PFXF vs. FXZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) to First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)
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

$18.21

Average Daily Volume

548,266

Number of Holdings *

28

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

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

FXZ 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) Materials 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 materials and processing 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

$66.64

Average Daily Volume

37,542

Number of Holdings *

37

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PFXF FXZ
30 Days 3.60% 1.91%
60 Days 7.15% 4.38%
90 Days 6.42% 3.50%
12 Months 19.51% 9.86%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PFXF Weight in FXZ Overlap
PFXF Overweight 28 Positions Relative to FXZ
Symbol Grade Weight
NEE A 3.9%
T A 3.2%
TBB A 2.76%
SOJD C 2.05%
TBC B 1.77%
SREA A 1.59%
CMSD B 1.34%
CHSCO B 1.24%
AGNC C 1.21%
QRTEP B 1.17%
CHSCL A 1.14%
CHSCM B 1.08%
DUKB B 1.06%
BPYPM C 1.03%
SOJC B 0.95%
UZE B 0.94%
CTDD C 0.94%
CHSCN C 0.93%
DTW A 0.84%
EAI A 0.8%
CHSCP B 0.79%
AQNB C 0.77%
AGNCN A 0.71%
CMSC A 0.59%
GPJA D 0.57%
ELC A 0.53%
EMP A 0.51%
TVC B 0.5%
PFXF Underweight 37 Positions Relative to FXZ
Symbol Grade Weight
FMC B -5.27%
RS D -4.66%
CE D -4.63%
STLD B -4.48%
NUE D -4.37%
X F -4.3%
CF A -4.26%
MOS D -4.26%
EMN C -4.2%
NEU F -3.94%
TKR D -3.87%
OLN D -3.74%
LYB D -3.69%
CLF D -3.05%
APD C -2.78%
RGLD C -2.71%
SCCO B -2.61%
ECL B -2.59%
AVY C -2.44%
ALB D -2.39%
VVV D -2.34%
ASH F -2.22%
FAST B -2.09%
IP C -2.08%
RBC C -2.04%
LIN B -2.0%
HUN B -1.95%
WLK C -1.91%
FCX B -1.89%
MP B -1.12%
SMG A -1.07%
NEM C -1.03%
IFF C -0.89%
ESI B -0.81%
HXL F -0.8%
AA B -0.78%
CC D -0.72%
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