IXG vs. LVOL ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares Global Financial ETF (IXG) to American Century Low Volatility ETF (LVOL)

IXG

iShares Global Financial ETF

IXG Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector. 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. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P"), a subsidiary of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., deems to be part of the financial sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$94.22

Average Daily Volume

23,847

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

LVOL

American Century Low Volatility ETF

LVOL Description

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund generally invests in common stocks of U.S. companies that have a market capitalization greater than $2 billion. It seeks to deliver a lower realized portfolio volatility than its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, by utilizing a stock selection process that expands on traditional measures of price volatility by including measures of asymmetric volatility and seeking securities of businesses that demonstrate consistent cash-flows, stable operations, and strong balance sheets. The fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.15

Average Daily Volume

266

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	IXG	LVOL
30 Days	4.54%	2.05%
60 Days	6.99%	3.58%
90 Days	11.54%	4.60%
12 Months	33.52%	20.58%

16 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in IXG	Weight in LVOL	Overlap
AJG	D	0.6%	0.1%	0.1%
AMP	A	0.4%	0.56%	0.4%
AON	B	0.7%	0.1%	0.1%
AXP	B	1.36%	0.09%	0.09%
BLK	B	1.14%	0.27%	0.27%
BRK.A	C	7.48%	2.48%	2.48%
CB	B	1.08%	1.2%	1.08%
FDS	C	0.16%	0.17%	0.16%
HIG	B	0.32%	0.66%	0.32%
JKHY	B	0.12%	0.15%	0.12%
MA	B	3.74%	2.41%	2.41%
MCO	B	0.69%	0.88%	0.69%
MMC	C	1.04%	1.96%	1.04%
SPGI	B	1.53%	1.48%	1.48%
TRV	C	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
V	C	4.17%	3.09%	3.09%

IXG Overweight 55 Positions Relative to LVOL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JPM	D	5.41%
BAC	D	2.43%
WFC	D	1.7%
GS	C	1.43%
PGR	B	1.38%
MS	D	1.14%
C	C	1.02%
BX	B	1.0%
FI	A	0.95%
SCHW	D	0.86%
ICE	C	0.85%
KKR	B	0.76%
CME	C	0.72%
PYPL	B	0.68%
PNC	B	0.65%
USB	B	0.64%
TFC	C	0.52%
AFL	C	0.52%
COF	B	0.49%
BK	B	0.47%
ALL	B	0.46%
AIG	D	0.45%
FIS	B	0.43%
MET	B	0.42%
MSCI	C	0.41%
PRU	C	0.39%
ACGL	C	0.39%
DFS	B	0.3%
NDAQ	A	0.28%
FITB	B	0.27%
WTW	C	0.27%
GPN	D	0.26%
MTB	B	0.26%
BRO	C	0.23%
STT	A	0.23%
TROW	D	0.21%
CINF	B	0.2%
CPAY	B	0.2%
RJF	C	0.2%
CBOE	C	0.2%
RF	B	0.19%
HBAN	B	0.19%
SYF	C	0.18%
NTRS	A	0.17%
CFG	C	0.17%
PFG	B	0.16%
WRB	C	0.16%
EG	C	0.15%
KEY	B	0.14%
L	C	0.13%
MKTX	C	0.09%
AIZ	B	0.09%
GL	C	0.08%
IVZ	B	0.07%
BEN	F	0.06%

IXG Underweight 82 Positions Relative to LVOL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MSFT	C	-8.08%
AAPL	C	-6.71%
JNJ	C	-2.92%
PG	C	-2.79%
ACN	C	-2.59%
CSCO	C	-2.52%
HD	B	-2.42%
LIN	B	-2.34%
COST	B	-2.06%
AMZN	C	-2.05%
GOOGL	D	-2.03%
KO	C	-1.96%
MDT	C	-1.88%
MRK	D	-1.85%
CTAS	B	-1.76%
APH	D	-1.75%
TEL	D	-1.67%
INTU	C	-1.46%
CTSH	C	-1.45%
ABT	C	-1.4%
PEP	C	-1.39%
PAYX	C	-1.26%
DOX	C	-1.26%
MCD	B	-1.25%
HON	D	-1.21%
BSX	B	-1.07%
CL	D	-1.02%
RSG	D	-1.02%
SHW	B	-1.0%
CMI	C	-0.99%
GD	B	-0.96%
PTC	D	-0.94%
WM	D	-0.89%
ECL	B	-0.86%
MSI	B	-0.81%
ROP	C	-0.77%
DOV	B	-0.76%
ITW	C	-0.76%
EA	D	-0.69%
SYK	C	-0.69%
GOOG	D	-0.68%
ADSK	C	-0.68%
IBM	B	-0.63%
TDY	B	-0.62%
NDSN	C	-0.56%
KMB	D	-0.56%
FAST	C	-0.48%
GWW	B	-0.47%
IT	B	-0.45%
VRSK	D	-0.45%
YUM	D	-0.44%
CMCSA	D	-0.38%
OTIS	C	-0.36%
WMT	C	-0.35%
GRMN	D	-0.32%
SNA	C	-0.32%
LOW	B	-0.29%
BR	D	-0.29%
NTAP	D	-0.28%
PKG	B	-0.22%
HOLX	B	-0.22%
MDLZ	B	-0.21%
AVY	C	-0.2%
DLB	D	-0.19%
VRSN	D	-0.19%
MAS	B	-0.19%
CRM	D	-0.18%
IEX	D	-0.17%
ZBH	F	-0.17%
LLY	C	-0.15%
FFIV	B	-0.14%
ORLY	C	-0.13%
CDW	D	-0.11%
ABBV	C	-0.1%
CW	B	-0.1%
CHE	C	-0.08%
GGG	C	-0.08%
DCI	C	-0.08%
LSTR	D	-0.08%
ITT	B	-0.08%
AVB	B	-0.06%
VLTO	C	-0.04%