MARB vs. IAT ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) to iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT)
MARB

First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

MARB Description

The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and derivatives, including total return swaps. The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.72

Average Daily Volume

7,030

Number of Holdings *

34

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

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

IAT Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the regional banks sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Regional Banks Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the regional bank sector of the U.S. equity market. The underlying index is a subset of the Dow Jones U.S. Bank Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.96

Average Daily Volume

382,733

Number of Holdings *

34

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period MARB IAT
30 Days -1.03% 11.14%
60 Days -1.01% 14.67%
90 Days -1.64% 15.87%
12 Months -0.91% 59.59%
2 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in MARB Weight in IAT Overlap
SSB B -2.22% 1.44% -2.22%
UMBF B -8.33% 0.96% -8.33%
MARB Overweight 32 Positions Relative to IAT
Symbol Grade Weight
HTLF B 7.98%
HCP B 5.64%
EDR A 4.92%
ACI C 4.88%
DFS B 4.67%
AMED F 4.57%
AXNX A 4.2%
NAPA A 3.99%
ANSS B 3.85%
B A 3.78%
JNPR D 3.65%
EVRI A 3.48%
K A 3.28%
ESGR B 3.18%
CTLT C 3.17%
HES B 3.07%
VZIO A 3.05%
CHX C 2.78%
LBPH A 2.78%
MGRC B 2.75%
FYBR C 2.53%
ENV B 2.38%
SRDX B 2.29%
IBTX B 2.21%
RCM A 2.07%
MRO B 2.03%
WSC F -1.0%
COP C -2.02%
SNPS B -2.21%
CVX A -3.56%
SLB C -4.15%
COF C -5.12%
MARB Underweight 32 Positions Relative to IAT
Symbol Grade Weight
PNC B -14.13%
USB A -13.33%
TFC A -10.67%
MTB A -4.88%
FITB B -4.77%
HBAN A -4.58%
FCNCA A -4.56%
RF A -4.3%
CFG B -3.74%
KEY B -3.18%
EWBC A -2.56%
FHN A -1.95%
WBS A -1.84%
WAL B -1.77%
PNFP B -1.7%
CFR B -1.59%
ZION B -1.57%
WTFC A -1.56%
CMA B -1.54%
CBSH B -1.5%
SNV C -1.43%
PB B -1.4%
BPOP C -1.24%
GBCI B -1.14%
FNB A -1.06%
HOMB A -1.02%
UBSI B -1.0%
FFIN B -0.95%
OZK B -0.91%
VLY B -0.85%
BOKF B -0.46%
TFSL A -0.14%
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