FXZ vs. CRIT ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) to Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF (CRIT)
FXZ

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

FXZ 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) Materials 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 materials and processing 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

$65.36

Average Daily Volume

26,383

Number of Holdings *

36

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

Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF

CRIT Description Optica Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. It invests in stocks of companies operating across rare earth or critical metal mining, production, recycling, mineral sands, processing and/or refining sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the EQM Rare Earth & Critical Materials Index, by using full replication technique. Optica Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$18.28

Average Daily Volume

1,671

Number of Holdings *

11

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FXZ CRIT
30 Days -1.15% -3.20%
60 Days 0.51% 3.31%
90 Days 0.34% 4.09%
12 Months 5.93% 7.90%
5 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FXZ Weight in CRIT Overlap
AA B 1.01% 3.36% 1.01%
ALB C 0.97% 3.31% 0.97%
FCX D 1.73% 9.47% 1.73%
MP B 0.92% 1.29% 0.92%
SCCO F 1.75% 2.56% 1.75%
FXZ Overweight 31 Positions Relative to CRIT
Symbol Grade Weight
STLD B 5.6%
RS B 5.43%
X C 5.13%
NUE C 4.95%
LYB F 4.36%
FMC D 4.18%
CF B 4.11%
NEU C 4.03%
MOS F 3.99%
EMN D 3.68%
TKR D 3.63%
IP B 3.58%
ASH D 3.58%
CLF F 3.5%
APD A 3.24%
RGLD C 3.04%
ECL D 2.92%
CC C 2.82%
CE F 2.75%
OLN D 2.62%
WLK D 2.56%
FAST B 2.32%
ESI A 2.09%
LIN D 1.91%
AVY D 1.81%
HUN F 1.64%
RBC A 0.93%
HXL D 0.85%
SMG D 0.76%
IFF D 0.73%
NEM D 0.68%
FXZ Underweight 6 Positions Relative to CRIT
Symbol Grade Weight
BHP F -9.2%
SQM F -1.78%
SBSW D -1.25%
DNN B -1.18%
CENX B -1.09%
TROX D -0.71%
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