MGV vs. FTCS ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (MGV) to First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS)

MGV

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

MGV Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Value Index, which represents the value companies of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index. The index is a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization value stocks. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$129.72

Average Daily Volume

215,773

Number of Holdings ^*

135

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTCS

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

FTCS Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund&#39;s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Capital Strength Index(TM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. In constructing the index, the index Provider begins with the largest 500 U.S. companies included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index and excludes the following: companies with less than $1 billion in cash and short term investments; companies with long-term debt divided by market capitalization greater than 30%; and companies with return on equity less than 15%.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$91.21

Average Daily Volume

236,245

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	MGV	FTCS
30 Days	0.15%	-0.77%
60 Days	3.61%	1.64%
90 Days	5.68%	4.31%
12 Months	29.13%	21.29%

29 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in MGV	Weight in FTCS	Overlap
ABBV	F	2.02%	2.15%	2.02%
ADP	A	0.33%	2.11%	0.33%
AFL	C	0.36%	1.91%	0.36%
AON	B	0.21%	2.15%	0.21%
CB	C	0.64%	1.87%	0.64%
CL	F	0.49%	1.81%	0.49%
COP	C	0.71%	2.17%	0.71%
CSCO	A	1.12%	2.06%	1.12%
CSX	B	0.39%	2.18%	0.39%
ELV	F	0.7%	2.01%	0.7%
GD	C	0.41%	2.02%	0.41%
HD	B	2.33%	1.89%	1.89%
HON	B	0.78%	1.97%	0.78%
IBM	D	1.18%	1.86%	1.18%
JNJ	D	2.26%	1.93%	1.93%
KMB	D	0.28%	1.83%	0.28%
KO	F	1.61%	1.82%	1.61%
LIN	D	0.66%	1.92%	0.66%
LMT	D	0.81%	1.82%	0.81%
MMC	D	0.64%	2.01%	0.64%
NOC	D	0.45%	1.99%	0.45%
PAYX	B	0.13%	2.12%	0.13%
PEP	D	1.35%	1.9%	1.35%
PG	C	2.36%	1.9%	1.9%
REGN	F	0.66%	1.66%	0.66%
SYK	A	0.36%	2.02%	0.36%
UNP	D	0.87%	2.05%	0.87%
WMT	A	2.07%	2.07%	2.07%
XOM	B	3.01%	2.03%	2.03%

MGV Overweight 106 Positions Relative to FTCS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JPM	A	3.47%
BRK.A	B	3.35%
UNH	B	3.13%
AVGO	C	2.32%
MRK	F	1.67%
ORCL	A	1.63%
BAC	A	1.6%
BRK.A	B	1.51%
CVX	A	1.48%
TMO	F	1.37%
ABT	C	1.15%
GE	D	1.12%
WFC	A	1.11%
QCOM	F	1.1%
CAT	B	1.1%
PM	B	1.09%
DHR	F	1.05%
NEE	D	1.01%
AMGN	F	1.0%
VZ	D	0.98%
PFE	F	0.95%
RTX	D	0.93%
CMCSA	B	0.93%
GS	B	0.91%
T	A	0.91%
LOW	B	0.89%
PGR	A	0.86%
AXP	B	0.78%
BLK	A	0.77%
ETN	B	0.76%
MS	A	0.73%
PLD	D	0.68%
MU	D	0.67%
MDT	D	0.67%
C	B	0.66%
ADI	D	0.66%
ACN	B	0.64%
DE	D	0.63%
BMY	B	0.61%
FI	A	0.6%
GILD	B	0.6%
UPS	C	0.58%
SCHW	B	0.57%
MDLZ	F	0.57%
SO	D	0.57%
CI	D	0.56%
ICE	C	0.53%
INTC	C	0.52%
TT	B	0.51%
DUK	D	0.51%
KKR	B	0.5%
MO	A	0.5%
DIS	B	0.5%
WM	A	0.48%
PH	A	0.47%
CVS	F	0.46%
CME	B	0.46%
PYPL	A	0.46%
HCA	D	0.43%
ITW	B	0.43%
MMM	C	0.43%
FCX	F	0.42%
TGT	C	0.42%
USB	B	0.41%
BDX	F	0.4%
EOG	A	0.4%
APD	B	0.38%
MCK	B	0.37%
EMR	A	0.36%
ROP	A	0.35%
PNC	B	0.35%
FDX	B	0.35%
NSC	B	0.33%
TFC	B	0.33%
PSA	D	0.33%
MPC	D	0.32%
AEP	D	0.32%
PSX	C	0.32%
BX	A	0.32%
SRE	B	0.31%
BK	B	0.31%
NKE	F	0.31%
TRV	B	0.31%
COF	B	0.31%
CCI	F	0.3%
GM	B	0.29%
MET	C	0.28%
KDP	C	0.24%
RSG	B	0.24%
VLO	C	0.24%
F	C	0.24%
STZ	D	0.24%
HUM	D	0.22%
DELL	C	0.19%
OXY	F	0.19%
SLB	C	0.17%
CHTR	B	0.17%
KHC	F	0.16%
WMB	B	0.16%
JCI	A	0.15%
SPG	A	0.15%
AIG	B	0.14%
D	D	0.14%
KMI	B	0.12%
GEV	B	0.1%
EL	F	0.03%

MGV Underweight 20 Positions Relative to FTCS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
EA	A	-2.21%
PKG	B	-2.21%
AMP	A	-2.19%
SNA	A	-2.19%
V	A	-2.13%
BRO	B	-2.1%
COR	B	-2.09%
CTSH	A	-2.05%
MA	B	-2.04%
COST	B	-2.04%
MSFT	C	-2.03%
EXPD	C	-2.0%
MSI	B	-1.99%
TJX	A	-1.98%
RNR	D	-1.98%
PPG	F	-1.94%
MCO	C	-1.91%
ACGL	C	-1.89%
ROST	D	-1.87%
VLTO	D	-1.83%