MARB vs. RSPC ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) to Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (RSPC)
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
RSPC

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF

RSPC Description The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the underlying index. The underlying index is composed of all of the components of the S&P 500® Communication Services Index, an index that contains the common stocks of all companies included in the S&P 500® Index that are classified as members of the communication services sector, as defined according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$35.31

Average Daily Volume

10,315

Number of Holdings *

25

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period MARB RSPC
30 Days -1.03% 7.69%
60 Days -1.01% 10.27%
90 Days -1.64% 11.88%
12 Months -0.91% 26.74%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in MARB Weight in RSPC Overlap
FYBR C 2.53% 3.96% 2.53%
MARB Overweight 33 Positions Relative to RSPC
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%
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%
SSB B -2.22%
CVX A -3.56%
SLB C -4.15%
COF C -5.12%
UMBF B -8.33%
MARB Underweight 24 Positions Relative to RSPC
Symbol Grade Weight
LYV A -5.25%
TTWO A -4.94%
TMUS B -4.92%
CHTR C -4.88%
NFLX A -4.84%
CMCSA B -4.68%
META D -4.66%
DIS B -4.66%
WBD B -4.6%
PARA C -4.58%
EA A -4.58%
OMC C -4.37%
TKO A -4.33%
T A -4.32%
NYT D -4.29%
IPG D -4.02%
MTCH D -3.82%
VZ C -3.81%
NWSA A -3.57%
FOXA A -3.13%
GOOGL C -2.63%
GOOG C -2.17%
FOX A -1.71%
NWS B -1.15%
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