FXZ vs. PSCD ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (PSCD)
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

$66.63

Average Daily Volume

37,232

Number of Holdings *

37

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

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

PSCD Description The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Consumer Discretionary Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of common stocks of US consumer discretionary companies. These companies are principally engaged in providing consumer goods and services that are cyclical in nature, including retail, automotive, leisure and recreation, media and real estate. The Index is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, which is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index reflecting the US small-cap market. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$108.62

Average Daily Volume

798

Number of Holdings *

81

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FXZ PSCD
30 Days 6.83% 3.86%
60 Days 7.02% 7.55%
90 Days 4.41% 10.90%
12 Months 10.51% 34.77%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FXZ Weight in PSCD Overlap
FXZ Overweight 37 Positions Relative to PSCD
Symbol Grade Weight
FMC C 5.27%
RS D 4.66%
CE D 4.63%
STLD C 4.48%
NUE D 4.37%
X F 4.3%
CF A 4.26%
MOS F 4.26%
EMN C 4.2%
NEU F 3.94%
TKR B 3.87%
OLN D 3.74%
LYB B 3.69%
CLF D 3.05%
APD C 2.78%
RGLD C 2.71%
SCCO B 2.61%
ECL C 2.59%
AVY D 2.44%
ALB D 2.39%
VVV D 2.34%
ASH F 2.22%
FAST C 2.09%
IP C 2.08%
RBC C 2.04%
LIN C 2.0%
HUN B 1.95%
WLK C 1.91%
FCX B 1.89%
MP C 1.12%
SMG C 1.07%
NEM C 1.03%
IFF D 0.89%
ESI C 0.81%
HXL F 0.8%
AA B 0.78%
CC D 0.72%
FXZ Underweight 81 Positions Relative to PSCD
Symbol Grade Weight
MTH C -3.86%
ETSY F -3.38%
VFC A -3.37%
IBP C -3.02%
BOOT B -2.71%
GPI C -2.65%
ABG D -2.52%
MHO C -2.39%
SIG C -2.32%
ASO D -2.27%
SHAK A -2.24%
TPH C -2.17%
KTB C -2.16%
AEO C -1.99%
FTDR B -1.96%
LRN D -1.89%
SHOO A -1.86%
CVCO C -1.86%
EAT A -1.81%
PATK A -1.67%
DORM C -1.64%
NWL D -1.64%
LCII C -1.6%
PENN D -1.51%
ATGE D -1.48%
CCS C -1.47%
HBI B -1.33%
GRBK C -1.31%
AAP F -1.27%
LGIH C -1.25%
VSTO B -1.21%
KSS D -1.19%
STRA F -1.18%
FL F -1.15%
URBN F -1.14%
PHIN D -1.08%
VSCO C -1.07%
ADNT F -1.06%
CAKE A -1.02%
LEG D -0.97%
LZB D -0.94%
FOXF F -0.92%
WGO D -0.88%
PZZA D -0.88%
THRM F -0.79%
MODG F -0.79%
SONO F -0.77%
SABR C -0.75%
WWW B -0.73%
HELE D -0.72%
DAN D -0.72%
SBH B -0.72%
PRDO D -0.71%
BLMN F -0.68%
BKE B -0.68%
OXM F -0.67%
WOR F -0.66%
GIII C -0.63%
CAL F -0.62%
PLAY D -0.55%
CBRL D -0.54%
MCRI B -0.53%
ODP F -0.51%
XPEL D -0.51%
MNRO B -0.46%
JACK F -0.45%
SAH D -0.45%
EYE F -0.45%
BJRI B -0.4%
SCVL D -0.4%
ETD C -0.38%
RGR F -0.38%
AXL F -0.38%
HZO C -0.36%
GDEN D -0.36%
SMP D -0.36%
CHUY B -0.34%
MCW F -0.33%
GES F -0.3%
LESL F -0.28%
MOV F -0.16%
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