QTEC vs. SPRX ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ-100- Technology Index Fund (QTEC) to Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX)

QTEC

First Trust NASDAQ-100- Technology Index Fund

QTEC 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 Technology Sector 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 index is an equal-weighted index based on the securities of the NASDAQ-100 Index(R) that are classified as "technology" according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$191.92

Average Daily Volume

124,717

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SPRX

Spear Alpha ETF

SPRX Description

SPRX invests in companies that are poised to benefit from breakthrough trends in industrial technology. The fund’s objective is to find underappreciated opportunities across different industrial supply chains that are beneficiaries of the secular themes discussed below: Environmental Focus and Decarbonization Manufacturing Digitalization Automation & Robotics Photonics and Additive Manufacturing Space Exploration Artificial Intelligence (AI) SPRX is an actively managed ETF that seeks long-term capital growth by investing in US listed securities (including American depositary receipts "ADRs") of industrial and technology companies relevant to the Fund’s investment themes and the ecosystem around them. SPRX invests in both “growth”, defined as companies with high and underappreciated growth prospects, and “value”, defined as opportunities that are undervalued based on an assessment of the underlying fundamentals.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.32

Average Daily Volume

33,216

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QTEC	SPRX
30 Days	5.78%	12.38%
60 Days	12.95%	20.14%
90 Days	-6.00%	-3.56%
12 Months	33.12%	37.82%

9 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QTEC	Weight in SPRX	Overlap
AMD	C	2.47%	6.88%	2.47%
CRWD	D	2.18%	2.62%	2.18%
DDOG	B	2.33%	5.47%	2.33%
MRVL	C	2.29%	8.2%	2.29%
MU	D	2.66%	3.09%	2.66%
NVDA	B	2.44%	12.88%	2.44%
PANW	B	2.34%	0.18%	0.18%
SMCI	F	2.13%	1.5%	1.5%
ZS	F	2.32%	9.09%	2.32%

QTEC Overweight 34 Positions Relative to SPRX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PDD	B	3.14%
INTC	D	2.51%
LRCX	D	2.46%
AMAT	C	2.45%
MCHP	F	2.44%
ASML	F	2.44%
ON	F	2.43%
NXPI	F	2.41%
DASH	A	2.4%
ADSK	B	2.4%
CTSH	B	2.38%
META	A	2.38%
AAPL	C	2.38%
GFS	F	2.38%
ARM	C	2.38%
FTNT	A	2.37%
KLAC	B	2.37%
ADI	B	2.36%
AVGO	B	2.36%
TXN	C	2.36%
QCOM	D	2.35%
CDW	D	2.33%
ROP	D	2.33%
ANSS	D	2.32%
ADBE	F	2.32%
SNPS	F	2.32%
CDNS	D	2.31%
WDAY	D	2.3%
MSFT	D	2.29%
TEAM	D	2.27%
MDB	D	2.25%
INTU	F	2.24%
GOOGL	B	1.18%
GOOG	B	1.18%

QTEC Underweight 14 Positions Relative to SPRX

Symbol	Grade	Weight
S	C	-8.58%
NET	D	-7.93%
SHOP	B	-7.31%
CEG	A	-6.14%
APH	D	-4.55%
HUBS	D	-3.54%
CFLT	F	-3.17%
GTLB	D	-1.96%
SNOW	F	-1.87%
NRG	A	-1.82%
ANET	A	-1.5%
NVT	C	-0.74%
RIO	B	-0.0%
ROK	D	-0.0%