VUSE vs. FTXL ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vident Core US Equity ETF (VUSE) to First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL)

VUSE

Vident Core US Equity ETF

VUSE Description

The investment seeks to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index (the "Strategy Index"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets will be invested in the component securities of the Strategy Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. Strategy Index construction begins by establishing an initial universe of U.S. equity securities of companies with a market capitalization greater than $500 million and meeting certain minimum liquidity requirements.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$55.19

Average Daily Volume

16,149

Number of Holdings ^*

124

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTXL

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

FTXL Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index so as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$103.41

Average Daily Volume

29,624

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VUSE	FTXL
30 Days	3.88%	6.12%
60 Days	3.75%	17.10%
90 Days	5.53%	19.08%
12 Months	15.57%	45.06%

8 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VUSE	Weight in FTXL	Overlap
AMAT	C	1.5%	8.22%	1.5%
AVGO	B	2.69%	8.94%	2.69%
KLAC	B	1.24%	4.28%	1.24%
LRCX	C	0.91%	3.96%	0.91%
LSCC	F	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%
MCHP	D	1.37%	3.74%	1.37%
NVDA	C	1.92%	10.86%	1.92%
RMBS	C	0.6%	0.58%	0.58%

VUSE Overweight 116 Positions Relative to FTXL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ADBE	C	2.51%
AAPL	B	2.36%
AMZN	C	2.28%
JPM	B	2.21%
MSFT	C	2.18%
XOM	D	2.15%
KO	B	2.01%
CVX	D	1.97%
MRK	C	1.89%
PEP	D	1.86%
MA	D	1.84%
V	F	1.84%
UNH	D	1.81%
JNJ	D	1.75%
HD	C	1.74%
PG	D	1.55%
CMG	D	1.41%
BKNG	C	1.36%
TSLA	C	1.29%
SNPS	B	1.28%
CDNS	C	1.26%
MO	A	1.09%
TJX	A	1.08%
T	B	1.08%
CRM	F	1.04%
CAT	D	0.99%
CSCO	D	0.94%
ORLY	C	0.94%
PAYX	F	0.92%
DIS	F	0.89%
UBER	C	0.88%
FTNT	D	0.87%
ZTS	C	0.86%
EOG	B	0.85%
NFLX	C	0.85%
CORT	C	0.83%
MCD	D	0.82%
SBUX	F	0.78%
HCC	C	0.77%
BMY	F	0.75%
VST	C	0.7%
VRSK	B	0.68%
MTG	A	0.68%
META	C	0.66%
ITW	D	0.66%
FICO	A	0.66%
NYT	B	0.66%
ABBV	B	0.64%
MSCI	C	0.63%
ITT	C	0.62%
CARG	B	0.62%
YELP	F	0.61%
CTAS	B	0.61%
IDXX	D	0.6%
IT	C	0.59%
EQH	A	0.58%
GWW	D	0.58%
DFIN	D	0.57%
COST	C	0.56%
BRC	C	0.55%
IBOC	A	0.54%
ZION	A	0.54%
NFG	C	0.54%
MANH	C	0.54%
ATKR	F	0.53%
CRWD	C	0.53%
AMP	B	0.52%
CBOE	F	0.52%
NKE	F	0.51%
ODFL	C	0.5%
DT	F	0.49%
PLAB	D	0.49%
RAMP	F	0.48%
GGG	D	0.48%
QLYS	F	0.48%
STLD	C	0.48%
TGNA	C	0.47%
WTM	D	0.47%
EA	B	0.47%
RLI	D	0.46%
LSTR	F	0.46%
TREX	D	0.46%
IRDM	F	0.46%
ANET	C	0.46%
FHI	B	0.45%
AMR	D	0.45%
FFIN	C	0.45%
TTD	C	0.45%
SHO	C	0.44%
EXLS	B	0.42%
FAST	D	0.42%
WST	D	0.42%
AFG	D	0.41%
EXPI	D	0.41%
TBBK	C	0.37%
MSI	B	0.36%
WNC	F	0.35%
ALGN	F	0.35%
PANW	C	0.34%
TMUS	B	0.33%
HST	D	0.29%
SCCO	C	0.26%
OTTR	D	0.25%
AOS	C	0.24%
SEIC	C	0.24%
ERIE	D	0.23%
PINS	D	0.19%
DBRG	D	0.18%
MEDP	B	0.16%
NUE	D	0.15%
LNTH	B	0.12%
DOCS	C	0.11%
SIRI	D	0.09%
CMCSA	F	0.09%
RS	C	0.08%
APLE	D	0.08%

VUSE Underweight 23 Positions Relative to FTXL

Symbol	Grade	Weight
QCOM	C	-8.9%
INTC	D	-5.08%
AMKR	B	-4.41%
ADI	B	-4.11%
TXN	B	-4.06%
NXPI	B	-3.74%
SWKS	B	-3.43%
ON	D	-3.17%
TER	B	-2.74%
MRVL	C	-2.5%
COHR	B	-2.16%
QRVO	B	-2.16%
ENTG	B	-2.09%
MPWR	C	-2.03%
AMD	C	-1.78%
VSH	C	-1.25%
CRUS	B	-1.13%
DIOD	C	-0.96%
ONTO	C	-0.66%
AVT	C	-0.64%
FORM	C	-0.62%
ACLS	C	-0.61%
ALGM	C	-0.61%