IGE vs. FXN ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares North American Natural Resources ETF (IGE) to First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN)

IGE

iShares North American Natural Resources ETF

IGE Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P North American Natural Resources Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of U.S.-traded stocks of natural resource-related companies in the United States and Canada. Components primarily include energy, materials, metals and mining and oil and gas companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$45.93

Average Daily Volume

59,522

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FXN

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund

FXN Description

The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the StrataQuant(R) Energy 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 energy 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

$17.33

Average Daily Volume

1,724,089

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	IGE	FXN
30 Days	6.81%	5.72%
60 Days	9.78%	6.30%
90 Days	5.28%	-2.36%
12 Months	19.48%	7.99%

38 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in IGE	Weight in FXN	Overlap
AM	A	0.2%	0.94%	0.2%
APA	F	0.35%	3.18%	0.35%
AR	C	0.33%	0.8%	0.33%
BKR	B	1.4%	0.95%	0.95%
CHK	C	0.36%	4.52%	0.36%
CHRD	F	0.31%	3.58%	0.31%
CIVI	F	0.18%	3.49%	0.18%
COP	D	4.4%	2.62%	2.62%
CTRA	D	0.68%	3.3%	0.68%
CVX	B	9.59%	3.49%	3.49%
DINO	F	0.29%	3.78%	0.29%
DTM	A	0.29%	2.02%	0.29%
DVN	F	0.95%	3.06%	0.95%
EOG	B	2.71%	3.68%	2.71%
EQT	C	0.84%	2.68%	0.84%
FANG	D	1.24%	3.26%	1.24%
FTI	B	0.43%	0.96%	0.43%
HAL	D	0.98%	2.42%	0.98%
KMI	A	1.64%	2.07%	1.64%
LNG	A	1.58%	1.89%	1.58%
MPC	D	2.13%	2.61%	2.13%
MRO	B	0.58%	3.51%	0.58%
MTDR	D	0.22%	3.86%	0.22%
NFE	F	0.03%	0.8%	0.03%
NOV	F	0.24%	3.88%	0.24%
OKE	A	2.05%	1.03%	1.03%
OVV	D	0.39%	3.92%	0.39%
OXY	D	1.34%	1.54%	1.34%
PR	D	0.33%	2.36%	0.33%
PSX	D	2.13%	2.58%	2.13%
RRC	D	0.29%	2.52%	0.29%
SLB	D	2.34%	1.67%	1.67%
TPL	A	0.65%	1.15%	0.65%
TRGP	A	1.25%	2.13%	1.25%
VLO	F	1.7%	4.0%	1.7%
WFRD	F	0.24%	2.59%	0.24%
WMB	A	2.14%	0.99%	0.99%
XOM	A	10.0%	2.85%	2.85%

IGE Overweight 61 Positions Relative to FXN

Symbol	Grade	Weight
FCX	B	2.87%
NEM	C	2.41%
HES	D	1.44%
VMC	D	1.29%
MLM	F	1.28%
SW	C	0.96%
BALL	C	0.8%
PKG	B	0.75%
AVY	D	0.7%
IP	C	0.66%
AMCR	C	0.64%
CCK	C	0.44%
ATR	A	0.41%
AA	B	0.39%
EXP	C	0.37%
RGLD	C	0.36%
GPK	D	0.34%
SWN	D	0.31%
BERY	C	0.31%
LPX	C	0.26%
SEE	C	0.22%
CHX	C	0.22%
SON	D	0.21%
KNF	B	0.2%
CNX	A	0.19%
MUR	F	0.19%
NE	F	0.19%
VNOM	A	0.18%
SM	D	0.18%
MGY	B	0.18%
SUM	F	0.18%
SLGN	B	0.16%
HL	C	0.16%
VAL	F	0.15%
WHD	A	0.15%
NOG	D	0.14%
CRC	B	0.14%
BTU	B	0.13%
RIG	F	0.13%
AROC	B	0.13%
TDW	F	0.13%
PBF	F	0.12%
LBRT	D	0.12%
PTEN	F	0.11%
CEIX	B	0.11%
SLVM	C	0.11%
HP	D	0.11%
UEC	C	0.1%
MP	C	0.09%
OI	D	0.08%
INSW	B	0.08%
WKC	A	0.07%
XPRO	F	0.07%
KOS	F	0.07%
GPOR	B	0.07%
GEF	B	0.06%
AESI	B	0.05%
CRK	B	0.04%
KGS	A	0.03%
CVI	D	0.03%
PTVE	D	0.02%

IGE Underweight 1 Positions Relative to FXN

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	FSLR	C	-0.97%