0.28%
PNM	B	-0.28%
MGEE	B	-0.25%
NWE	C	-0.25%
CWT	C	-0.23%
AWR	B	-0.23%
OTTR	C	-0.22%
AVA	B	-0.22%
CPK	A	-0.2%
NEP	F	-0.14%
HE	C	-0.13%
SJW	F	-0.13%
NWN	A	-0.11%
MSEX	C	-0.08%
UTL	B	-0.07%
NOVA	F	-0.05%
YORW	F	-0.04%
AMPS	C	-0.02%
MNTK	F	-0.02%
ARTNA	F	-0.02%