PFFL vs. TBFG ETF Comparison

Comparison of ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN due September 25, 2048 (PFFL) to The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG)
PFFL

ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN due September 25, 2048

PFFL Description

The investment seeks to provide two times leveraged long exposure to the compounded monthly performance of the Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index (the “index”). The index is designed to track the price movements of an equally weighted portfolio of two exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that hold preferred securities of various issuers. The Securities are two times leveraged with respect to the index and, as a result, will benefit from two times any beneficial, but will be exposed to two times any adverse, compounded monthly performance of the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$9.79

Average Daily Volume

2,904

Number of Holdings *

2

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

The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF

TBFG Description The fund is an actively managed fund of funds, which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and bond markets. It systematically adjusts its holdings using two proprietary strategies developed by the fund"s investment adviser, The Milwaukee Company, that are run independently. Those strategies are the Systematic Market Beta Strategy ("SMB") and the Classic Asset Allocation Revisited Strategy ("CAAR"). SMB and CAAR systematically rebalance the underlying funds in which the fund may invest based on a set of proprietary risk-management techniques.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.09

Average Daily Volume

954

Number of Holdings *

10

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PFFL TBFG
30 Days 0.68% 1.73%
60 Days 1.23% 3.73%
90 Days -1.76% 3.08%
12 Months 12.76%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PFFL Weight in TBFG Overlap
PFFL Overweight 2 Positions Relative to TBFG
Symbol Grade Weight
PFF B 50.23%
PGX B 49.77%
PFFL Underweight 10 Positions Relative to TBFG
Symbol Grade Weight
VTI A -17.06%
VTV B -10.85%
VUG A -9.29%
VGSH B -8.89%
SPY A -6.92%
VB D -5.64%
VGK B -5.26%
MCHI D -5.11%
EMXC A -4.97%
BSV A -4.48%
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