HARD vs. TBFG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD) to The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG)

HARD

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

HARD Description

The Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD) seeks long term capital appreciation by systematically investing in commodity futures in an attempt to create commodity exposure that performs strongly during inflationary periods while still performing well in more typical market environments. To this end, HARD deploys a suite of systematic long/short (l/s) models that have been designed by Altis Partners, a commodity trading advisor with over 20 years of experience.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$25.03

Average Daily Volume

6,905

Number of Holdings ^*

1

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

TBFG

The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF

TBFG Description

The fund is an actively managed fund of funds, which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and bond markets. It systematically adjusts its holdings using two proprietary strategies developed by the fund"s investment adviser, The Milwaukee Company, that are run independently. Those strategies are the Systematic Market Beta Strategy ("SMB") and the Classic Asset Allocation Revisited Strategy ("CAAR"). SMB and CAAR systematically rebalance the underlying funds in which the fund may invest based on a set of proprietary risk-management techniques.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.50

Average Daily Volume

769

Number of Holdings ^*

8

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	HARD	TBFG
30 Days	-1.59%	-0.98%
60 Days	5.00%	1.58%
90 Days	6.07%	3.35%
12 Months	6.73%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in HARD	Weight in TBFG	Overlap

HARD Overweight 1 Positions Relative to TBFG

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	HARD	B	23.7%

HARD Underweight 8 Positions Relative to TBFG

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	RSP	C	-19.92%
	MGK	B	-5.28%
	XCEM	D	-4.72%
	VCLT	D	-3.23%
	VCIT	C	-2.59%
	XLRE	D	-2.33%
	BCI	B	-1.9%
	PDBC	C	-0.55%

HARD: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Commodity Commodity Markets Commodity Trading Advisor Exchange Traded Fund

TBFG: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: ETF Exchange Traded Fund Stock Market Index Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index Bond Bond Market Indices Capitalization Weighted Index Commodity Markets Corporate Bond Index Fund Merrill Lynch Bloomberg Commodity Index Commodity Commodity Price Index Commodity Price Indices Commodity Trading Advisor Economic Geography Emerging Market Exchange Traded Funds Exchange Traded Products