LVOL vs. FXZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of American Century Low Volatility ETF (LVOL) to First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)
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

$53.85

Average Daily Volume

266

Number of Holdings *

98

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
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

$64.09

Average Daily Volume

35,563

Number of Holdings *

37

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LVOL FXZ
30 Days 2.05% -0.26%
60 Days 3.58% -2.80%
90 Days 4.60% -1.51%
12 Months 20.58% 1.33%
4 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LVOL Weight in FXZ Overlap
AVY D 0.2% 2.59% 0.2%
ECL B 0.86% 2.73% 0.86%
FAST C 0.48% 2.19% 0.48%
LIN B 2.34% 2.1% 2.1%
LVOL Overweight 94 Positions Relative to FXZ
Symbol Grade Weight
MSFT C 8.08%
AAPL D 6.71%
V B 3.09%
JNJ B 2.92%
PG C 2.79%
ACN C 2.59%
CSCO B 2.52%
BRK.A C 2.48%
HD B 2.42%
MA B 2.41%
COST C 2.06%
AMZN C 2.05%
GOOGL D 2.03%
MMC C 1.96%
KO B 1.96%
MDT C 1.88%
MRK D 1.85%
CTAS C 1.76%
APH D 1.75%
TEL D 1.67%
SPGI B 1.48%
INTU D 1.46%
CTSH C 1.45%
ABT C 1.4%
PEP C 1.39%
PAYX C 1.26%
DOX C 1.26%
MCD C 1.25%
HON D 1.21%
CB B 1.2%
BSX B 1.07%
CL C 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%
MCO A 0.88%
MSI C 0.81%
ROP C 0.77%
DOV B 0.76%
ITW B 0.76%
EA D 0.69%
SYK C 0.69%
GOOG D 0.68%
ADSK B 0.68%
HIG A 0.66%
IBM B 0.63%
TDY C 0.62%
NDSN C 0.56%
AMP B 0.56%
KMB D 0.56%
TRV B 0.5%
GWW B 0.47%
IT B 0.45%
VRSK D 0.45%
YUM D 0.44%
CMCSA D 0.38%
OTIS D 0.36%
WMT B 0.35%
GRMN D 0.32%
SNA B 0.32%
LOW B 0.29%
BR D 0.29%
NTAP D 0.28%
BLK A 0.27%
PKG B 0.22%
HOLX B 0.22%
MDLZ B 0.21%
DLB D 0.19%
VRSN D 0.19%
MAS B 0.19%
CRM D 0.18%
IEX D 0.17%
FDS C 0.17%
ZBH F 0.17%
JKHY B 0.15%
LLY C 0.15%
FFIV A 0.14%
ORLY B 0.13%
CDW D 0.11%
ABBV C 0.1%
CW B 0.1%
AON B 0.1%
AJG C 0.1%
AXP B 0.09%
CHE C 0.08%
GGG C 0.08%
DCI D 0.08%
LSTR D 0.08%
ITT C 0.08%
AVB B 0.06%
VLTO C 0.04%
LVOL Underweight 33 Positions Relative to FXZ
Symbol Grade Weight
FMC C -5.32%
RS D -4.74%
X D -4.54%
CE D -4.39%
NUE F -4.39%
MOS F -4.3%
NEU D -4.23%
STLD D -4.21%
CF B -4.14%
EMN B -4.02%
TKR D -3.88%
LYB F -3.87%
OLN D -3.5%
RGLD B -2.92%
CLF F -2.91%
APD B -2.81%
VVV D -2.41%
ALB F -2.4%
SCCO D -2.37%
ASH D -2.34%
IP B -2.19%
RBC C -2.1%
HUN D -1.88%
WLK D -1.87%
FCX D -1.7%
NEM B -1.09%
MP D -0.94%
IFF B -0.94%
SMG C -0.88%
HXL F -0.85%
ESI D -0.81%
AA D -0.68%
CC F -0.66%
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