FXZ vs. PSCI ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio (PSCI)
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

$63.35

Average Daily Volume

27,099

Number of Holdings *

36

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

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio

PSCI Description The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Industrials 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 industrial companies. These companies are principally engaged in the business of providing industrial products and services, including engineering, heavy machinery, construction, electrical equipment, aerospace and defense and general manufacturing. 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

$143.05

Average Daily Volume

5,667

Number of Holdings *

92

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FXZ PSCI
30 Days -6.34% 7.17%
60 Days -1.56% 10.31%
90 Days -1.78% 13.33%
12 Months 2.61% 39.09%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FXZ Weight in PSCI Overlap
FXZ Overweight 36 Positions Relative to PSCI
Symbol Grade Weight
STLD B 5.68%
X C 5.63%
RS B 5.35%
NUE D 5.1%
FMC D 4.37%
LYB F 4.29%
MOS D 4.0%
NEU D 3.9%
CLF F 3.89%
CF A 3.77%
ASH F 3.59%
TKR F 3.52%
EMN D 3.5%
IP A 3.4%
RGLD C 3.09%
APD A 3.04%
CE F 3.01%
ECL D 2.83%
CC D 2.82%
OLN F 2.67%
WLK F 2.55%
FAST B 2.25%
ESI B 2.03%
LIN D 1.86%
SCCO F 1.8%
FCX F 1.79%
AVY D 1.79%
HUN F 1.62%
AA A 0.98%
MP C 0.93%
ALB B 0.9%
RBC A 0.9%
HXL F 0.84%
IFF D 0.74%
SMG C 0.71%
NEM D 0.71%
FXZ Underweight 92 Positions Relative to PSCI
Symbol Grade Weight
MLI B -3.99%
RHI C -2.88%
CSWI A -2.6%
AWI B -2.5%
AVAV C -2.43%
ALK A -2.41%
MOG.A B -2.39%
ZWS B -2.11%
DY C -2.08%
BCC C -2.06%
MATX B -2.06%
FSS B -2.05%
ACA A -1.91%
AL B -1.85%
GTES A -1.77%
SKYW B -1.69%
FELE B -1.6%
GVA A -1.59%
KFY B -1.54%
GMS B -1.51%
RXO C -1.49%
RUSHA B -1.46%
VRRM F -1.41%
JBT A -1.39%
ESE B -1.38%
ABM B -1.36%
REZI A -1.35%
GEO A -1.33%
NPO A -1.29%
BRC C -1.25%
POWL C -1.22%
TRN A -1.16%
HUBG A -1.14%
UNF B -1.13%
GFF B -1.06%
ARCB C -1.06%
EPAC B -1.03%
HNI B -0.98%
CXW B -0.97%
AIN C -0.96%
AZZ A -0.95%
WERN B -0.95%
MYRG C -0.92%
SXI B -0.92%
AIR B -0.88%
KMT C -0.87%
HAYW B -0.84%
RUN F -0.84%
HI C -0.83%
ROCK D -0.83%
MRCY C -0.82%
KAR A -0.8%
B A -0.79%
ALG C -0.75%
GBX B -0.75%
APOG B -0.71%
JBLU F -0.7%
MLKN F -0.64%
TNC F -0.64%
CSGS B -0.59%
AMWD C -0.59%
VSTS F -0.59%
DNOW B -0.58%
TILE B -0.56%
SNDR B -0.55%
NX C -0.54%
VICR C -0.52%
LNN B -0.51%
NVEE F -0.46%
PBI B -0.46%
TGI A -0.46%
ALGT C -0.4%
MRTN C -0.39%
DLX B -0.39%
PRLB C -0.37%
VVI B -0.36%
HSII B -0.36%
WNC D -0.33%
ASTE C -0.33%
HCSG C -0.33%
DXPE B -0.33%
MATW C -0.28%
FWRD D -0.25%
NVRI F -0.22%
IIIN D -0.22%
SNCY C -0.22%
LQDT A -0.21%
KELYA F -0.19%
HTLD B -0.19%
NPK C -0.15%
HTZ C -0.15%
TWI F -0.14%
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