XPND vs. VO ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND) to Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF - DNQ (VO)

XPND

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

XPND Description

The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of companies identified by it?s investment advisor as either information technology companies or consumer discretionary and communication services companies whose operations are principally derived from and/or dependent upon technology (such companies are collectively referred to herein as ?Expanded Technology Companies?). The fund?s investments will be concentrated (i.e., invest more than 25% of fund assets) in the industries or group of industries comprising the information technology sector. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$28.32

Average Daily Volume

2,296

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VO

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF - DNQ

VO Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of mid-capitalization stocks. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mid Cap Index, a broadly diversified index of stocks of mid-size U.S. companies. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$261.12

Average Daily Volume

533,019

Number of Holdings ^*

305

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	XPND	VO
30 Days	1.78%	4.02%
60 Days	4.69%	5.59%
90 Days	1.23%	7.89%
12 Months	37.28%	24.37%

18 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in XPND	Weight in VO	Overlap
APH	D	1.45%	1.01%	1.01%
BSY	D	0.24%	0.1%	0.1%
CDW	D	0.24%	0.38%	0.24%
CPAY	B	0.24%	0.26%	0.24%
EA	D	0.24%	0.5%	0.24%
FOXA	B	0.24%	0.12%	0.12%
HPE	D	0.22%	0.31%	0.22%
IT	B	0.26%	0.45%	0.26%
MPWR	C	0.24%	0.54%	0.24%
MRVL	C	1.22%	0.41%	0.41%
MSI	B	1.4%	0.92%	0.92%
NTAP	D	0.24%	0.31%	0.24%
OMC	B	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
SWKS	D	0.23%	0.22%	0.22%
TDY	B	0.25%	0.26%	0.25%
TER	D	0.23%	0.27%	0.23%
TYL	C	0.25%	0.31%	0.25%
WMG	D	0.25%	0.05%	0.05%

XPND Overweight 30 Positions Relative to VO

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ORCL	C	5.15%
V	C	4.65%
MSFT	C	4.61%
ADBE	F	4.6%
MA	B	4.59%
AVGO	C	4.55%
META	B	4.54%
CRM	D	4.51%
NVDA	D	4.5%
TMUS	C	4.49%
AAPL	C	4.38%
GOOGL	D	4.27%
IBM	B	3.71%
QCOM	D	3.5%
NOW	B	3.47%
INTU	C	3.44%
TXN	C	3.4%
AMAT	D	2.87%
PANW	D	2.13%
ANET	B	2.12%
KLAC	D	1.88%
LRCX	F	1.85%
PYPL	B	1.37%
WDAY	D	1.26%
CRWD	D	1.2%
ADSK	C	1.06%
CHTR	D	0.92%
APP	C	0.28%
MANH	B	0.25%
PTC	D	0.24%

XPND Underweight 287 Positions Relative to VO

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TDG	B	-0.91%
WELL	C	-0.9%
CTAS	B	-0.87%
AJG	D	-0.8%
PLTR	B	-0.79%
CARR	B	-0.78%
NEM	B	-0.77%
CEG	C	-0.77%
DHI	B	-0.7%
OKE	B	-0.67%
O	C	-0.67%
PCG	C	-0.64%
PCAR	D	-0.63%
URI	B	-0.62%
ALL	B	-0.62%
DLR	B	-0.61%
WCN	D	-0.6%
FIS	B	-0.57%
CPRT	D	-0.57%
APO	C	-0.57%
LEN	B	-0.56%
AMP	A	-0.56%
TTD	B	-0.56%
LHX	C	-0.56%
MCHP	F	-0.55%
GWW	B	-0.54%
PRU	C	-0.54%
IQV	C	-0.54%
MSCI	C	-0.54%
CNC	D	-0.53%
CMI	C	-0.53%
DASH	C	-0.52%
A	C	-0.52%
KVUE	C	-0.52%
FICO	B	-0.51%
GIS	B	-0.51%
IDXX	C	-0.5%
PEG	B	-0.5%
PWR	B	-0.5%
LNG	C	-0.5%
ACGL	C	-0.5%
HES	F	-0.5%
VRSK	D	-0.49%
FAST	C	-0.49%
CTVA	B	-0.49%
HWM	B	-0.49%
AME	C	-0.49%
OTIS	C	-0.48%
CTSH	C	-0.48%
EXR	B	-0.47%
DOW	D	-0.47%
ODFL	D	-0.47%
EFX	B	-0.47%
YUM	D	-0.47%
EXC	C	-0.47%
GEHC	C	-0.46%
IR	C	-0.46%
RMD	C	-0.45%
RCL	B	-0.45%
NUE	F	-0.45%
ED	C	-0.44%
BKR	C	-0.44%
CBRE	A	-0.44%
HIG	B	-0.43%
KR	C	-0.43%
DFS	B	-0.43%
FANG	D	-0.43%
XYL	C	-0.42%
EIX	C	-0.42%
ON	D	-0.42%
HPQ	D	-0.42%
XEL	B	-0.42%
MLM	D	-0.41%
NDAQ	A	-0.41%
IRM	C	-0.41%
ALNY	C	-0.41%
DD	B	-0.4%
VICI	C	-0.4%
AVB	B	-0.4%
GLW	C	-0.4%
DDOG	D	-0.4%
VMC	D	-0.4%
ROK	D	-0.39%
COIN	F	-0.39%
VEEV	C	-0.39%
CSGP	D	-0.39%
ADM	D	-0.38%
PPG	D	-0.38%
MTD	D	-0.38%
WEC	C	-0.37%
VRT	C	-0.37%
VST	C	-0.37%
BIIB	F	-0.37%
WTW	C	-0.37%
EBAY	B	-0.37%
WAB	B	-0.37%
HSY	C	-0.36%
MTB	B	-0.36%
TSCO	C	-0.36%
FITB	B	-0.36%
PHM	B	-0.35%
AWK	B	-0.35%
WMB	B	-0.35%
ANSS	D	-0.35%
GRMN	D	-0.35%
DVN	F	-0.35%
KEYS	C	-0.34%
EQR	B	-0.34%
NVR	B	-0.34%
DAL	C	-0.34%
CAH	C	-0.34%
HLT	B	-0.34%
AZO	D	-0.34%
GEV	B	-0.34%
DXCM	F	-0.34%
FTV	C	-0.33%
TTWO	C	-0.33%
VLTO	C	-0.33%
IFF	B	-0.33%
ARES	B	-0.33%
MRNA	F	-0.33%
DOV	B	-0.32%
AIG	D	-0.32%
LYB	D	-0.32%
ETR	B	-0.32%
SPG	B	-0.32%
TEAM	D	-0.32%
JCI	B	-0.31%
HAL	F	-0.31%
CHD	D	-0.31%
STT	A	-0.31%
VTR	C	-0.31%
BR	D	-0.31%
TROW	D	-0.3%
ES	C	-0.3%
ZBH	F	-0.3%
STE	C	-0.3%
FE	C	-0.3%
HUBS	D	-0.3%
SBAC	C	-0.3%
FSLR	C	-0.29%
DTE	C	-0.29%
D	C	-0.29%
FTNT	C	-0.29%
NET	D	-0.29%
PPL	C	-0.29%
GDDY	C	-0.29%
RBLX	B	-0.28%
WY	C	-0.28%
RJF	C	-0.28%
GPN	D	-0.28%
WST	D	-0.28%
WDC	D	-0.27%
INVH	C	-0.27%
RF	B	-0.27%
CINF	B	-0.27%
CBOE	C	-0.27%
HBAN	B	-0.27%
SMCI	F	-0.27%
AEE	C	-0.27%
K	B	-0.27%
WAT	C	-0.26%
STX	C	-0.26%
ARE	C	-0.26%
ILMN	C	-0.26%
MKL	C	-0.25%
BALL	C	-0.25%
GPC	D	-0.25%
MDB	D	-0.25%
MKC	C	-0.25%
SYF	C	-0.25%
CMS	C	-0.25%
KMI	B	-0.25%
DRI	B	-0.24%
J	C	-0.24%
MAA	B	-0.24%
HOLX	B	-0.24%
PFG	B	-0.24%
PINS	F	-0.24%
BAX	C	-0.24%
ESS	B	-0.24%
SYY	D	-0.24%
APTV	D	-0.24%
BBY	C	-0.24%
MOH	D	-0.24%
CLX	C	-0.24%
DG	F	-0.23%
SQ	D	-0.23%
TSN	C	-0.23%
CFG	C	-0.23%
TRU	B	-0.23%
PKG	B	-0.23%
WBD	D	-0.22%
LUV	C	-0.22%
BMRN	F	-0.22%
TXT	D	-0.22%
EXPD	C	-0.22%
DGX	B	-0.22%
CNP	C	-0.22%
DLTR	F	-0.22%
MAS	B	-0.22%
AVTR	B	-0.22%
EXPE	C	-0.22%
NTRS	A	-0.22%
ZBRA	B	-0.22%
AVY	C	-0.22%
ZS	F	-0.22%
CCL	C	-0.21%
LPLA	D	-0.21%
IP	B	-0.21%
ULTA	D	-0.21%
SUI	B	-0.21%
ALGN	D	-0.21%
EG	C	-0.21%
BURL	B	-0.21%
WRB	C	-0.21%
CTRA	D	-0.21%
VRSN	D	-0.2%
SWK	B	-0.2%
SSNC	B	-0.2%
LYV	B	-0.2%
KEY	B	-0.2%
FDS	C	-0.2%
MRO	C	-0.2%
ZM	C	-0.2%
LULU	D	-0.19%
CAG	C	-0.19%
LNT	B	-0.19%
SNA	C	-0.19%
HEI	B	-0.19%
CF	C	-0.19%
FNF	B	-0.19%
L	C	-0.19%
AKAM	D	-0.19%
ENPH	D	-0.19%
CE	F	-0.18%
JBHT	D	-0.18%
VTRS	D	-0.18%
DPZ	F	-0.18%
UAL	C	-0.18%
LVS	D	-0.18%
ROL	C	-0.18%
NWSA	D	-0.17%
TW	B	-0.17%
TRMB	C	-0.17%
OKTA	F	-0.16%
IBKR	B	-0.16%
WPC	C	-0.16%
BRO	C	-0.15%
INCY	C	-0.14%
RPRX	C	-0.14%
MSTR	D	-0.13%
HEI	B	-0.13%
ALB	D	-0.13%
LDOS	B	-0.13%
HUBB	B	-0.13%
CPB	C	-0.12%
SNAP	F	-0.12%
HRL	C	-0.12%
EQT	D	-0.12%
MGM	F	-0.11%
STLD	F	-0.11%
DOC	C	-0.1%
TPL	B	-0.1%
PODD	B	-0.09%
UDR	C	-0.09%
NI	B	-0.09%
AES	C	-0.08%
CRBG	D	-0.08%
HST	C	-0.08%
WBA	F	-0.08%
BEN	F	-0.08%
POOL	C	-0.08%
EVRG	B	-0.08%
EPAM	F	-0.07%
LKQ	F	-0.07%
SJM	C	-0.07%
LW	D	-0.06%
FOX	B	-0.05%
RKT	C	-0.03%
AGR	B	-0.03%
WLK	D	-0.03%
LEN	B	-0.02%
EDR	A	-0.02%
NWS	D	-0.01%
SIRI	C	-0.0%
LSXMK	D	-0.0%