QQEW vs. FLAX ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) to Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF (FLAX)

QQEW

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund

QQEW 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 NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index(SM) is the equal-weighted version of the NASDAQ-100 Index(R) which includes 100 of the largest non-financial securities listed on NASDAQ(R) based on market capitalization. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$124.09

Average Daily Volume

67,954

Number of Holdings ^*

101

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FLAX

Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF

FLAX Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Asia ex Japan RIC Capped Index (the FTSE Asia ex Japan Capped Index). Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the FTSE Asia ex Japan Capped Index and in depositary receipts representing such securities. The FTSE Asia ex Japan Capped Index is based on the FTSE Asia ex Japan Index and is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid- capitalization stocks from developed and emerging Asian countries, excluding Japan.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$25.01

Average Daily Volume

1,650

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QQEW	FLAX
30 Days	-0.12%	8.15%
60 Days	6.12%	12.50%
90 Days	-0.06%	7.89%
12 Months	20.12%	27.00%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in QQEW	Weight in FLAX	Overlap
	PDD	D	1.28%	1.05%	1.05%

QQEW Overweight 100 Positions Relative to FLAX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MU	D	1.19%
AMAT	D	1.08%
INTC	D	1.08%
LRCX	F	1.08%
ASML	F	1.06%
ARM	C	1.06%
AMD	D	1.06%
KLAC	D	1.05%
TSLA	B	1.05%
NVDA	C	1.05%
BKNG	C	1.04%
ON	F	1.04%
AVGO	C	1.03%
MCHP	F	1.03%
PYPL	B	1.03%
NXPI	F	1.03%
ORLY	A	1.03%
EA	D	1.02%
TXN	C	1.02%
GFS	F	1.02%
TMUS	A	1.01%
TTWO	F	1.01%
CTSH	C	1.01%
LIN	B	1.01%
QCOM	D	1.01%
CMCSA	B	1.01%
ADSK	C	1.01%
DASH	B	1.01%
LULU	D	1.01%
GEHC	B	1.01%
ADI	C	1.01%
MAR	B	1.01%
META	A	1.0%
FAST	C	1.0%
CPRT	B	1.0%
CTAS	C	1.0%
ANSS	D	1.0%
SBUX	B	1.0%
CDW	D	1.0%
NFLX	C	1.0%
DLTR	F	1.0%
MNST	D	1.0%
CSCO	A	1.0%
SNPS	F	1.0%
HON	B	1.0%
MELI	C	0.99%
TTD	C	0.99%
ISRG	C	0.99%
TEAM	D	0.99%
VRSK	D	0.99%
MDLZ	C	0.99%
CDNS	D	0.99%
KDP	C	0.99%
IDXX	D	0.99%
FTNT	C	0.99%
ODFL	D	0.99%
CEG	B	0.99%
WBD	D	0.99%
ILMN	C	0.99%
WDAY	D	0.98%
PCAR	D	0.98%
GILD	A	0.98%
ZS	F	0.98%
ROP	C	0.98%
ROST	C	0.98%
MSFT	C	0.98%
PEP	D	0.98%
EXC	A	0.98%
ADP	A	0.98%
COST	C	0.98%
MRVL	C	0.98%
DDOG	D	0.98%
KHC	B	0.98%
PANW	D	0.98%
VRTX	D	0.98%
AAPL	C	0.98%
AZN	D	0.98%
XEL	A	0.98%
AMZN	C	0.98%
PAYX	A	0.98%
MDB	D	0.97%
ABNB	D	0.97%
AEP	B	0.97%
ADBE	F	0.97%
INTU	F	0.97%
CSX	D	0.96%
BIIB	F	0.96%
MRNA	F	0.96%
CCEP	D	0.96%
DXCM	F	0.95%
CHTR	D	0.95%
BKR	B	0.95%
CSGP	F	0.95%
CRWD	D	0.93%
AMGN	D	0.93%
FANG	F	0.92%
REGN	D	0.9%
SMCI	F	0.87%
GOOGL	C	0.49%
GOOG	C	0.49%

QQEW Underweight 32 Positions Relative to FLAX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BABA	A	-2.61%
HDB	C	-1.54%
IBN	C	-0.79%
TCOM	B	-0.37%
BIDU	C	-0.33%
SHG	D	-0.27%
KB	D	-0.27%
UMC	D	-0.26%
CHT	C	-0.2%
YUMC	C	-0.2%
LI	C	-0.17%
BGNE	B	-0.16%
BEKE	A	-0.13%
WIT	B	-0.12%
TME	D	-0.11%
NIO	C	-0.09%
XPEV	C	-0.08%
YMM	B	-0.07%
BILI	A	-0.06%
BZ	C	-0.06%
VIPS	C	-0.06%
KEP	C	-0.05%
QFIN	B	-0.04%
TAL	C	-0.04%
LPL	D	-0.03%
RLX	D	-0.02%
GDS	B	-0.02%
ATHM	A	-0.02%
WB	C	-0.01%
DQ	C	-0.01%
YY	C	-0.01%
IQ	D	-0.01%