RPV vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (RPV) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

RPV

Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF

RPV Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Value Index Total Return. The fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the equity securities included in the underlying index. The underlying index is narrow in focus, containing only those S&P 500 companies with strong value characteristics as selected by S&P. It may hold up to 10% of its assets in securities not included in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$96.03

Average Daily Volume

142,714

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.63

Average Daily Volume

6,797

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	RPV	QDEF
30 Days	6.02%	0.50%
60 Days	7.94%	2.57%
90 Days	8.21%	4.32%
12 Months	30.05%	30.06%

12 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in RPV	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
AIZ	A	0.66%	0.58%	0.58%
BAC	A	1.1%	0.02%	0.02%
BK	A	1.05%	0.67%	0.67%
CAH	B	1.24%	0.17%	0.17%
CI	D	1.26%	0.83%	0.83%
COR	B	1.35%	0.57%	0.57%
EVRG	A	0.58%	0.4%	0.4%
MCK	A	1.5%	0.71%	0.71%
MET	A	0.69%	0.53%	0.53%
PNW	A	0.55%	0.52%	0.52%
T	A	0.88%	0.77%	0.77%
VZ	C	0.55%	0.65%	0.55%

RPV Overweight 81 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GM	C	4.89%
UAL	A	4.0%
BRK.A	B	3.71%
MHK	D	2.32%
VTRS	A	2.29%
F	C	2.25%
TSN	B	2.22%
C	A	2.17%
CFG	B	2.12%
KR	B	1.89%
PARA	C	1.84%
IVZ	B	1.82%
VLO	C	1.75%
KMX	B	1.51%
COF	C	1.5%
BG	D	1.5%
SYF	B	1.48%
IP	A	1.47%
SW	A	1.46%
CVS	D	1.45%
WBD	B	1.45%
HPE	B	1.42%
PSX	C	1.39%
NRG	B	1.39%
TFC	A	1.36%
MTB	A	1.31%
CNC	D	1.3%
BWA	D	1.21%
BBY	D	1.18%
WFC	A	1.15%
UHS	D	1.12%
LUV	C	1.07%
PRU	A	1.04%
L	A	1.02%
HBAN	A	0.99%
RF	A	0.95%
KEY	B	0.93%
AIG	B	0.92%
STT	B	0.89%
GS	A	0.86%
ADM	D	0.84%
TAP	C	0.82%
WBA	F	0.8%
KHC	F	0.79%
MOS	F	0.77%
HIG	B	0.74%
FITB	B	0.69%
PNC	B	0.69%
IFF	D	0.64%
KMI	A	0.63%
CINF	A	0.61%
FOXA	A	0.61%
EQT	B	0.6%
BEN	C	0.6%
ALL	A	0.57%
USB	A	0.56%
CHRW	B	0.55%
TRV	B	0.55%
TGT	F	0.53%
SWK	D	0.52%
FDX	B	0.52%
CTVA	C	0.51%
EMN	C	0.51%
HPQ	B	0.5%
PFG	D	0.49%
EG	C	0.49%
SYY	D	0.48%
CAG	F	0.48%
ES	C	0.47%
CVX	A	0.46%
DOW	F	0.45%
HSIC	C	0.43%
NWSA	A	0.42%
ARE	F	0.42%
LYB	F	0.41%
ELV	F	0.41%
ALB	B	0.38%
LKQ	F	0.37%
FOX	A	0.31%
HUM	C	0.26%
NWS	A	0.14%

RPV Underweight 111 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	-6.07%
NVDA	B	-6.0%
MSFT	D	-4.97%
HD	B	-3.07%
JNJ	C	-2.93%
PG	C	-2.83%
META	D	-2.76%
ABBV	F	-2.6%
MRK	D	-2.25%
IBM	C	-1.7%
QCOM	F	-1.65%
PM	B	-1.65%
GOOGL	C	-1.36%
INTU	B	-1.29%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
ADP	A	-1.13%
GOOG	C	-1.1%
LMT	D	-1.05%
GILD	C	-1.03%
TJX	A	-0.99%
SBUX	A	-0.98%
AVGO	D	-0.88%
MO	A	-0.86%
AMT	C	-0.82%
KLAC	F	-0.79%
DUK	C	-0.77%
ITW	B	-0.74%
MSI	B	-0.74%
JPM	A	-0.73%
CME	B	-0.71%
MMM	D	-0.66%
UNM	A	-0.65%
KO	D	-0.65%
EME	A	-0.64%
BWXT	B	-0.64%
PAYX	B	-0.63%
UMBF	B	-0.61%
CSCO	B	-0.61%
FIS	C	-0.6%
EA	A	-0.6%
AFL	B	-0.6%
CFR	B	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	C	-0.59%
WTW	B	-0.58%
FAST	B	-0.58%
VIRT	A	-0.57%
CSWI	B	-0.57%
LDOS	C	-0.57%
VRSK	A	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
WDFC	B	-0.55%
PPL	A	-0.55%
ORI	A	-0.54%
ESS	B	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.54%
K	A	-0.53%
CSL	C	-0.53%
OHI	C	-0.53%
EQR	C	-0.53%
MAA	B	-0.53%
IRDM	D	-0.52%
CPT	B	-0.51%
OTIS	C	-0.51%
KMB	C	-0.51%
XOM	B	-0.5%
OMF	A	-0.5%
LSTR	D	-0.49%
ED	C	-0.49%
AVY	F	-0.48%
DOX	D	-0.48%
BPOP	C	-0.48%
RDN	D	-0.48%
LOW	C	-0.47%
NSA	C	-0.47%
OGE	A	-0.47%
IPG	D	-0.46%
DELL	B	-0.46%
BMY	B	-0.45%
GIS	D	-0.45%
VRT	B	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	F	-0.43%
EXPD	C	-0.42%
SAIC	F	-0.41%
WSM	C	-0.41%
DPZ	C	-0.41%
CUBE	C	-0.4%
EBAY	D	-0.4%
EXC	C	-0.39%
CHE	D	-0.39%
SWKS	F	-0.39%
V	A	-0.38%
MSM	C	-0.37%
BSY	F	-0.37%
STNG	F	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
NEP	F	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	A	-0.26%
COST	A	-0.24%
MA	B	-0.23%
MAS	D	-0.23%
NNN	C	-0.21%
AVB	B	-0.18%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
BAH	F	-0.12%
DDS	B	-0.12%
WMT	A	-0.12%
ROL	B	-0.12%
ZTS	D	-0.11%