XLB vs. FTIF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) to First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF)

XLB

Materials Select Sector SPDR

XLB Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Materials Select Sector Index. In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$94.07

Average Daily Volume

4,077,776

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FTIF

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF

FTIF Description

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks that comprise the index. The fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the index, which includes dividends paid by the common stocks in the index. The index is a rules-based index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.24

Average Daily Volume

105

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	XLB	FTIF
30 Days	2.57%	1.03%
60 Days	4.05%	-0.35%
90 Days	5.44%	2.61%
12 Months	21.76%	9.01%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in XLB	Weight in FTIF	Overlap
	CF	C	1.39%	2.17%	1.39%
	PKG	B	1.82%	2.2%	1.82%

XLB Overweight 26 Positions Relative to FTIF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
LIN	B	21.54%
SHW	B	8.34%
ECL	A	6.07%
APD	B	6.06%
FCX	D	5.81%
NEM	B	5.33%
CTVA	B	3.73%
DOW	D	3.39%
NUE	F	3.26%
DD	B	3.26%
MLM	D	3.11%
VMC	D	3.05%
PPG	D	2.85%
IFF	C	2.52%
SW	C	2.31%
LYB	F	2.3%
BALL	C	1.98%
AVY	D	1.69%
IP	C	1.65%
STLD	D	1.56%
AMCR	C	1.53%
EMN	B	1.18%
CE	F	1.18%
ALB	F	1.0%
MOS	F	0.78%
FMC	C	0.75%

XLB Underweight 8 Positions Relative to FTIF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JLL	B	-2.39%
RTX	C	-2.37%
LMT	B	-2.36%
CRH	A	-2.29%
OHI	C	-2.24%
RGLD	B	-2.19%
CMI	C	-2.17%
KEYS	C	-2.17%

XLB: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Specialty Chemicals Chemicals Packaging & Containers Agricultural Inputs Building Materials Steel Business Equipment Copper Gold