PFXF vs. FXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) to First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX (FXG)
PFXF

Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

PFXF Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Wells Fargo® Hybrid and Preferred Securities ex Financials Index (the "Preferred Securities Index"). The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The Preferred Securities Index is comprised of convertible or exchangeable and non-convertible preferred securities listed on U.S. exchanges. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$17.40

Average Daily Volume

505,519

Number of Holdings *

28

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

First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX

FXG 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) Consumer Staples 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 consumer staples 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

$64.29

Average Daily Volume

21,873

Number of Holdings *

38

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PFXF FXG
30 Days -1.19% -3.13%
60 Days 0.67% -2.27%
90 Days 0.22% -3.84%
12 Months 3.80% 2.93%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PFXF Weight in FXG Overlap
PFXF Overweight 28 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
NEE D 3.96%
T B 3.27%
TBB B 2.85%
SOJD B 2.08%
TBC B 1.85%
SREA C 1.65%
CMSD B 1.42%
CHSCO A 1.33%
AGNC A 1.29%
QRTEP D 1.27%
CHSCL A 1.23%
DUKB A 1.15%
CHSCM C 1.14%
CHSCN B 1.0%
SOJC B 0.98%
UZE B 0.95%
BPYPM B 0.91%
DTW B 0.87%
CHSCP B 0.86%
EAI B 0.82%
AQNB A 0.81%
AGNCN A 0.78%
CTDD C 0.65%
CMSC A 0.64%
GPJA A 0.63%
EMP B 0.54%
ELC B 0.54%
TVC A 0.52%
PFXF Underweight 38 Positions Relative to FXG
Symbol Grade Weight
MCK B -4.92%
FRPT A -4.83%
BG B -4.55%
INGR D -4.3%
ADM C -4.22%
CPB B -3.48%
CAG D -3.43%
POST C -3.41%
DAR D -3.4%
PFGC D -3.28%
CASY B -3.14%
KHC D -3.11%
CELH F -2.95%
KDP D -2.94%
PPC A -2.92%
LW F -2.8%
MO A -2.79%
TAP F -2.66%
CVS D -2.65%
REYN D -2.65%
MDLZ D -2.54%
GIS D -2.52%
HRL F -2.28%
USFD B -1.8%
PG C -1.8%
CHD D -1.76%
HSY F -1.67%
CTVA D -1.61%
SYY D -1.6%
KR C -1.52%
GO F -1.34%
PM B -0.97%
KMB B -0.94%
KO B -0.91%
SAM C -0.86%
FLO D -0.83%
MKC D -0.78%
CLX D -0.77%
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