RDVY vs. SDOG ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) to ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG)

RDVY

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

RDVY Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fees and expenses) of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities that comprise the index. The index is composed of the securities of 50 companies with a history of raising their dividends and exhibit the characteristics to continue to do so in the future. The index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization income producing securities. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$61.90

Average Daily Volume

673,517

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SDOG

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

SDOG Description

The investment seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The underlying index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the S&P 500 on a sector-by-sector basis. The fund generally will invest in all of the securities that comprise the underlying index in proportion to their weightings in the underlying index. However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the underlying index in those weightings.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$59.01

Average Daily Volume

31,950

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	RDVY	SDOG
30 Days	2.35%	-1.89%
60 Days	7.78%	1.86%
90 Days	8.95%	5.71%
12 Months	33.47%	30.46%

4 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in RDVY	Weight in SDOG	Overlap
IPG	F	1.8%	1.87%	1.8%
OMC	C	1.9%	2.01%	1.9%
RF	A	2.1%	2.22%	2.1%
XOM	B	1.94%	2.09%	1.94%

RDVY Overweight 45 Positions Relative to SDOG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
SYF	A	2.46%
MLI	B	2.42%
EWBC	A	2.39%
STLD	B	2.38%
DFS	A	2.36%
JXN	B	2.33%
SNA	A	2.31%
COF	A	2.31%
GRMN	B	2.26%
MTB	A	2.23%
EQH	B	2.21%
ODFL	B	2.19%
JPM	A	2.16%
PCAR	B	2.16%
RS	B	2.14%
NUE	D	2.12%
BAC	A	2.08%
SLM	A	2.05%
CSCO	B	2.05%
AXP	A	2.02%
FITB	A	2.0%
V	A	1.99%
CRC	B	1.98%
MA	A	1.95%
ACN	C	1.95%
CTSH	B	1.94%
MGY	A	1.93%
QCOM	F	1.89%
CF	A	1.88%
AFL	C	1.86%
EOG	A	1.86%
HIG	C	1.85%
LRCX	F	1.83%
RDN	C	1.82%
AMAT	F	1.8%
AAPL	C	1.8%
MTG	C	1.8%
CB	C	1.78%
MSFT	D	1.78%
LEN	D	1.71%
KLAC	F	1.63%
WSM	F	1.61%
NKE	D	1.61%
DHI	D	1.6%
ELV	F	1.47%

RDVY Underweight 46 Positions Relative to SDOG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KMI	A	-2.4%
WMB	A	-2.36%
HBAN	A	-2.32%
IP	A	-2.3%
GILD	B	-2.27%
CMI	A	-2.25%
CFG	A	-2.2%
OKE	A	-2.19%
GLW	B	-2.18%
VTRS	A	-2.17%
HPQ	B	-2.15%
BMY	B	-2.14%
CVX	A	-2.14%
CMCSA	B	-2.14%
TFC	A	-2.12%
TXN	C	-2.09%
PRU	A	-2.04%
HD	A	-2.02%
DRI	B	-2.02%
UPS	C	-2.02%
STX	D	-1.98%
ABBV	F	-1.98%
F	C	-1.97%
T	A	-1.96%
RTX	D	-1.94%
MO	A	-1.94%
EVRG	A	-1.93%
WBA	F	-1.93%
MMM	D	-1.92%
IBM	D	-1.91%
PM	A	-1.89%
D	C	-1.87%
DOW	F	-1.87%
EIX	C	-1.83%
DUK	C	-1.82%
LYB	F	-1.8%
PFE	F	-1.8%
AMCR	C	-1.78%
KHC	F	-1.77%
BBY	C	-1.76%
VZ	C	-1.75%
SWK	F	-1.74%
GPC	D	-1.72%
ES	C	-1.71%
IFF	D	-1.69%
CAG	F	-1.69%